tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817507759783772681.post8241394298776320569..comments2024-03-20T06:42:39.065+00:00Comments on Durham Weaver: Sámi Tartan and shawlsDurham weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097664540351788360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817507759783772681.post-78221145891314686872018-02-13T11:46:14.630+00:002018-02-13T11:46:14.630+00:00Thank you for clearing up my confusion. I will hav...Thank you for clearing up my confusion. I will have a look at the Stoorstalka site.<br />Regards,<br />Lin.Lin Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569051632688493058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817507759783772681.post-11906848339755166522018-02-12T15:28:24.132+00:002018-02-12T15:28:24.132+00:00Hi Lynn
I think that you have ordered the Sigga he...Hi Lynn<br />I think that you have ordered the Sigga heddle 24 which uses a different weave structure. This does have a long slot in the centre. If you look at the band being woven on their online store you will see that the pattern threads are in colour groups. The Sunna heddle has a different configuration of pattern slots, long slots and holes. The Sunna double slotted heddle has either 5, 7, 9,13 or 17 pattern slots. The 17 slot heddle can be used for bands with 15 pattern threads easily. On all of the Sunna heddles as well as the 17 Sunna double slotted heddle the centre is a shorter pattern slot. I am afraid that you cannot weave the patterns in the book with this type of heddle. I did run an online workshop with the Braid Society showing the use of the Sigga heddle. <br />If you have a standard heddle, you can use that but the pick up is less straightforward as you can see from the book. The one big advantage with a standard heddle is that it can be used to weave bands with almost any number of pattern threads. The Sunna heddle has a fixed number of pattern slots so you can weave with slightly fewer pattern threads by paying particular attention to the tension as there will be empty slots and holes. <br /><br />SusanDurham weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097664540351788360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817507759783772681.post-49379496097723750272018-02-12T13:57:51.483+00:002018-02-12T13:57:51.483+00:00Good day Susan, I have received my Sunni heddle 24...Good day Susan, I have received my Sunni heddle 24 and have threaded it according to the 17-3 pattern from the Sami Band weaving e-book. However,I have struck a hiccough. Threading from centre left, I found that the centre of the heddle was a long slot.I finished that section by putting the centre pattern thread through the first short slot and carried on. However when I came to thread the right side I didn't know how to carry on.The first slot to the right was a long slot, so I threaded a background thread through there, then the next slot was a pattern slot, but my next thread was a background thread.I threaded that through a hole, leaving the pattern slot empty.Then I had to skip a long slot as the next thread was a pattern thread. This has left a long and a short slot empty. I do understand that tensioning the warp will prevent gaps, but it means that one could find one has run out of pattern slots if using 24 pattern threads. I wonder how to get around this problem. I had thought the centre slot would be a pattern slot. I could email a picture of it if you would need clarification. Lin Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569051632688493058noreply@blogger.com