Problem with lace weight yarn

buckskinhawk wrote

on 12 Jan 2012 7:46 PM

I am working on a project using alpaca silk blend and a wool.  Both are lace weight and measured on a ruler the count is correct for a ten point heddle.  Some of the weft threads slip on the warp creating an uneven look.  I have a video so you can see my project.  Could someone help me with it?  All comments would be appreciated.  I am new and this is my first project using lace weight.

This is the link for the YouTube video showing my work.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSBqbiCZANM

Thank you 

Kathy

Madelyn van der Hoogt wrote

on 12 Jan 2012 10:58 PM

What a great video! It really is amazing to be able to share problems in this way.

OK, I think the sett is too loose for that yarn. Alpaca and silk are also both pretty slippery. What did you mean that the count is correct for a sett of 10 ends per inch? When you wrap a ruler, what happens?

The camera is not quite close enough to tell what your weft sett is. I bet it is not ten weft threads per inch, which is what it would need to be for a balanced plain weave.

I think you are doing everything right, it's just that the yarn is fine and slippery and needs a closer sett!

Madelyn

buckskinhawk wrote

on 13 Jan 2012 5:16 PM

Madelyn,

Thanks for the help.  I do think that the sett is to loose.  I did wrap the yarn around a ruler and came out with 20 ends per inch which when divided by two is ten but it is just too loose.  

I didn't know that you should have the same number of ends per inch on the weft so I measured it.  It varries quite a bit due to the slipping .  Sme places it is 12 and other places it is as high as 18 ends pr inch on the piece that I have woven. I don't know what to do with it at this point.  Any suggestions?  

I have made other scarfs with thicker yarn.  This is my first lace yarn project.  I will be purchasing another heddle in the future.  Maybe I'll buy another 10 so that I can double weave.  Do two 10 heddles require a 40ends per inch yarn which divided by two is the 20?

Thanks for the compliment on the use of the video.  I thought that a picture would be worth a thousand words.  

Kathy McAnally