No Tails at the Selvedges
Leah 2 is woven but still need to be washed and “fringed”. The warp is composed of 8 colors and the weft is just Azure and Eggplant with Navy as the shadow on the blocks. Because the navy is 2 picks placed intermittently, not carry-able but frequent enough to cause build-up at the selvedges I used the “no tails at the selvedges” method taught to me by Chris Hammel. (Leave a comment if you want instructions.) Tomorrow I will work on the fringes and put the study group warp on the loom for some intensive weaving – deadline Sunday.
Gail McGlamery
Ok, i’m Curious. What is the ‘no tails at the selvedges’ Method? I have recently been following steps Jane Stafford presents to wrap the pic around outside warp thread, in about an inch and down within the same shed as that pic. Is that close?
Elisabeth Hill
Hi Gail,
It is a simple trick shown to me by Chris Hammel at the Hill Weaving School.
No tails at the selvedge method for alternating contrast picks:
Open shed of first contrast pick, insert contrast shuttle from the right leaving a long tail of weft on the right side, beat.
Change shed and throw next pick of main color.
Change shed for next pick of contrast. Using your hand insert long tail into the shed bringing the end up through the warp somewhere in the center, then throw the shuttle from the left side bringing it up through the warp an inch past the long tail, clip.
This method prevents build-up at the selvedges.
Make sure you move the overlap area on subsequent contrast picks.
Repeat for subsequent contrast picks.
Same technique for 2 picks of contrast color:
Open shed of first contrast pick, insert contrast shuttle from the right leaving a long tail of weft on the right side, beat.
Change shed for next pick of contrast. Using your hand insert long tail into the shed bringing the end up through the warp somewhere in the center, then throw the shuttle from the left side bringing it up through the warp an inch past the long tail, clip.
This method prevents build-up at the selvedges.
Make sure you move the overlap area on subsequent contrast picks.
Repeat for subsequent contrast picks.
Mary
Please….would love to know the “no tails at the selvedges” secret..can you share?