{"id":5048,"date":"2014-01-24T21:26:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-25T02:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=5048"},"modified":"2014-03-14T20:07:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T01:07:33","slug":"back-to-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2014\/01\/back-to-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once I got a good woven skyline for the juries, it was back to the orders I have for custom baby wraps. Next up was 2 friends, J & C, who wanted the same colors for their warp. One would have a black weft, one a navy, so the wraps would look very similar. <\/p>\n

After I did all my math, and double-checked it to avoid my earlier debacle, I measured out a warp of 750 ends a bit over 14 1\/2 yards long. J has been one of my testing moms and she wanted me to make their wraps even a bit thinner than sample #2, which I sett at 26 ends\/inch. I went with 24 EPI for the majority of the wrap and 30 EPI for the selvedges. <\/p>\n

(Aside – this is the only photo that shows true colors, as it’s the only one with natural light. No matter how many photos I took near the loom and how many adjustments I made on my camera and in photoshop, I got bad coloration for the other photos.)<\/p>\n

\"measuring<\/a><\/p>\n

After getting it all measured it was over to the Macomber for beaming. I was cautiously trusting that the change in process I used for my 2nd sample wrap would remain good and that I would be able to beam this warp in a reasonable amount of time. Whew! It went smoothly and I got the warp beamed in about 1 1\/4 hours. Here the warp in mid-beaming – you can see all the colors and the layout J & C chose.
\n\"beaming<\/a><\/p>\n

I threaded heddles and reed, tied up the treadles, tied on the front apron, and set off weaving with the navy. No threading errors – YAY! <\/p>\n

\"weaving<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, after 2 long days at the loom plus a bit more, I have J’s wrap with the navy weft completely woven. I’ve just begun C’s wrap with the black weft. I have to say, it’s really hard to tell the difference between the two (navy below the light thread, black above) — at least under the compact fluorescent bulbs I use by my loom.
\n\"J<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ll be working on C’s wrap more this weekend – maybe I’ll get it done on Monday. Then hemming, washing, drying, hard pressing, and labeling. With any luck they’ll be ready for the mail by the end of the week. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once I got a good woven skyline for the juries, it was back to the orders I have for custom baby wraps. Next up was 2 friends, J & C, who wanted the same colors for their warp. One would have a black weft, one a navy, so the wraps would look very similar. <\/p>\n

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