Fri, 07/13/2012 - 09:14

nekidesu (not verified)

took forever and a day because all that could go funky did. but all's well that ends well.

Fri, 07/13/2012 - 14:36

SallyE (not verified)

It makes me want a dobby!

 

Tue, 07/17/2012 - 00:56

r1mein54 (not verified)

Nice looking weave. You didn`t tell us how long, how wide you made this piece. I have referred to that source a few times and have found some small inconsistancies from what she lists and what is shown on Scottish Register of Tartans.

Sat, 07/21/2012 - 16:57

Russian Princess (not verified)

It's not very useful when you don't post an image. Pls post?!

Mon, 07/23/2012 - 22:37

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

Overshot threadings alternate odd and even shaft numbers, always. They need to do this because overshot fabric is a plain weave ground cloth (warp plus tabby weft) with a decorative weft float. Most weavers choose a tabby weft that blends with the warp or matches it, while the pattern weft is a contrasting value.

This threading is a 4-end advancing twill with a mirror. A 4-end advancing twill fits with 3-shaft twills because of the spacing, so it is often woven with a tie-up having no more than 2 adjacent threads rising or sinking. It also works with crackle threadings or treadlings and with crackle tie-ups. For example, try this tie-up: 2/1/1/2/1/1. When you use this threading with a tie-up designed for 4-shaft twills (as shown in your draft, 3/1/1/3) you get 6-thread floats. This is sometimes used as a design element, for example in a fine linen tablecloth with "Swedish snowflake" patterns. The long floats provide a raised design line.

This draft really has nothing to do with overshot. I have seen a few other projects on Weavo with titles that wandered in by mistake, unintended by the author, so perhaps you did not mean to suggest that this draft can be used for overshot.

Sett is determined by the interlacement and the yarn size and the desired effect. If you want to pack the wefts together, then use an open sett like this and expect the design to look wider and less tall. When you have longer floats in the draft, then you need a closer sett than recommended for a 4-shaft twill.

Bonnie

Tue, 07/24/2012 - 19:00

tien (not verified)

What version is your WeaveMaker and what version Compudobby do you have?  If your WeaveMaker is older than the Compudobby and not upgraded, it may not be communicating properly with the loom.  That would be my first guess....I'm guessing you have a Compudobby III or IV since the 40 shaft looms are fairly recent.  CD IV is pretty new and not all the software makers support it.

Tue, 07/24/2012 - 20:02

tien (not verified)

I don' t know enough about the draft to say one way or another, but if you've woven the draft before successfully, and the shafts are misbehaving as you describe, it sounds very much like a Compudobby - computer issue rather than a draft problem.  Have you used the Compudobby with this version of WeaveMaker before? and did it behave?

Sun, 08/05/2012 - 05:12

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

I have friends with 40-shaft AVL looms. Sometimes they use the front 32 or 36 shafts, leaving the last few empty or using them for neat edges. I don't know anybody who has treaded only the last few shafts. It is easier to thread the first shafts and easier to watch them while weaving. Maybe AVL did not think that anybody would do this? I have a 24-shaft AVL and a 16-shaft AVL and have never warped only the last shafts. Generally I am eager to use all the shafts possible so I can have more different designs on the same warp and also to have smoother curves and more details with woven imagery, etc. I sit in front of my loom while threading the heddles. I arrange my threading so the most-often-used shafts are in the front of the loom.

Bonnie Inouye

Wed, 08/15/2012 - 18:12

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

Thanks for posting. This looks like the draft now. Very nice. You could also try different tie-ups, but this fabric is pretty.

Bonnie

Thu, 08/16/2012 - 18:59

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

For afghans, I prefer a 5-end advancing twill. That gives smaller floats and more options in the tie-up plus the opportunity to increase the scale of the design. The 4-end advancing twill with mirrors could be used with a relatively fine thread. Long floats are not practical on afghans because they catch on buttons and such. I used to make lots of afghans to sell at major craft shows. Network drafted twills are ideal; no floats longer than 3 threads and any design I want.The 5-end advancing twill threading works with network drafted twill treadlings. I wrote about this on WeaveZine.

Bonnie