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Bekahr

What do you recommend as a sett if I try this project with a 40/2 linen and want it to be slightly "gauze" like?

ReedGuy

I was looking at a lace weave chart here from Interweave and they say 30 epi. But try a few picks and see how you like it before proceeding.

Bekahr

Thanks. I'll try it at 30 with a sample and see how it goes. I'll let you know what the final outcome is...but it might be a while before I finish it. Thank you! It looks like a lovely design and I can't wait to try it!

Notes

<p>When using linen, use natural for the stripes in warp and weft against a bleeched white background. I didn&#39;t in the one I&nbsp;uploaded to my projects. I would also increase the sett for the warp stripes (3 ends) and beat harder by shifting shafts for 3 picks in those areas or lay 2-3 wefts side by side if you can&#39;t beat them in tight as the warp stripe sett. Whatever makes the stripes showy and close to the same width in warp as weft. Maybe even a thicker yarn for the stripes, might have to weight the warp stripe in this case.<br /><br />I recommend placing the huck warps on a supplemental beam or weighting them with dowel rod and anchoring with cord, they do get a bit slack after 1/2 a yard due to take-up versus that of plain weave. So be aware of that.</p>

Number of Shafts
8
Number of Treadles
10
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mydesign
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