Comments on: Using Trapezes in Warping http://curiousweaver.id.au/archives/62 Handwoven Textiles & Studio - Passionate about Weave Mon, 21 May 2012 00:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Laritza http://curiousweaver.id.au/archives/62/comment-page-1#comment-432 Laritza Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:31:53 +0000 http://curiousweaver.id.au/?p=62#comment-432 The video shows choke strings on the warp (not chains at that point) I have done it that way and it works. I think that with the choke chains and the plastic bags the system should work. You asked about weft for chenille. Last batch was: cotton 20/2. I wove one with a very fine silk thread (almost like sewing thread) and it did not hold up in the wet finish. It cut right through the chenille. I started out with 24 epi and had a bullet proof scarf! Now I am setting it at 16 epi . I like the drape and texture. Hope this helps. The video shows choke strings on the warp (not chains at that point) I have done it that way and it works. I think that with the choke chains and the plastic bags the system should work.
You asked about weft for chenille. Last batch was: cotton 20/2. I wove one with a very fine silk thread (almost like sewing thread) and it did not hold up in the wet finish. It cut right through the chenille. I started out with 24 epi and had a bullet proof scarf! Now I am setting it at 16 epi . I like the drape and texture.
Hope this helps.

]]> By: Meg http://curiousweaver.id.au/archives/62/comment-page-1#comment-429 Meg Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:13:08 +0000 http://curiousweaver.id.au/?p=62#comment-429 Kaz, the space in the middle thing would annoy me so much; you are not alone! Kaz, the space in the middle thing would annoy me so much; you are not alone!

]]> By: Leigh http://curiousweaver.id.au/archives/62/comment-page-1#comment-423 Leigh Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:04:40 +0000 http://curiousweaver.id.au/?p=62#comment-423 Great post! I have been intrigued with trapeze set-ups ever since I started to take warp tension and a weighting system seriously. The plastic bags for the dumb bells is a good idea. Someone had suggested them to me, but I couldn't figure out how to attach them to my warp bouts. Great post! I have been intrigued with trapeze set-ups ever since I started to take warp tension and a weighting system seriously.

The plastic bags for the dumb bells is a good idea. Someone had suggested them to me, but I couldn’t figure out how to attach them to my warp bouts.

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