Can one substitute 10/2 perle cotton for tencel?    I'm weaving twill with 3 colors:  2 of the colors are in tencel, the 3rd color is 10/2 pearl cotton.  Will this work out?  They seem to be the same grist!  Thanks.

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Tue, 11/19/2013 - 05:20

pammersw

Do they react the same to washing? I'd be concerned about differences in shrinkage. Otherwise it sounds ok to me! Note I am a newbie to weaving,  though.  :)

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 05:42

planttapestry (not verified)

Is your tencel 8/2 or 10/2?

Where are the different yarns being used? 

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 09:20

ReedGuy

I beleive tencel (lycocell) will behave quite similar to merc cotton.

I have not woven these mixed before, so get input from more experienced weavers.

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 12:44

stephodd (not verified)

My tencel is 8/2.  I'm planning a scarf in advancing twill, where the 8/2 tencel and the 10/2 pearl cotton would alternate end by end in the warp, and the weft would be 8/2 tencel.  I wasn't sure if you could mix the two in one woven piece.   Thanks for the help!

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 19:06

Sara von Tresckow

Alternating ends will help prevent any differential shrinkage as will the twill structure.

Actually, one does NOT need to always slavishly use only yarns of absolutely and same fiber content or grist - mixing materials is one of the design elements that leads to interesting textiles. You're not going to treat a scarf as a dish rag, so washing will probably not be an issue.

Main thing will be the colors used contributing to the overall effect of the piece.

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 20:00

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

When combining two fibers in the warp, always think about an appropriate sett for both yarns.

I sett Tencel more closely than cotton of the same size because Tencel does not bloom when washed. Is your threading an advancing twill? If so, it is a 5-end advancing twill (1-2-3-4-5, 2-3-4-5-6, 3-4-5-6-7, etc)? I am wondering why you need to alternate threads in the warp. If you are using two threads because you don't have enough of one, I would sett for a twill for the 10/2 cotton. If each warp is following an advancing twill, using parallel lines in the threading, then I would sett more closely.

Bonnie Inouye

Wed, 11/20/2013 - 02:07

stephodd (not verified)

Thanks to everyone who commented.  I think my plan to alternate warp ends one-by-one will work out just fine.  I will do the time-honored thing, as all good weavers do:  sample, sample, sample!

Sun, 11/24/2013 - 01:52

sally orgren

I have combined pearl cotton and tencel in the past on scarves, and they play well together in both weaving and washing. Sampling is critical, but go forth with confidence!

Mon, 04/11/2016 - 03:05

stepho (not verified)

I am traveling to Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Liege and Paris in a few weeks.  I am wondering: are there any museums, studios, exhibits, or other places that would be of interest to a weaver.  I know there is a Lace Museum in Bruges, but other than that, I don't know what else.  Any ideas?  Many thanks in advance. 

Mon, 04/11/2016 - 19:10

sally orgren

In Tilburg, Netherlands. Looks to be about 1.5 hours south of Amsterdam.

http://www.textielmuseum.nl/en/

Mon, 04/11/2016 - 21:10

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

There is a large textile museum in Ghent and also a weaving school. If you were to travel from Ghent to Paris, you would go near an interesting museum of flax (linen) in Belgium near the border with France. It is in an old factory for fine linen which was famous in Belgium. Also there's a lace museum in Bruges and another one in Brussels. There is a group about travel in Weavo but it has not been active in a long time. Worth searching there anyway.