Last night before my head hit the pillow I had a solution to the fan reed problem. I wonder if anyone else came up with it? I’ll wait awhile to see, and then post my solution. The problem was how can straight selvedge-to-selvedge wefts be woven as well as the wavy wefts shown
in my obi.
Obi woven with a fan reed (click to enlarge)
I actually have been wracking my brain about this but haven’t come up with a solution yet. Do tell!
I read somewhere that reeds are to correct warp faults and “by no means should cover the whole warp”. So that means maybe use a small fan reed connected to a normal reed on either side and that will create straight selvages perhaps!
I have no idea what thisis about. Never heard what you are saying. could you explain what faults, why, and what you mean about a reed that doesn’t cover? I am completely mystified. Peggy
I agree, reeds are normally supposed to be from selvedge to selvedge, at least. Clara, are you talking about a temple? Oh, is the solution to the mystery about making a straight weave with a fan reed to put the reed half way up? By the way, how does a fan reed work with the shelf on a floor loom beater?
That’s the real problem with fan reeds–they need to go up and down. Overhead beaters are the norm.