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Katrin How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity. I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Katrin Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
Yes, that would sort of fit that aspect - but you can also go from bits of woods to sticks if you ar...
Bruce Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
I think the closest English equivalent would be 'Down the rabbit hole'. It has one entrance (No, not...
Harma Spring is Coming.
20. Februar 2024
I'm definitely jealous! Mine disapeared except for one pathetic little flower. But the first daffodi...

It stays... interesting.

I've taken a few closeup photos of the sailcloth after washing, and, well, have a look for yourself:

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Now... it looks to me as if the twist angle of the white yarn is about the same or seems to be even slightly lower than it was when spinning (I have the reference cards to compare with), but the brown weft yarn now clearly looks higher-twist than what I spun (which was about 30° approximately). This is definitely... interesting.

Next step for the cloth will be getting fulled, and I'll take another closeup photo then and give it another reading. But my first conclusion from all this looking at twists and getting stuff woven and comparing is: Twist angles lie. Do not trust that they are spun like what they appear to be in a finished cloth - and in further conclusion: If you need to do a hair-splittingly exact replica of a piece of fabric, you will have to do test-spinning and test-weaving and look at the angles in the finished fabric to figure out what you will have to spin.

Good thing I'm already mildly crazy, or that would drive me towards craziness indeed. Can't that textile stuff be straightforward once, just for a change? Please?
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Harma on Donnerstag, 09. Februar 2017 18:26

What is the only consensus on samples? Samples lie. Even if you go through all the steps you have in the finished piece, samples will still lie. Either because the width and length of the cloth is different, so the fabric behaves differently or the loom is different, the washing takes 5 minutes longer, or the sun didn't shine enough, one never knows exactly why, but samples are devious beasts.

What is the only consensus on samples? Samples lie. Even if you go through all the steps you have in the finished piece, samples will still lie. Either because the width and length of the cloth is different, so the fabric behaves differently or the loom is different, the washing takes 5 minutes longer, or the sun didn't shine enough, one never knows exactly why, but samples are devious beasts.
Harma on Freitag, 10. Februar 2017 10:33

I've been thinking about comparing apples with pears and such. Would you get more accurate data if you could mark a 10 cm piece of yarn with two very tight choke ties to be able to do most of your measurings on the same centimeters of yarn all the time? Do this in a few spots with differently marked or colored ties.

Just trying to add to the crazy. ;^D

I've been thinking about comparing apples with pears and such. Would you get more accurate data if you could mark a 10 cm piece of yarn with two very tight choke ties to be able to do most of your measurings on the same centimeters of yarn all the time? Do this in a few spots with differently marked or colored ties. Just trying to add to the crazy. ;^D
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