[Ek_fiber] Six of four harnesses, was intro from Caid

[AEllin Olafs dotter]

Ah - you did not suspend the laws of nature. Too bad, though it's also 
kind of a relief - and if you had, I'd be first in line! LOL! (Actually, 
I was wondering if there was some kind of supplementary warp method I'd 
totally missed... since you didn't have enough treadles. I haven't 
double woven for years.)

Why would I talk you out of those fabrics? I  mean, I know why I'd talk 
*me* out of them... but if you want to do them, I want to hear about it. 
  I can learn from someone else's pai... um... adventures, yes, that's 
the word... That's what we are here for!

AEllin


Jan Ward wrote:

> I must have have been typing before I had enough
> coffee this morning. The blanket was woven on a loom
> at the college where I took classes. They had LeClerc
> looms, with lots of harnesses. I don't remember
> whether that one had 8 or 12 harnesses, probably 8
> since it didn't have enough treadles. It was 45" wide,
> and the finished blanket was about 80" once it was off
> the loom and washed.  
> My loom at home has only four harnesses. I'm still
> trying to figure out whether I could build a drawloom
> attachment to go on the back so I can weave really
> cool stuff. Probably not, dang it.
> I have an 8-harness Mountain loom, which is only 12"
> wide, but it does have an attachment to make it a
> double back-beam loom, and (theoretically, at least) I
> could weave velvet on it. I've had an itch to try that
> ever since reading a book on Italian textiles. Cut and
> voided velvet! Cloth of Gold! Somebody, talk me out of
> it, please! 
> Edwinna, fiber junkie
> 
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