{"id":5060,"date":"2014-01-26T21:30:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T02:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=5060"},"modified":"2014-03-14T20:07:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T01:07:50","slug":"beat-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2014\/01\/beat-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Jackson - Beat It (Official 4K Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oRdxUFDoQe0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I had an <em>aha<\/em> moment while I was weaving yesterday afternoon.  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been double beating my baby wraps.  And this on the Macomber, which has a relatively heavy beater bar &#8212; much heavier than on my little counterbalance loom.  Double beating definitely slows down the process, but I couldn&#8217;t manage to get the wraps to be balanced &#8211; the same number of threads per inch in the warp and picks per inch in the weft &#8211; without double beating.  <\/p>\n<p>But <em>why<\/em> did I have to double beat?  My <em>aha<\/em> was that it actually makes sense. The wider the weaving, the harder it is to beat; the narrower the easier.  <\/p>\n<p>When I make my <a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2013\/05\/its-the-little-things-that-count\/\">bookmarks<\/a> &#8211; about 1.5&#8243; wide &#8211; I have to set the warp threads closer together and still beat quite lightly to make them look right.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bookmarks-part.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bookmarks-part.jpg\" alt=\"bookmarks\" width=\"215\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bookmarks-part.jpg 215w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bookmarks-part-129x150.jpg 129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I&#8217;m weaving a <a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2013\/05\/handwoven-color-blending\/\">scarf<\/a> &#8211; usually about 9&#8243; wide &#8211; I usually beat sort of lightly, since I&#8217;m usually using fine threads.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blue-color-blending-part.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blue-color-blending-part.jpg\" alt=\"color blending scarf\" width=\"442\" height=\"149\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blue-color-blending-part.jpg 442w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blue-color-blending-part-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blue-color-blending-part-150x50.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blue-color-blending-part-400x134.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I&#8217;m weaving a baby wrap &#8211; 31&#8243; wide &#8211; I have to beat hard to get the weft right.  For me, it&#8217;s easier on my body, my brain, and my loom to double beat instead of really beating the heck out of a single beat.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, I realize now that&#8217;s why my snowflakes don&#8217;t look like snowflakes &#8211; I was purposely not double beating.  Since I wasn&#8217;t making it a special order for anyone, I wanted to see if I could save the time of double beating.  Obviously not if I want my woven motifs to work out.<\/p>\n<p>At least now I know.  And I know that for me, double-beating makes sense and is worth the extra time it takes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>I had an aha moment while I was weaving yesterday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been double beating my baby wraps. And this on the Macomber, which has a relatively heavy beater bar &#8212; much heavier than on my little counterbalance loom. 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