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Nell Znamierowski
Sally O
I learned over the weekend that Nell Znamierowski passed away last week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nell_Znamierowski
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Swedish Double Binding/Stitched Doubled Cloth info
Louise Yale
Wow, that was fast !!
Thank you for all the info and references. Louise in NorCal
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Re: Weaving Rag Rugs by Tom Knisely
Diane
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Re: Weaving Rag Rugs by Tom Knisely
Joe P
Hi Everyone
Marge is right. Louise page 75 of the Rag Rug Hand Book it has all of the information you will need from the warp how wide to cut weft rag and the pattern easy to understand and the weaving draft to set up the different blocks and the tie up. The rugs turn
out great and it is easy to design you own style blocks. The rugs are fun to weave. The rugs in time take about 1/2 to 3/4 more time than a regular rag rug. and the rugs sell very well
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of margcoe <coe@...>
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 11:31 PM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Weaving Rag Rugs by Tom Knisely I'm pretty sure this technique is in Meany & Pfaff’s “Rag Rug Handbook”.
Marg
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On May 3, 2021, at 9:04 PM, Kaaren Reid <kaaren.reid@...> wrote:
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Re: Double weave tension
Joe P
Hi Everyone
I was at the time weaving shopping bags in double weave out of 8/4 rug warp and a little wider then 1/2-inch cotton fabric rag weft and weaving strips I was weaving thick, not thin fabric When I basted the two layers together, I had a lot better outcome. I
also made a second batch of shopping bags on a countermarch loom and had the same problem (what I make for one sister has to be made for the other) When I weave thin threads and not need lots of tension, I mark the side of the tension arm with chalk fabric
marking pencil to keep track of the different amounts of tension for different fine fibers
I Have an older AVL I use enough tension for the project I am weaving to roll up on its own (does not happen) I have on top of it added a bit more weigh to the tension arm. I have at times added extra weight to the fabric roller weight to roll more rugs on
to the cloth take up roller. At times have added weight to both rollers
All of the things that take place with a Jack loom, what I am going to say happens with a (normal jack) loom does not happen when weaving on a AVL loom. Because of the (design) of the loom. For some reason weavers have the idea all jack looms are designed the
same has been wrote in weaving books in the 1930's "wrong" I don't have floating shafts the loom has return springs to adjust them I don't have to use any more force to open the shed on my AVL loom then I would use on my countermarch looms. It does take a
bit more muscle to lift the tension arm in advancing the warp is all. with the added weight but it is not a lot. I have no smile in my weaving. I do not have my weaving coming off the loom with ripple or any rolling of what I weave. I have to chuckle we have
come a long way since the design of the first jack loom.
Well, since AVL is a
jack action loom, (except for the K loom),
Where is this coming from the statement is wrong AVL was making Production Countermarch dobby looms years ago. (I wove on one) AVL also made for a time A dobby driven draw loom. Under the name of (Ahrens & Violette Production Looms) It does not get anymore
AVL.
I have to say there are times I want to push the limits of my looms, to weaving a project I have not woven before I also have to say. I have had great outcomes and some not so good I have had a good outcome in using some fibers and in weaving the same project
with different fibers not so good outcome. I have also woven a project on a Jack action loom had a poor out come and had a poor out come on a countermarch loom weaving the same project with the same fibers.
In closing I will say this as weavers weave over time find the area of weaving, we like best. I am not doing that. What I have been doing for the past 11 years is testing the difference in the way a Jack loom AVL and a countermarch loom weave and what is the
outcome of the things I weave, between the two different loom actions. I have read over the years you can't weave this or that on a jack loom. A counter balance or a countermarch loom is better I have not found this to be true in in comparing my AVL jack action
loom to a countermarch action loom. In the different styles of weaving, I do.
Keep Weaning
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of Laurie Schellinger <lschell545@...>
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 5:35 PM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Double weave tension Thanks for all the ideas. I am just starting to weave and I was hoping to get the tension fixed before I went ahead with it.
On Mon, May 3, 2021, 5:21 PM Su Butler <Teach2Weave@...> wrote:
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Re: Weaving Rag Rugs by Tom Knisely
I'm pretty sure this technique is in Meany & Pfaff’s “Rag Rug Handbook”.
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On May 3, 2021, at 9:04 PM, Kaaren Reid <kaaren.reid@...> wrote:
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Re: Weaving Rag Rugs by Tom Knisely
Kaaren Reid
Try Collingwoods first rug book. I don't know what name is under, but it's in there. Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message -------- From: "Louise Yale via groups.io" <cafeina@...> Date: 5/3/21 10:23 PM (GMT-06:00) To: WeaveTech <WeaveTech@groups.io> Subject: [weavetech] Weaving Rag Rugs by Tom Knisely Specifically, does he include instructions and drafts for.... "Stitched Double Cloth" also known as "Swedish Double Binding," a rug technique that produces a 2 sided textile woven with wefts that stack on top of each other creating a sturdy double faced cloth? This is not double weave or double cloth. The two faces of the cloth are literally "stitched" together in the weave. Does anyone know of another source for this draft? I checked Handweaving.net without success. The Handwoven Magazine index has a brief article and description by Tom Knisely but no draft. Thanks in advance. Louise in Northern California
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Weaving Rag Rugs by Tom Knisely
Louise Yale
Does anyone have this book?
