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Re: Question re: Open the Gates Scarf in the May/June 2020 issue of Handwoven
There are 9 warp colors that are threaded in the sequence shown in the graphic of figure 1. That is, beam 11 spice; 6 Sienna; 6 Adobe; 6 Hummingbird, and so on until you get to 13 Blue Ming. After Blue Ming repeat colors in a descending sequence. Instructions state to repeat this entire group of 119 ends until there are 472 ends. (Don't ask me to where the 4 ends disappear.) Marg Marg
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Re: Question re: Open the Gates Scarf in the May/June 2020 issue of Handwoven
Louise Yale
Thank you, Lorraine !!
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Yes, now I understand. Louise in NorCal -------
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Re: Question re: Open the Gates Scarf in the May/June 2020 issue of Handwoven
Lorraine FAST
From figure 1:
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10 ends Pompeii 26 ends Mineral Green 10 ends Pompeii 26 ends Blue Ming 10 ends Pompeii 26 ends Blue Ming 10 ends Pompeii 26 ends Mineral Green 10 ends Pompeii At least that is how I interpret it. Lorraine Sent from Lorraine's iPad
On May 26, 2020, at 12:44 PM, Louise Yale via groups.io <cafeina@...> wrote:
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Question re: Open the Gates Scarf in the May/June 2020 issue of Handwoven
Louise Yale
see pages 58-59
In the article, the author, Nancy Dunlap, in figure 1, indicates the number of warps for each of the 3 colors. The draft does not indicate the warp color sequence. Checked the Bertha Gray Hayes book on which this design is based (page 126), "Fascination" but there are no color references. The color key seems to be missing. Has anyone tried this draft? Louise in NorCal
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Sara von Tresckow
Tien,
Regarding sizing - when I weave with fine silk, I use "rice paste" - found the term in some books on Asian silk weaving. I wrote to John Marshall and he recommended getting sticky rice flour at the grocery and cooking up a paste like you would gravy - and thinning to whatever consistency you'd like. I have read that this paste coats the silk and stays on without flaking off - and it washes out easily. This could also be sprayed or brushed on the exposed warp nor, or applied to the warp chains. Sized warp chains do not cause the threads to stick together - think about it - as soon as you open a threaded shed, the threads all pull apart - it would take really stiff sizing to cause issues. Sara von Tresckow, Fond du Lac, WI sarav@... Author of “When a Single Harness Simply Isn’t Enough” http://www.woolgatherers.com Dutch Master Loom/Spinning Chairs/Öxabäck Looms, visit us in Fond du Lac or contact us about your weaving/spinning needs
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Teresa Ruch
how is the humidity level in the weaving area? Can you increase it? Teresa
On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 7:14 AM sklarek2 <ssklarek@...> wrote:
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
sklarek2
I believe you said at the beginning that this sample warp is not at the intended reeding and density.... Why not re-reed the sample warp as intended for the large warps? This would at least rule out (or in) the issues of density, abrasion, etc. You could also try a more open reeding, but with the same épi ...eg .instead of a 15 reed With 4 per dent, you could try a 7.5 reed with 8 ends per dent - if the grouping shows, it may disappear after washing ...,,...(or if you don’t have a 7.5 reed, a 7 or 8 reed with 8/dent for a slightly different density. (Jim Wilson at Gowdey Reed can make any size you need).btw, he makes only stainless reeds
On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 8:21 AM Tien Chiu <tienchiu@...> wrote:
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Doreen McLaughlin
I second Diane’s suggestion of “No More Tangles” spray, in the kid’s section of the shampoo & conditioner isle at the grocery, for the sample already on the loom. It used to be called “No More Tears.” Doreen
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Kati Meek
Tien,
Big sympathies with your 'fuzzies problem'. Though most of my warp dressing has been done with singles linen, using flax seed dressing (which might actually work for you), a couple years ago, when trying to weave a densely-set upholstery with 25% mohair, I cried for help, here, it was another weaver who recommended to me to use "Cowboy Magic", perhaps available from your local farm/horse store. https://cowboymagic.com/products/cowboy-magic-detangler-shine It is the 'detangler & shine' formula that did the trick for me. I squirted some into a shallow plastic container, then with a small sponge, stroked the warp behind the shafts - always in the same direction - on all exposed warp. Since it was already on my hands, I then used my hands to make sure it was well-worked into all the fibers. I made note to repeat after every 30' of weaving to re-dress warp exposed over the back beam, keeping all warp dressed before entering the heddles. In the beginning, I was able to dress the warp already 'fuzzing up' by advancing the warp and applying the dressing between fell and reed, then backing it back to proper weaving distance. The stuff is VERY slippery. it does dry, and washes out readily. In your already-wound warps, you may be able to massage the detangler into the warp, letting it dry before beaming - assuming that it works on what is already on the loom. I've always dressed my warps under tension on the loom, as it is only there that I learn that a dressing is needed. Higher humidity in the room sometimes controls 'fuzzing'- at least on linen. Whatever works, is right! Treadle with Joy, Kati Kati Meek Treehouse Studio Alpena on the 45th
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Giovanna Imperia
I use Niagara starch for yarns that tend to pill or stick. I buy the condensed one and dilute it 50%. The spray bottle sits by my loom all the time .... just in case.
