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bigwhitesofadog
I am using Blue Sky Alpaca/silk as warp and weft for a set of scarves. I had wanted a slightly warp dominated fabric, set at 24 epi. Suggested sett is 18-20. I am getting a very loose fabric, which will not full. Anyone else work with this? What sett will work best? I will resley, but am deciding between 28 and 30. Sandra |
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Kati Meek
No surprise: neither silk nor alpaca full as I understand the fibers. Treadle with Joy, Kati
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Isabelle Fusey
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 04:54 PM, bigwhitesofadog wrote:
Blue Sky Alpaca/silkInteresting. I was sampling a different alpaca/silk blend on the weekend and I found the recommended sett of 18-20 epi was too stiff for the scarves I had in mind! My yarn has a yardage of 3,472 yds/lb. https://www.yarn.com/products/valley-yarns-2-14-alpaca-silk Sett recommendations are just that... and nothing beats sampling. Isabelle |
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bigwhitesofadog
That is the yarn that I am using. I found that if the weft is not placed against the fell (as opposed to beating it), I got a stiff, weft faced fabric. Sandra |
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bigwhitesofadog
Alpaca, being a scaled fiber, felts readily. There is too much silk to allow it to. Unfortunately, the silk doesn't seem to give it the strength I expected. Sandra |
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