Specifically, does he include instructions and drafts for.... "Stitched Double Cloth" also known as "Swedish Double Binding," a rug technique that produces a 2 sided textile woven with wefts that stack on top of each other creating a sturdy double faced cloth? This is not double weave or double cloth. The two faces of the cloth are literally "stitched" together in the weave. Does anyone know of another source for this draft? I checked Handweaving.net without success. The Handwoven Magazine index has a brief article and description by Tom Knisely but no draft. Thanks in advance. Louise in Northern California
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Re: Double weave tension
Laurie Schellinger
Thanks for all the ideas. I am just starting to weave and I was hoping to get the tension fixed before I went ahead with it.
On Mon, May 3, 2021, 5:21 PM Su Butler <Teach2Weave@...> wrote:
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Re: Double weave tension
Su Butler
Laura wrote: >>> It's a A.V.L. I have done Double weave on it alot. This is the first time I had this much of a tension issue and was wondering if it was >>>the mix of fibers that is causing the problem.
Well, since AVL is a jack action loom, (except for the K loom), I suspect you are having the issue due to the bottom shed getting soft when the top shed is raised. I would back off on the tension so the two sheds can be more equal when a shed is opened and see if that helps. Unless your cotton is really soft, I can’t see why there should be an issue other than the jack shed issue, which happens with almost all fibers on jack looms. Just my $0.02 worth……
Best, Su Butler 😊
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Re: Double weave tension
Joe P
Hi Everyone
I had this problem a while back with a project on my AVL one of the weavers on the list suggested a basting stitch ever 2-3 inches of the woven fabric to hold it in place worked for me.
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of Sheila Carey <sheila@...>
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 4:15 PM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Double weave tension Hi Laura
Are the layers of your fabric frequently exchanged or joined? If not, the upper layer – not in contact with the sandpaper beam – can become “loose”. I’ve had this happen when attempting to weave two completely separate layers on the AVL.
Sheila
++++++++++++++ Sheila Carey Courtenay, BC
From: weavetech@groups.io
On Behalf Of Laurie Schellinger
It's a A.V.L. I have done Double weave on it alot. This is the first time I had this much of a tension issue and was wondering if it was the mix of fibers that is causing the problem.
On Mon, May 3, 2021, 1:25 PM Su Butler <Teach2Weave@...> wrote:
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Hi Laura
Are the layers of your fabric frequently exchanged or joined? If not, the upper layer – not in contact with the sandpaper beam – can become “loose”. I’ve had this happen when attempting to weave two completely separate layers on the AVL.
Sheila
++++++++++++++ Sheila Carey Courtenay, BC
From: weavetech@groups.io On Behalf Of Laurie Schellinger
Sent: May 3, 2021 1:57 PM To: weavetech@groups.io Subject: Re: [weavetech] Double weave tension
It's a A.V.L. I have done Double weave on it alot. This is the first time I had this much of a tension issue and was wondering if it was the mix of fibers that is causing the problem.
On Mon, May 3, 2021, 1:25 PM Su Butler <Teach2Weave@...> wrote:
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Laurie Schellinger
It's a A.V.L. I have done Double weave on it alot. This is the first time I had this much of a tension issue and was wondering if it was the mix of fibers that is causing the problem.
On Mon, May 3, 2021, 1:25 PM Su Butler <Teach2Weave@...> wrote:
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Su Butler
HI Laura….what kind of loom are you using? On a CM loom I have done this combo with no problems, but if you are using a jack loom it might be creating an issue.
Best, Su Butler 😊
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Re: Double weave tension
Laurie Schellinger
The cotton is on the bottom. Most of the loose are the cottonlin which is the top layer.
On Mon, May 3, 2021, 9:39 AM margcoe <coe@...> wrote:
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How are the fibers being mixed, and where are the tension problems?
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On May 3, 2021, at 7:12 AM, Laurie Schellinger <lschell545@...> wrote:
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Double weave tension
Laurie Schellinger
I am doing a double weave project and having a tension problems. I used both cottonlin and cotton, could this be the reason I am having a lot of trouble? Thanks In advance. Laurie
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Re: Notice of Virginia West passing
Julie George
This is a woven self portrait woven by Virginia West that was displayed at the Miller’s Thumb in Greensboro, VT in 2015. I was blown away by her talents.
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Re: Notice of Virginia West passing
Vicky McAdams
I have one of her books: Finishing Touches for the Handweaver Great reference. She will be remembered. - Vicky McAdams
On May 1, 2021, at 10:15 AM, Sigrid Piroch via groups.io <jacquardweaver@...> wrote:
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