...sort of...
I've finished weaving them and have taken them off the loom. I still haven't decided if they will be used as placemats or made into a bag. I'm leaning towards a bag. The placemats are really kind of ugly. The edges are uneven and there are missed threads on the back that I didn't noticed until I passed the point of no return. With knitting, if you made a mistake, you can rip back or drop stitches and reknit to fix things. Can you do that with weaving?
Still, it was fun and I did learn a lot.
I went to Place des Arts to wind another warp but didn't bring enough yarn. I have to go back on Saturday & finish. Don't ask what I'm making next because I'm not sure myself. I just wanted to weave something the whole width of the loom just to see what it will look like. And I wanted to use the reed I cleaned up. The Kauni wool I'm using will be perfect for this. If I don't like it, I can felt it and make another bag.
You can undo weaving, but it's a royal pain, requiring a great deal of attention, and IMHO may not lead to an improved product, just different flaws. You may pass the shuttle wrong in a different place as you undo, it may leave the warp uneven, and I'm sure there are other possibilities. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteGillian
Hi
ReplyDeleteYes you can unweave. If you are having problems with tension then it is really likely you will have errors as your shed will be erratic. When I have a tempermental warp I pay a lot of attention to the finished product as I go along to catch my errors.
Cheers Amber