tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904270845559593827.post7074376733777024819..comments2023-07-02T07:26:45.065-07:00Comments on Talking about Weaving: RADDLING THE DUMMY WARPPeg in South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904270845559593827.post-87671800130782257372009-02-13T10:27:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:27:00.000-08:00Yes, 4"-5" is probably good for a beginning weaver...Yes, 4"-5" is probably good for a beginning weaver. They are probably working with threads that go from 10-20 epi. I am making the handspun bouts a bit wider, but not as wide as the dummy warp! So many beginners want to get all the warp they can onto the warping board, not realizing that they can get into if they go beyond the half-way point on the warping pegs. On the other hand, with 60/2 silk, where I could get lots on the pegs, I make bouts between 2" and 3". Bouts between 1" and 2" might be wiser but I et so tired of always tying off so many bouts...(grin!)Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904270845559593827.post-77255752991681824772009-02-13T04:30:00.000-08:002009-02-13T04:30:00.000-08:00When I was teaching my students to warp from front...When I was teaching my students to warp from front to back, I generally encouraged them to aim for chains 4"-5" wide. That was wide enough to manage easily but not so wide that the difference between the centres and edges of the chains caused a problem. <BR/>If they did wind up (ha!) using wider chains, we made sure that they stood as far as possible from the loom while putting tension on the warp, since the extra distance also minimizes that angle.<BR/><BR/>One student got the message that wide chains were problematic, but took that info to the opposite extreme and wound a warp (at home) for placemats in 1" bouts (20 epi). That one was a real headache to wind onto the loom!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506014565625306396noreply@blogger.com