Ask Madelyn: How To Sley Floating Selvedges
I have an odd number of threads, so my last dent will have only one thread. Won’t this put extra stress on that thread? Should I sley floating selvedges?
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I have an odd number of threads, so my last dent will have only one thread. Won’t this put extra stress on that thread? Should I sley floating selvedges?
My floating selvedge threads, one on each side, are getting progressively tighter. What could the cause be, and how could I avoid it?
I've gotten lots of different answers when I've asked about floating selvedges. Do you wind them on the back beam with the warp, or hang them over the back?
How do I get my floating selvedges to rise up higher? I have them weighted with S-hooks off the back of my loom, but they only rise about a half-inch.
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