Greetings -
I am still new at this, with only my 6th project on my Kromski RH loom. This one was a plaid napkin, with 8/2 cotton in wine, rose, green, tan. My loom is only 16 inches and the "napkin" turned out about 14 inches. I have now washed it by hand in Ivory Snow and dried it in the dryer until almost dry. Tomorrow, I hope to serge the ends and maybe hand stitch them to make an (almost) square. I have to hurry, as it is a Christmas gift for my mother in law. She loves plaid.
Anyway! While I was tucking and snipping when changing colors, I of course snipped THROUGH a warp thread! Horrors! So, I calmly looked through my rigid heddle book for a fix. I really didn't completely understand the directions, but since the "breakage" was right there at the fell, I simply cut a long thread the same color (2 actually, since it was sett 20 with 10 heddle) and wrapped it around a straight pin, Then, I "replaced" the thread with my new one, and tied it at approximately the same tension in the back. I put the pin in-out-in-out-in-out in the fell. Later, I wove that tail in about an inch. It seemed to work. Is there a better way or is that about it?
After washing (finishing!) many of the little wonky areas and not-so-perfect areas seemed to become fuller and nicer. I now have about a 13 inch square, but I am pleased. Still for the life of me I cannot figure out why people like to make dishtowels, napkins, and dishcloths..........it seems like a *lot* of work for something that might get spaghetti sauce on it! Ha! My next project will be a chunky scarf........much more forgiving, fast, and maybe kinda narrow to make it a quick thrill.
So - no questions today I guess, just comments, unless anyone else wants to share warp thread breaking experiences! I am a bit happy to have worked through it...another skill learned. :)
Cindy