Lost cross

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pjoffyear

over 3 years ago

I was so distracted yesterday by the multitude of things happening in my life right now that I did something I never have done before...instead of pulling off my raddle, I pulled out the lease sticks on my 532 thread merino wool/silk lace warp. Can I do anything about it and not waste the yarn? I tried threading on one lease stick back over and under using how they lay on the back beam and I decided to do a straight draw instead of the lace pattern. I don't know if the threads will become entirely twisted though as I advance my warp. Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do? Do I have to toss the warp? Thanks.

Pam Goodyear

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Jane Stafford Mod

over 3 years ago

Hi Pam, I feel your pain. Guess What.....I just threaded an entire warp that I had lost the cross on. If your warp threads are nicely sitting on the back beam then you have a good idea of their proper order. I would very carefully put a piece of masking tape across all the threads on the back beam because that will keep them in their current order. It is a greater reach to get at them but they won’t become so twisted they will cause you problems. I would put the masking tape on before I take them out of the raddle...(if you haven’t done that yet). I did put my leases sticks under the warp to support them and it made it easier to pull the warp ends to thread. My last warp for the Sea Foam and Pebbles towels was the warp I lost my cross on...because I forgot to tie one side, like DUH!. But I was able to weave the entire 10 yards off with only a few twists that I kept moving back as they came over the back beam. Fingers crossed for you.

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pjoffyear

over 3 years ago

Thanks! I left the raddle intact so I would have smaller groups (18 threads at a time) with which to work. I will try to continue on and as I encounter twists, I will try to move them back as you suggest. Thanks so much for your help and encouragement.

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pjoffyear

over 3 years ago

Thanks for your help Jane. The throw turned out just fine...not the huck lace I was planning on making but a nice, simple plain weave throw. I tried to upload a picture of the finished throw but must be doing it incorrectly.

Jane Stafford Mod

over 3 years ago

It looks fabulous Pam, way to persevere and gain new confidence....so much can be fixed, we just have to take a deep breath and think outside the box. High Five :)

pjoffyear

over 3 years ago

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Cynthia F Berman

about 3 years ago

The blanket is lovely and very inspiring. What a story! I'm inspired by the recovery and blanket. I'm facing a much smaller number of ends that somehow got lost in the cross.

I was winding warp and distracted by a hand cramp. Instead of stopping, I kept at it and either didn't get the cross right or, more likely, goofed up inserting the lease sticks. I have about a dozen or so pairs of warp ends that aren't under the second lease stick. I've spent the day coming up with Rube Goldberg solutions and finally decided not to jeopardize the rest of the warp to fix the few goofy ones. I think I can figure out the order by gently tugging one set and watching which of its buddies moves in response to the tug. I thought about running a thread in a contrasting color over and under the fixed threads very loosely between the lease sticks to keep them sorted out, kind of like a little thread raddle.

I'm going to let this idea let it marinate overnight.

Thank you for the inspiration that it's solvable.