How do you do a double weave?

Double Weave is a cloth with two sides, so you have to make a warp with double the ends. One set of harnesses manage one layer and a different set of harnesses manage the 2nd layer. You thread your warp ends alternately. One end on the top layer and then thread one end on the bottom layer.

Can you double weave on a 4 shaft loom?

For a double weave, you can use as few as four shafts of the loom. Each layer of fabric needs at least two shafts. Then it’s time to weave the bottom layer. In order to do this, you need to lift the top layer (shafts one and three) plus shaft two for the bottom layer.

What are the 3 basic types of weaving?

The three basic weaves are plain, twill, and satin.

What’s the best way to weave a double weave?

The white yarns should actually pass in-between the aqua yarns and make a white stripe. Now to weave the aqua layer on the bottom, lift the entire white layer plus shaft 1 of aqua. Pass the boat shuttle through and then lift shafts 2 and 4 plus shaft 3 of the aqua. This action intertwines the two layers.

Which is the tie up order in double weave?

Dark warp threads on odd number shafts; light warp threads on even number shafts. 2. The tieup, basic double weave tieup # 1 in this example, weaves dark warp and dark weft in the top (T) cloth layer and light warp and light weft in the bottom (B) cloth layer. 3. The treadling order, in this example, leads to two separate cloth layers. 4.

What are the dfirections for double weave threading?

The starting point is a 4 shaft threading, double weave tieup, treadling order and drawdown given in the next diagram. The dfirections for double weave are often presented in the following manner. 1. The threading is straight draw twill on four shafts. Dark warp threads on odd number shafts; light warp threads on even number shafts. 2.

How many warps are needed for a double weave?

4. One dark warp and one light warp are to be sleyed together in the same dent of the reed. The sett should be twice the sett for a single layer weave with the yarns you have chosen. 5. Two shuttles are needed. Shuttle # 1 has a dark weft and shuttle # 2 has a light weft of the same yarns as used in the warp.