Weaving: The Maiden Scarf
20090312_v1_Adv_Twill_Fabric

Here's what the CAD software thinks my design will look like.

20090312_v1_Adv_Twill_Weave

Here's the weaving draft so I know how to set up the loom.

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Warping reel with 3 sections on it.

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Warping reel with three sections on it.

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All six sections chained off and waiting to go on the loom.

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Here's how the sections go on the beam.

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Two sections beamed.

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All six sections beamed.

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Lease sticks holding the theads in order, ready to thread.

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Treadling the threading means pegging up the threading.

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Short section of dobby bars means adding a rod for weight and order.

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Starting to thread.

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Threading closeup.

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Looks tangled, doesn't it? It's not.

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See? Not tangled at all.

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Heddles lined up straight and tidy.

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Heddles lined up straight and tidy.

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The big picture. How the threads get from the back to the front.

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It's weaving!

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See where the threads go?