This is my frist project. I'm working from a kit. The project sheet says the weaving width is 20", the warp width is 19", and the finished width after shrinkage is about 17". This is 8/2 cotton with a sett of 24" -- sleyed at 2 per dent in a 12 dent reed. Now that I'm beamed and tied on, the width at the beater is indeed 19 inches. The warp width at the tie-on bar is 18.5". After the first couple inches, the width at the fell line is about 18.25".
I'm getting loops of thread at both selvages, which I think is mostly a sign of inconsistent throwing. It gets better on the left when I throw faster, but is very bad on the right (my dominant side).
I tied on in 19 one-inch bundles. Should I redo this, and try to spread the warp out to 20 inches? Then I could use my temple, which unfortunately has a minimum length of 20".