Hello! I also posted this question on the rug weavers group, so sorry if some of you see it twice.
I am trying to weave a small 22" wide bound rosepath rug. My warp is 8/2 linen and my weft is hand-dyed 2ply rug yarn at about 1200 ypp. Pretty fine.
I sampled! I sleyed the center 4-5 inches at 10epi and it was slightly too tight, but the weft did pack down. I changed the reed, re-sleyed the entire warp at 9epi (sleyed in a 12dpi 1-1-1-0) and now the weft will not beat down!!!
What changed since my sample?
1) the reed and sett . I went from 10epi (on a 10dpi reed) to a slightly wider 9dpi (on a 12 dpi reed) and
2) the width of the warp.
Can the width of the warp affect the sett?
Solutions: I have tried: a temple (figuring the wider warp was drawing in more) but it didn't help. I have tightened the warp and loosened the warp. I have raised the beater and lowered the beater. The thing is, I can pack the weft down with my fingers! But the beater does not seem to be able to do it. Due to the sleying pattern 1-1-1-0, I thought perhaps the three close warps were not moving over to the empty dent space in the web, but after packing the weft down by hand, I can see the the warps have shifted to fill the empty space and are in fact acting as a 9dpi.
I"m stumped and could use any suggestions or ideas.
Thanks in advance!
Ruth in CA