07-14-2013, 12:27 PM
We computed it would take at least a mile (5000m) of yarn to weave a normal-sized military tunic, counting in 12 threads to the inch (5 per cm), and using wool for both warp and weft. That's a pretty sizeable task for the spinners, even before building a loom.
One book that helps describe how to construct the loom is Martha Hoffmann's The Warp-Weighted Loom, ISBN 82-00-08094-3 There is more information in that one volume than is contained in most other books of the same type.
To weave a diamond twill requires a loom fitted with 4 heddles, and a proper sequencing of them as you work down the fabric. The loom itself is basically the same whether 4 or only 1 heddle is used. The difference is how the warp strings are tied, and the choice of which strings are opened to make the shed.
One book that helps describe how to construct the loom is Martha Hoffmann's The Warp-Weighted Loom, ISBN 82-00-08094-3 There is more information in that one volume than is contained in most other books of the same type.
To weave a diamond twill requires a loom fitted with 4 heddles, and a proper sequencing of them as you work down the fabric. The loom itself is basically the same whether 4 or only 1 heddle is used. The difference is how the warp strings are tied, and the choice of which strings are opened to make the shed.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
