Weavers call it the 'fell'.
hand spun Polypay singles, 12 epi
My dictionary (The Oxford American)
has five definitions of fell:
-- v. past tense of Fall
-- v. to cut down, knock down or stitch down (i.e. flat fell seam)
--n. a hill, stretch of hills or moorland
--adj. fierce; ruthless; terrible; destructive
--n. animal hide or skin with hair
It says nothing of weaving, so I would add:
--n. the place where the cloth that has been woven
meets the waiting warp.
has five definitions of fell:
-- v. past tense of Fall
-- v. to cut down, knock down or stitch down (i.e. flat fell seam)
--n. a hill, stretch of hills or moorland
--adj. fierce; ruthless; terrible; destructive
--n. animal hide or skin with hair
It says nothing of weaving, so I would add:
--n. the place where the cloth that has been woven
meets the waiting warp.
linen - 15 epi
Like time, the fell is never static.
Each pick (or half pass if you're a tapestry weaver), moves it along.
Each pick (or half pass if you're a tapestry weaver), moves it along.
wool, 11 epi
This requires little more than a few taps with the point of a bobbin,
hand spun 2-ply Polypay; 10 epi
or a controlled press with reed or rigid heddle.
Hemp warp/ Linen weft - 10 epi
Sometimes, of course,
it takes a great WHACK.
it takes a great WHACK.
Satisfying.
It all depends on the cloth you are after.
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I like 'em all
and hope I get to stay
with the yarn and the cloth
at the fell,
wherever it is,
for a long, long time.
and hope I get to stay
with the yarn and the cloth
at the fell,
wherever it is,
for a long, long time.
