Hi, I have two questions. I am weaving a towel using 3 different twill structures .I used a point twill threading and treadled for the different twill variations and used basket weave treadling for the hem. I also used a floating selvedge and found it difficult to use two repeats for each pick of basket weave. what is the best way to treadle basket weave if I didn't put it in the threading?
Also I found when beaming on the warp (back to front) I had extra threads that obviously did not tie on. I think I may have done something wrong when changing thread colors on the warping board because the pattern I get weaving does not look like it should from my Fiberworks drawdown.Could this be the explanation? Look at my attached image with each section identified.
Thanks, Diane
Hi Diane,
Just spotting your questions, thanks for the pictures, this helps :) Looking at the bit of rust colour weft threads just going over the front beam, the pattern seems to be balanced throughout there. Which treadling sequence did you use to weave this bit of header?
Also, just to clarify, you threaded the heddles for the the pattern all in point twill? 1,2,3,4,3,2,...
For the basket weave, if you didn't use a floating selvedge, you would need to go around the outermost thread to secure it to allow you to do the double pick in the same shed. The floating selvedge is a bit easier. Another option for the hem is to weave it in a straight twill draw.