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By the way, when spraying starch on a warp already on the loom, make sure you protect the loom before spraying otherwise everything gets really sticky. Don’t ask how I know ....... As FYI, I have found spun silk to be particularly challenging because it fuzzes quickly even though I use a stainless steel reed and my sett is generally not too dense. Giovanna
On May 26, 2020, at 07:21, Tien Chiu <tienchiu@...> wrote:
Thank you all for your suggestions on the fuzzies! I examined the fuzzy bits under a magnifying lens and they appear to be a mix of longer fibers and short lint. It's hard to tell but I suspect the silk is contributing the longer fibers and the cotton is contributing the lint. I suspect that the dyeing process is roughening up the yarn (I'm using fiber-reactive dyes and the multiple rinses and detergent needed to get out the dye, even with minimal agitation, can't be helping), and that sizing would help. I may try this on a second sample warp. However, I've never sized a warp before. Any suggestions on how to do this on a mixed-fiber painted warp, and what sizing to use, without turning it into a sticky mess? I've had some trouble with tangling in fine-thread painted warps as it is, and with sizing, I'm concerned the yarns will stick together and become impossible to beam. I would switch the warp to something less fiddly, but I've already wound two 20-yard warps for the big project (a mistake, in retrospect) and would like to salvage them if I can. If it looks infeasible, though, I'll make the switch. Tien Learn to design gorgeous, colorful handwoven cloth from an expert weaver! Get started at https://www.warpandweave.com. _,_
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Tien, I know this won't help regarding your current project, but recently I have begun to work with reeled silk and have had no problems with these "nits" whatsoever -- in fact, it's so slick and slippery that it's sometimes difficult to work with for other reasons. It dyes like a dream, as you well know.
The spray starch idea may help. A friend of mine used this on a silk-noil warp to avoid breakage and it worked very well. Thanks for bringing this up. I weave often with 60/2 spun silk sleyed at 4 ends per dent in a 12-dent reed and I've had real problems with these handcuffs. I have tried sliding them off the warp or at least far enough away so that I can forget about them; working the yarns gently to break the handcuffs apart; and even resorting to a very fine seam ripper (gasp!) to cut them apart. I like to joke that silk is so beautiful it's attracted to itself ;o) Best, Denise Kovnat www.denisekovnat.com
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
suki248
I have used Niagara’s spray starch. Spray behind the heddles and let dry, then weave.
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On May 26, 2020, at 8:21 AM, Tien Chiu <tienchiu@...> wrote:
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Tien Chiu
Two, creating one working end, sharing a heddle. Tien
On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 7:42 AM margcoe <coe@...> wrote:
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Diane de Souza
I have had some success with using ‘no more tangles’ and spraying it as I go onto the warp rather than using sizing. It was silk warp that had similar issues. I also used it on a mixed mohair warp.
