As all my fellow weavers out there know, something we all dread when weaving, is one of the warp threads snapping in the middle of the piece. This exact thing happened to me today so as you can imagine I was very disappointed as I didn't have enough fabric for my intended cushion cover.
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| The warp thread at near destruction |
However, what I did have enough fabric for was an ipod cover which is what I have decided I will use the fabric for as it is perfectly good fabric and the warp thread has snapped above it (I was unable to mend the tread because the handspun yarn is so loosely spun, it has become fibre again with the reed rubbing the thread).
After cutting the warp off leaving it in the reed, I decided to carry on weaving and see if I can get enough fabric woven for a phone cover to match the ipod cover. So far it is going well and I may have enough fabric for a small lavender pillow but lets keep our fingers crossed and hope all the warp threads stay intacted. I have learned to weave much nearer the reed, so that the treads are put under much less stress.
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| The amount of weaving I have managed so far on the second try. |
I will let you know if and when the piece is finished.
Meghan
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