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<p>I've chosen to upload a rough draft without reference to a shedding mechanism. The threads either go up, down or stay neutral. The 1st shed and the 3rd shed have two sheds. Which is shown in one of the photos above. You pick up the 3/4 threads with a pickup stick and place your colors. I have chosen to use two colors in the photo provided. The 2nd and 4th are just rough tabby threads. The close up shows how the threads pack in. The tabby thread is barely visible. I am thinking this is related to a tied-Beiderwand structure but I have to look it up...</p><p>Just a process note on my bluebonnet rug. I have normally used a wool warp for split shed as you do have take up in a rug and you need the stretch to compensate. In this particular rug I used linen to see how it worked (even though I KNOW linen doesn't stretch). Even though I used some extra sticks in the back of my warp to provide slack in my tabby sheds I still ran out of my slack and the linen is not very forgiving. Hence you can really see the warp. I've posted a closeup of one of my other rugs WITH a wool warp so you can see how the coverage differs....it's all in how you pick your warp and weft for how they pack together (or not!)</p><p>Since this rug is for me or will be sold as a spec rug I am not concerned. People will either like it or not. It is still visually pleasing! Once it is off the loom, allowed to relax and steam pressed the weft threads will spread and the warp will sink back into a neutral background.</p>