Diane de Souza
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Tien Chiu
Thank you all for your suggestions on the fuzzies! I examined the fuzzy bits under a magnifying lens and they appear to be a mix of longer fibers and short lint. It's hard to tell but I suspect the silk is contributing the longer fibers and the cotton is contributing the lint. I suspect that the dyeing process is roughening up the yarn (I'm using fiber-reactive dyes and the multiple rinses and detergent needed to get out the dye, even with minimal agitation, can't be helping), and that sizing would help. I may try this on a second sample warp. However, I've never sized a warp before. Any suggestions on how to do this on a mixed-fiber painted warp, and what sizing to use, without turning it into a sticky mess? I've had some trouble with tangling in fine-thread painted warps as it is, and with sizing, I'm concerned the yarns will stick together and become impossible to beam. I would switch the warp to something less fiddly, but I've already wound two 20-yard warps for the big project (a mistake, in retrospect) and would like to salvage them if I can. If it looks infeasible, though, I'll make the switch. Tien Learn to design gorgeous, colorful handwoven cloth from an expert weaver! Get started at https://www.warpandweave.com. _,_
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Wendy Morris
Tien I currently have a stitched double cloth warp on the loom, 3 ends 60/2 silk and one end stretch yarn sleyed as a group of 4 per dent in a 20 dpi reed. One of the silk ends is abrading and causing fuzz balls; the others are fine. The tendency to fuzzies was clear even during the beaming process; the abrasion is starting in the heddles and continues in the reed if the end hasn't broken by then. There's nothing obviously different about that yarn from the other silks; they all break with a snap and all appear to have a similar amount of twist although I haven't looked under a microscope. It's a mill end, may or may not have been bleached and overdyed. Discussing how to test for fuzzing with Stacey Harvey-Brown she suggested: "the only way I know is to make a small butterfly and then rub it between your hands every so often, picking it up idly and rubbing a bit, then doing it again a little later. That usually tells me i) if it is likely to attract static electricity; ii) if it is likely to shed and fuzz up; and iii) if is likely to unravel." I generally find working with fragile yarns that abrasion is less with more ends in larger dents, so if your fuzzing is occurring in the reed only I would try 5 pairs of ends in a 12 dent reed or even 6 pairs of ends in a 10 dent reed to see if that helps. Wendy
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Joe P
Hi Everyone & Tien
A lot of weavers use stainless steel reeds. A lot of weaves use carbon steel reeds. I have found carbon steal reeds tarnish over time, and become pitted, you can't see it but it is there.
I had the same problem with a 15 dent reed with 2, 8/4 100 % cotton warps in 1 dent weaving repp weave. using a carbon steel reed, that was older. How older I have no clue it came with a loom. The pattern I used at the time I picked out of a weaving book not
of my design. I was told my a complex weaver to go and get a stainless steel reed, I did, and fixed the problem. whenever I buy a reed it is always stainless steel, from what I was told, and learned, In the start, I thought a reed is a reed is a reed, not
true.
I also live in the mid west and we have humidity, and that can be a problem. But as weavers we do buy used things from all over.
Tien, you are a complex weaver and you make a lot of your own designs. If you are weaving with a stainless steel reed. I then would say your sett is to many ends in one dent of the reed. With the fibers used, or the fibers of your choice do not work together.
I have had a few of those as well. When it happens it makes me sad.
P.S. The weather here today perfect in the 80's, Marty and I are going for a drive. To the Vets Cemetery, to visit Joe. The distance between us, more then 6 feet.
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of Tien Chiu <tienchiu@...>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 9:03 AM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: [weavetech] Fuzzies behind the reed Hi folks -
I'm having a problem with a warp. I'm weaving double weave with a little bit of layer exchange, but mostly regions with one layer on top, and the layers stitched together. I am using 60 epi with 30 epi in each layer. The structure is a networked 6-end
rosepath treadling on a point threading.
The warp has two strands threaded as one throughout. They alternate throughout the warp: two strands of 30/2 sik, one strand of 20/2 unmercerized cotton/one strand of 20/2 mercerized cotton.
I am getting fuzzy "handcuffs" on the warp yarns behind the reed. They're not binding the warp yarns together (at least, not yet) but they are working their way into the fabric, producing unsightly "fuzzies" that are nearly impossible to remove.
