Hello,
When you have different ends per inch, how do you use the centimeter raddle correctly? I know the goal is to have it centered on the raddle, but how do you correctly space them. For example, 38 ends at 40 epi each end and center threads at 20 epi EXCEPT one thick supplemental warp thread every so often. For the 38 ends, I lay the threads in as 6, 8, 8, 8, 8. Then I lay the 20 epi threads in as 4, 4, 4, 4, 4. Except when I got to the one thick supplemental thread, I wasn't sure what to do. I suspect since it's supplemental and "lying on top" you just put it in a slot with the other threads. I didn't do that and, instead, counted it as one thread along with three others but now the side to the left of the center point is longer than the side to the right.
Also, what do you do in cram and dent when you have bunches of thread which may not equal an inch. How do you mix and match? Thanks for your help.

Pam Goodyear
Cody, WY

Do you put your warp in your raddle so that - when you wind on - it will be the same width as when it’s in your reed? One trick that those of us with metric raddles use, is one that Jane shares. Use the 5 dent column on her Reed Substitution Chart, as a guide. About every 4”, leave an empty slot and continue on. I would double the number of ends in a slot for the 40 epi and use the recommended number of ends for the 20 epi. Don’t lose a lot of sleep over things in the raddle, it’s more important to get your warp evenly spread out to the width it needs to be in your reed. The magic will happen when you dent your reed. Hope this makes sense.

Hi Sandra,
Yes, I always skip a space every 4". If you look at how I laid out the threads (original message) you will see that I did double them for the cramming and used the recommended number for the 20 epi portion. So I ended up with a warp which was not centered on the raddle.
Also for a much wider warp than that which I used, I could run into problems.

Thanks!

Thanks Jane. That's the guidance I needed. I had more than just a few slot difference between the two sides so I just fixed it by threading the correct number of threads in each slot and by laying the supplemental warp thread in one of the same slots as the other thread group. It's the right width now and it's centered. I also more or less understand the cramming and denting layout. Thanks for all your help.

Problems with supplementary warp :(
Hello again,
I have finished my first piece (70+ inches) and cut it off the loom. I am having MAJOR problems with my crammed edge warp threads breaking. I would say I have had ten or eleven of the crammed threads break so far. I have new 16/2 yarn which is in good condition, I have a clean shed, etc. The crammed threads in the first inch on both sides are breaking. What am I doing wrong? I can't figure it out.

Also, a minor problem I had was this: I printed out the pdf for the lesson and it included several pages of sample patterns with post-its indicating how to weave them. I could not replicate them however. For example, I tried #23 several times before I figured out the instructions were written for your counterbalance loom I think??? and in order to get the same look, I had to convert it to a jack loom tie-up. Is this right or am I doing something wrong?

Yes, the first thing I did was lessen the tension dramatically. It didn’t seem to make a difference. II also had it threaded 2 per outside dent and 4 per dent thereafter. The draw-in seemed minimal as the selvages seem straight. It seems as if the crammed threads were twisted when I looked at them from the warp beam?? When winding the warp, they seemed fine though. I am at a loss to figure it out.

Thanks Ginette,
I will do so.
I couldn’t straighten out my warp. There were 7 or 8 broken threads out of heddles and I couldn’t determine in which order they should fall. I wound everything onto the cloth beam even but just couldn’t straighten it out. So I kept the outermost 6 threads on both sides, removed the rest, rewound it onto the warp beam, re-slayed those outer threads 2/dent and tied on again. I now haven’t wasted most of the remaining warp. It will just be a bit different. Thanks for your help.