I'm setting up for my first all-linen project, four bread cloths in a Swedish Lace draft. I'm using 40/2 linen sett at 30 epi.
Two questions for those who know a lot more about this than I do!
Will plain tabby hems work? I have noticed when weaving huck, in cotton or wool, that a tabby hem doesn't work - it flares, even if I used sewing thread as the weft. I have never done Swedish lace - it has a lot more areas of tabby. So, tabby hems ok?
I'm using a Louet David loom, a "sinking Jack" loom. Do I need to weight the floats, or any of the selvedges? I have also noticed with huck that there is a lot of lenghwise take-up and on my last project the selvedges were a little wavy. I don't want wavy or flared ANYTHING! I've looked through all my books and can't find any rule of thumb for separate weighting.
Any and ALL tips would be helpful.
Thanks!