Category: afghans
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Afghan Progress
Sunday I started weaving on the afghans. With this warp it is essential to use a temple. I really wish I had rotary or ring temples when I’m weaving full width, and perhaps after Convergence I will. At least I’m hoping Fireside will be there so I can look at their temples. I hear a…
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Ready to Thread
Here is the warp in all it’s colourful glory. You can clearly see the gaps where the varigated yarns will go. In order to transfer the ends of the warp to just behind the heddles, I cover the second beam with some plastic. The 6 bouts of varigated yarns have already been transferred behind the…
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Beaming the Afghan Warp
Warp beamed on smaller second beam Main warp being beamed on upper 1 yard beam With my trusty chart close to hand I started beaming the main warp this morning. My chart lays out how many sections of each colour: A will have x sections, B y, C z and so on. I count out…
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Beaming the Afghan Warp
Warp beamed on smaller second beam Main warp being beamed on upper 1 yard beam With my trusty chart close to hand I started beaming the main warp this morning. My chart lays out how many sections of each colour: A will have x sections, B y, C z and so on. I count out…
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Designing the Afghan Warp
meter/counter set up for winding spools meter/counter with tensioner meter/counter with channeled wheel for measuring yarn Got the stripe sequence for the afghan warp designed and numbers crunched for how much yarn to wind onto the spools. I’m working with four different coloured stripes, one of which will be a varigated yarn that will get…