Hoping there are Macomber owners that can provide a little insight on my next project....
My warp woven shibori project that requires 60epi plain weave and am using 30/2 cotton. I'm using an older 8H Macomber with ancient heddles (i.e. they don't line up pretty and interlock when stacked together). Optimally, I would like to have the plain weave on two harnesses (essentially 30 heddles per inch) and use the other harnesses for the pattern threads. As I have been moving heddles, it appears that 30 heddles per inch might be too tight. Does anyone have any experience with fine, close threads. Will the older flat heddles cause a problem such as abrasion on threads passing through other harnesses? Since I have eight harnesses, I could spread the plain weave across 4 harnesses, but I still wonder if 60epi is too tight for this loom.
Thanks!
Mary