i am trying to weave cotton dish towels from the book ridged heddle weaving. i had trouble understanding the whole 8/2 cotton yarn. tha t is how i found this site. which i still don't u nderstand fully is the seecond number the number ply?
ok the real reason for the post i bought peaches and cream 100% cotton and tried weaving them with this because we don't have good selection for yarn wwheere i live. when i weave with it you can't beat the yarn without huge gaps between each weft. i have reesorted to using a fork to eliminate the gaps. then someoone said the gaps were suppose to be there they said when it shrinks they will disappear. i am having a hard time understanding that. cans anyone offer words of wisdom and encouragement? thanks