Throwback Thursday to Swatch Watch 2014-2015 Chair-Ruth Archer, Committee-Millie Stratton, Diana Green Weaver: Sue Parker Bassett Structure: Dubbelbindning Shafts: 4 Sett: 24 epi Warp: 22/2 cottolin, white Pattern: 22/2 colored cottolin Sources: Inga Krook writing in Handwoven, M/J, 1983. Leena Svensson “44 Vavar av En Cottolin Varp” Double Binding is a weft-backed structure having one warp and a system of face and reverse (complementary) wefts. It is most often used as a rag rug weave with an (apparent) plain weave surface, but Svensson shows projects utilizing a variety of wefts including an all-cottolin table square. She gives an interesting alternative draft that produces a different surface texture with two-pick floats. Her draft and a third variant are given on the back of this page. The swatch draft is the more common one used by Krook. Sue reports having to use a very firm beat, and was not comfortable with the result. She also said the yarn was sticky to work with. A looser sett would probably have made her work easier and would have produced denser color. Again, Swedish setts are often very close so opening them up a bit is often desirable. On a more positive note Sue comments that designing by varying the number of repeats in a block and by color choice is easy. She adds that there is a change in shafts being raised when changing blocks. The number three shaft is raised for the last pick in Block A and the number two shaft is raised for the first pick of Block B. It looks like a doubled number of ends or a mistake when weaving tabby. It is however correct and is not noticed when weaving pattern. Thanks Sue! (fb)

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