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Red Herat Yarn
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Joe P
Hi Everyone
About 20 years ago, I made some Christmas table runners out of a dark green Red Herat Yarn I plied it by stacking it between milk crates on top of each other it kind of got a soft spin to it, Then I made yarn cobs, on a cob winder, In doing this I did not have
any yarns that go longer like they do if you just put 2 or more yarns on a shuttle, single. I put the yarn cobs in a cob shuttle, No, bobbins are used, just a log of yarn. Went to weaving.
I at the time used red and natural 8/4 boil proof rug warp. In a point twill pattern. The table runners are just fine today, I made 5 of them. But, for one thing the red warp faded. I know the red warp faded I see the runners as part of holiday every year.
One is used at my Sister Joan's home in the center of her dining room table, every year. Now my Sister Pat never saw the table runner used. I made her some great summer and winter rugs. Rolled up and stuck between two doors to keep the draft out. The last
time I saw the rugs at Pat's son's home for the dogs to chew up. Woven things are not for everyone.
Yes, it is a fact Red Heat yarn is acrylic yarn. Weavers use a lot of different kinds of yarn, and string and a lot of it is man made to act like natural fiber. To me there is no wrong fiber as long as the weaver is pleased with the outcome. We all weave a
different path, of happiness.
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
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Margaret Welch
Dear Joe, What is a cob shuttle? Meg Welch On Mar 5, 2023, at 5:08 AM, Joe P <rugsbyjoe@...> wrote:
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Joe P
Hi Everyone & Mag
A cob shuttle is an industrial fly shuttle inside the shuttle is ribbed or it can have plastic half hoops on the two sided, inside the shuttle the shuttle, the ribs, or half hoops hold the cob in place so it does not slide forward stopping the thread from tangling
up as the thread feeds off the cob. There is a piece of spring steal, that is about a half inch wide that closes the shuttle. I ground the sharp points off the ends of the shuttles. The points are hard on hands.
A cob is solid thread or yarn. It is made on a shaft, Not, like you would wind a bobbin. You wind the tread close together so the thread over lays on itself so the thread feeds off itself nice and even. From the tension end of the shuttle to the end. Cobs only
feed off of the one end not two, so when made have to stay in order.
Now you have a cob shuttle and a cob, You open the spring steal, set your cob on the opening in the shuttle the compartment, lay the cob on top, flat of hand push down on the cob, close the spring steal and thread tension last, and go to weaving. The best place
to see a cob shuttle is e-bay
I have never seen a picture of a cob winder just the cob winder itself I have. The weaver was using it to make cobs for a weaver's delight loom make, the cob put it in the shuttle can and weave, for thick cotton string. Not, for making rag cobs. The weight
of it is about 250 pounds. I don't use it a lot but I use it. It runs off of a 110 motor, it is not 220.
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of Margaret Welch via groups.io <megwelch@...>
Sent: Sunday, March 5, 2023 5:23 AM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Red Herat Yarn Dear Joe,
What is a cob shuttle? Meg Welch
On Mar 5, 2023, at 5:08 AM, Joe P <rugsbyjoe@...> wrote:
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Sally O
Joe,
I have a pillow (woven on a picture-frame loom in 1976) made from Kmart Red Heart Yarn. The pillow is still intact, but the red yarn has turned totally orange! Sally |
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