At last my first leaf motif warp measured and I have thoughts.
Measuring the warp presented some challenges.
Designing a random warp. Previously, I mentioned the challenges of designing a random stripe warp, here.
Winding a random warp. Thoughts and ideas here.
Threading Order and the cross. Weavers rely on the cross to maintain the threading order. This is true of both the threading cross and when warping back-to-front, the raddle cross. Orderly threads means no tangles! Stripes with groups of threads in one color are typical, but my random warp meant each end was a different color. I chose to not cut each thread and tie on a new one when I changed the color. Instead, I just set that color aside and continued with the next color. That meant that my threads crossed one another at the turn of the cross.
It didn't take long to realize that because the various colors passed over the other colors each time I used them, warping back-to-front wouldn't work. So I'm opting for front-to-back, where I can choose which thread goes next. I may have to shake out a few tangles when I wind the warp onto the back beam, but it will prevent tangles at the raddle cross due to crossover of the threads.
That probably doesn't make any sense! So let's just say I'm having to adjust my technique to address the circumstances.
Conclusion. Even though I get better warp tension on my Glimakra by warping back to front, if I do another random warp from scratch in the future, I'll warp it front to back. I don't have it all figured out, but it wasn't a waste of time because I learned a lot.
For my four seasons color motif, the next warp (spring) will be tied on, which will make things much easier.
Next up is sleying the reed (and seeing how well I do with my random color for that).
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Leigh, I love reading this although I understand almost none of it. It is like a foreign language.
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