Hi folks,

Is there anyone still on this group? I'm new to inkle weaving.  I just made my first loom from interweaves free ebook.  The patterns they have all call for 10/2 cotton.  I have 3/2.  How will I know how many threads to put on the loom for a 1 1/2"  sample?

Thanks,

Kay

Comments

Thu, 07/03/2014 - 21:13

BWeaves

Since inkle weaving is warp faced, what I would do is take a ruler and wrap the 3/2 around it to find out how many wraps per inch.  Then double whatever that number is.  Put on the shortest warp you can on your inkle loom and weave a sample and see how close to 1 1/2 inches wide you can get.  With inkle weaving, you can fudge the width a bit by how tightly you pull your weft in.  However, if you just weave so it feels right, and then count the actually number of warps in 1 1/2 inches, then you'll know exactly the number of warp ends you'll need for your full sized warp.

Thu, 07/31/2014 - 02:42

besting (not verified)

Hi all Just purchased an inkle loom and excited to get started. What Ll have ya'll made.
Mon, 08/04/2014 - 14:58

sally orgren

In the beginning of the book, she has estimates for projects, similar to what was described above, and lots and LOTS of pattern ideas!

Sat, 08/16/2014 - 19:30

Marianne T.

I have been contacted to make several yards of 100% linen tape 1.5 inches wide. The customer wants it to be coarse rather than fine so I thought to use sport wieght linen yarn on my inkle loom. I've done 1.5 to 3 inch wide tape using perle cotton, does the idea of using sport weight seem like a good one? I tried to do a project with worsted wool and it went terribly wrong <g>.

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