Fabulous Floating Selvedge
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- Опубликовано: 18 янв 2021
- If you've never worked with a floating selvedge before, you are in for a treat! These stationary yarns are a life-saver for many a pattern! Check out the humble, yet amazing floating selvedge!
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Just a hint here...I like to skip one dent in the reed, i.e., to have one empty dent between the actual warp threads and the floating selvedge. It helps keep the amount of draw-in more even.
Great tip!! Thanks!!
I have not even started to weave and just feel so greatful to have found your vids. I believe you have made my experience as a weaver already better than I thought possible. Thank You! ❤️
I'm so glad you've found them helpful! That makes my day!
I have struggled for many years trying to understand the weaving process. Finally, I have found Acton Creative. The videos are so clear - I'm finally successful and enjoying it. You are so fortunate to have found these at the start of your weaving adventures. Enjoy!
Thank you!!! I could not, for the life of me, find a clear explanation on this. You answered all my questions! ❤️
Oh, how wonderful!! I'm so glad I could provide some clarity! Happy Weaving!
I love the way how you explain everything👍I learned a lot thank you 🤓
I'm so glad it was helpful!!
THANK YOU for this video! This would have made my log cabin weave so much less stressful 😅 I'm definitely going to give it a try!
You are so welcome!!! Best of luck with the future log cabins!!
Love your classes and explanations !
Thank you so much, Michelle!! I appreciate the feedback!
Love your videos!!! Thanks for the info!
You are so welcome! I'm glad you're enjoying them!
Thank you!!!!
My pleasure, Shirley!! Happy Weaving!
I feel like I should not have destashed 3/4 of my mom's yardstick collection when I moved her floom loom to my home. Though I have not yet seen how you use all of them... Maybe you just collect them on your travels?
Ooooh, I love me some yardsticks! I use them in between the rotations of the warp yarn so it all winds on evenly.
@@ActonCreative I wish I could ask my mom about that. I remember her using the corrugated cardboard rolls, which I did pack and move with the loom.
@@CelesteDouville Oh yeah! Those would work well, too!
Fantastic! Can I use this on just a plain weave? Allison
Allison, you won't need floating selvedges with plain weave. But it's very helpful with twills, overshot, etc. The more weaving patterns you try, the better you'll be able to anticipate when floating selvedges will be an asset! You've got this!
Thanks!
It's my pleasure! I'm so glad it was helpful!!
Thank you, very clear. How would this work with a RHL?
Hi Suzanne! Because of the way you create a twill on a rigid heddle loom, you can simply hand-manipulate the weft so it always travels to the edge - meaning you don't need them. But to be safe, I would check with a rigid heddle expert, which I'm not. Great question, though! Thank you!!
Hi, would have love to see the other side how it looks. I did the same tecnic but my thread seems too loose. I was wondering if it was because my bobines of thread were nof heavy enough? Thank you for your videos that I look one after the other. Have a great day 🌻
Hi Lynda! Thank you so much!! If you find that your floating selvedges don't "float", you can always weight them down. An easy method is to put a few coins in a pill bottle, loosely attach it to a floating selvedge, and hang it off the back of your loom.
Something else to watch for is the heddles. If they smash up against the floating selvedge, they could cause the yarn not to float like it should.
Just a few thoughts! I hope it helps!
@@ActonCreative thank you very much I will try this 🌻
@@lyndabaillargeon4955 You're welcome! Good luck to you! Let me know how it goes!
So simple! We could go the other way round too (over under instead of over under), right? As long as it's consistent.
You're exactly right! That's a great point!
What if I already dressed the loom and didn’t use floating selvedges? Is it imperative that I use them?
Hi! With some weaving patterns you won't need to worry about floating selvedges. But as you start weaving, if you find that your weft yarn doesn't always go to the edge of your fabric, you can easily add floating selvedges after the fact - no problem!