I wove this Chasuble some years ago, and when I should describe details about it, I got some few problems. It says something about my system of making notes and write it out properly : /
The technique used in this project was Samitum; a basic weave: unequal-sided twill with an inner-warp. The motives were free-hand made, drawn on transparency film and picked up in the warp as the weaving progressed. Since the weft for each color used in the motif, passed through the whole width of the warp, the fabric could end up quite sturdy. I used a finer silk thread in the motif, but these threads had to cover the warp threads also. I had to find a balance here The technique Samitum, has an extra inner-warp that´s not threaded , It just lays there stable, but it is in this warp you pick up the motif. It is wise to have this warp on a separated warping-mill if that is possible, because there will be different tensions on the warp threads as the weaving progresses.
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