I know why they're forming - the reed is abrading the densely sett warp yarns and producing lint, which attaches itself to the warp yarns as fuzzies.
But I'm wondering whether just one of the warp yarns (the unmercerized cotton, perhaps?) is likely the culprit, and replacing the warp yarn will fix it or whether it's a generic problem with the sett.
The problem is that this is a sample warp for a bigger piece, but because I was sampling for color, I'm sampling at a different sett and with doubled-up yarns rather than with the final sett and yarns. I have a pair of 20-yard warps already wound and ready
for dyeing, but if I'm going to get fuzzies with that one as well, I'd rather find that out before spending 60 hours dyeing/beaming/tying on 2,640 threads.
So I'm wondering: does fiber content and twisting affect the inclination of a warp to produce "fuzzies" or is it mostly a product of density in the reed? And how does one predict in advance which yarns will produce fuzzies and which won't?
Tien
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
I have found that this happens on some loosely spun cotton yarns that were dyed. They seem to relax more and allow more lint from the abrasions of the reed.
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On Monday, May 25, 2020, 10:03 AM, Tien Chiu <tienchiu@...> wrote:
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Debbie Kaplan
More thoughts.
Re sett. I recently did a diversified plainweave project with 4 threads of 60/2 silk bound with single threads of 60/2 tie downs at 40 epi. It's not what you are doing, but may have some relevance. What is the color of the fuzzies? Is there enough difference in color to distinguish which threads it is coming from? Look under a loup or magnifying lens. Do the fuzzies have the sheen and fine diameter of silk fibers, or the matt nature of cotton? Debbie Kaplan
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Re: Fuzzies behind the reed
Kaaren Reid
Hi I find 'some' unmercerized cotton is very "linty". And the reed adds to it. Sizing will help a great deal. Since it's already on the loom.... spray or paint your favorite/ available sizing behind the reed and behind the heddles. Then repeat when the space behind the reed has been woven. You may need more than one application. I often use cheap hairspray. Comb my fingers thru to help mat the fibers back onto the yarn. Raising a tabby shed aids in drying. Sizing your other warp before beaming is another solution. (Also helps in threading... gives fine threads more body) Hope you find a perfect solution.... and share! Kaaren in Tennessee Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message -------- From: Tien Chiu <tienchiu@...> Date: 5/25/20 9:03 AM (GMT-06:00) To: weavetech@groups.io Subject: [weavetech] Fuzzies behind the reed Hi folks -
I'm having a problem with a warp. I'm weaving double weave with a little bit of layer exchange, but mostly regions with one layer on top, and the layers stitched together. I am using 60 epi with 30 epi in each layer. The structure is a networked 6-end rosepath treadling on a point threading. The warp has two strands threaded as one throughout. They alternate throughout the warp: two strands of 30/2 sik, one strand of 20/2 unmercerized cotton/one strand of 20/2 mercerized cotton. I am getting fuzzy "handcuffs" on the warp yarns behind the reed. They're not binding the warp yarns together (at least, not yet) but they are working their way into the fabric, producing unsightly "fuzzies" that are nearly impossible to remove. I know why they're forming - the reed is abrading the densely sett warp yarns and producing lint, which attaches itself to the warp yarns as fuzzies. But I'm wondering whether just one of the warp yarns (the unmercerized cotton, perhaps?) is likely the culprit, and replacing the warp yarn will fix it or whether it's a generic problem with the sett. The problem is that this is a sample warp for a bigger piece, but because I was sampling for color, I'm sampling at a different sett and with doubled-up yarns rather than with the final sett and yarns. I have a pair of 20-yard warps already wound and ready for dyeing, but if I'm going to get fuzzies with that one as well, I'd rather find that out before spending 60 hours dyeing/beaming/tying on 2,640 threads. So I'm wondering: does fiber content and twisting affect the inclination of a warp to produce "fuzzies" or is it mostly a product of density in the reed? And how does one predict in advance which yarns will produce fuzzies and which won't? Tien Learn to design gorgeous, colorful handwoven cloth from an expert weaver! Get started at https://www.warpandweave.com.
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