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 (DIR) Post #ASaYTShC6HvAFkr9lY by kyle@social.librem.one
       2023-02-12T01:57:21Z
       
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       After weaving quite a few inches into the towel I thought something looked off and discovered I was missing a thread!If you find the pin in the picture you can see that part of the pattern just looks a bit off. Follow that line up to where the thread finally is threaded and you can see where the pattern got corrected after I added a new warp thread.#weaving
       
 (DIR) Post #ASagpDpGrjEa8iWNai by neilbearse@universeodon.com
       2023-02-12T03:30:58Z
       
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       @kyle oops
       
 (DIR) Post #ASaj8JywOyYYdtHNPE by kyle@social.librem.one
       2023-02-12T03:56:50Z
       
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       In case anyone new to weaving is wondering how you recover from a mistake like this, measure out a new warp thread, thread it through the reed and heddle, and then hang it off of the back of the loom with a weight. I wrap the end of the warp around the weight until it hangs properly, and unwind it a bit every few times I advance the warp.Then wrap the other end around a pin and pin it to the fabric. After enough rows eventually tension will keep it in place.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASanUMzuGoj6BNV3vE by apples_and_pears@mastodon.world
       2023-02-12T04:45:38Z
       
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       @kyle Can the woven portion (before the pin) be corrected without starting over?
       
 (DIR) Post #ASapS4CXNow9DSRBcO by kyle@social.librem.one
       2023-02-12T05:07:38Z
       
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       @apples_and_pears You could go back in with a tapestry needle and weave in a new thread to match the pattern of the old. That would be easier on a simpler pattern though (like a standard tabby or twill). Because this is doubleweave, you are essentially weaving two fabrics that are interlaced with each other in this dense cloth, so it would be more challenging.In my case I put on enough warp for three towels and I will probably not go to the trouble for this one.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASd5FYznZ8VgXeSV04 by jorny@mastodon.social
       2023-02-13T07:14:03Z
       
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       @kyle In northern Sweden you can almost always find one error in old weaves, but no mistakes. To make a perfect weave was considered prideful.