Hello all,
A while back some of you helped get me started on some simple sett samples. Now, after completing my first twill sampler, I'm heading back to sett sampling. As some of you may remember, while preparing my loom for the twill sampler (which had complicated threading and a striped warp) I had some problems with twisted warp threads. So far I have only learned to warp front-to-back. After our discussions and some additional reading, it sounds like learning to warp back-to-front may be helpful to avoid issues in the future. I was able to resolve my twill sampler issues enough to finish the sample, although I'm not sure if I will make it through weaving off the entire warp. I have a feeling things may worsen as I get toward the end!
That being said, my goals for this next project are to 1) Do more involved and intentional sett sampling and 2) learn to warp back-to-front (any tips appreciated-- I will have to build myself a raddle).
My current question lies in which twill structures are most appropriate for sett sampling. The easiest to do would be a straight twill, since I want to do half of each sample in plain weave and then the second half in pattern. I had so much fun with my twill sampler hat I would love to do this with something more complicated, like a 6-point twill. Would this threading work alright if I were to use it in a series of sett samples? Or would just going straight twill be better? These are for a specific exercise in sett variation, and part of the goal is to have the warp/weft ratio of each sample vary.
Looking forward to this new project!
Thank you :)