Oops, wrong heddle size! 😮

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@cynn3367 Жыл бұрын

This is one reason why I really like your videos. You show us when you've made a mistake, you don't hide the frustration you felt when you realized the mistake and you show us how with patience it can be remedied. I think I've only subscribed to 2 channels and yours is the only weaving one. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm honoured to be one of "your" channels 😉

@janesflanagan Жыл бұрын

Good method. Another I’ve used is before untying or undoing anything, to insert cross sticks at the back (by making the 2 plain weave sheds)and tie the sticks together at the ends. Then I can replace the unwanted heddle with the one I want and the cross sticks keep the warps in order ready for rethreading the heddle I do want! I hope that makes sense!🤣

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Great tip Jane, thanks for sharing!

@feltlikeitbydebs Жыл бұрын

Great save. Thanks for sharing ❤

@cuppajavaplease Жыл бұрын

This was great advice for a new weaver like myself! When I received my three heddles, I noticed they had stickers with bar codes on the back which identified the heddle size. I decided to leave them on so I would always know what size heddle I was choosing.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea. The Ashford heddle sizes are permanently printed on, which is a big help!

@wvblue4658 Жыл бұрын

My method can be done even with a proper sett if the yarns aren't too grabby. I remove the warp and not the weft, by grasping warp near the heddle and pulling it back out. Begin a couple of inches in from the edge and pull a single warp back out. After doing a few single warp threads, things loosen up more and I can pull out little groups of warp threads. If you want to save the weft, you can run a cord alongside those last few warp threads at each edge, tie the cord to front and back beams then remove the rest of the warp . This will let you keep the weft from tangling while you wind it into a ball.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! 😀

@worksofhands Жыл бұрын

Wow. This is a successful rescue!

@jeanchaneyaz Жыл бұрын

I had searched to find a video on how to unweave as I am prone to making mistakes and couldn't find any. Thank you for this. (I often think that if you watched over my shoulder, I would give you ideas for tons of videos, LOL!)

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

😆

@PeaceLoveAndRico Жыл бұрын

Open sett will give you a final result that looks like costume design for the new Dune movie... you never really lose. haha 😄. I love that now I have the confidence to fix errors instead of just continuing to weave and then complain when I'm finished... Thanks!

@adamakaru2683 Жыл бұрын

😪Look at the mistake as an learning experience and EXPERIENCE IS KNOWLEDGE you share it with us 😊thank you.

@rainbowgal8047 Жыл бұрын

I prefer to unweave from the fell, and put the newly freed weft back onto a bobbin or stick. I find it to be the easiest way to save the weft as well as the warp. Thanks for showing how to transfer on a rhl. I've had to do it recently on a 36" 4 harness loom, which does not have the convenient place to put the correct reed. I wound up completely undoing it, inserting the correct reed, and re-sleying the reed. I did keep the threads in the heddles, which helped. It wasn't perfect but it worked well enough to get the weaving done.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Glad you got through that experience, not fun at all!

@colleenarnold3909 Жыл бұрын

Ah, I forgot about this video when I had my oopsie. I had mistakenly grabbed the 12.5 and not the 10 dent heddle. I found the mistake before I rolled the back roller and still had the yarn in the slots. So had to figure it out. Moved the wrong heddle to the front and put the correct heddle in it's place, and tediously grabbed the yarns and pulled them through. Tedious, but, now ready to roll back.

@vernonbowling5310 Жыл бұрын

I would be more inclined to cut it off and keep it as a permanent reminder and start over, your patience is amazing .

@michellemckinney1513 Жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for showing us your mistakes & how you went about fixing them! I have just made this very mistake & remembered having seen this video. I'm so grateful to have it to refer back to! Luckily, I had only woven a few picks beyond my hemstitch before I realized the sett was all wrong. Thank you so much for all of your videos, especially the troubleshooting & tutorials. 😉😁👍

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, I'm glad it turned out well for you 😀

@padmakmoorthy7665 Жыл бұрын

I'm relieved that this has happened to others as well. It was most frustrating n I felt like giving up weaving. This assures me that every problem has a solution. Thnks for ur video.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Yes, everything can be fixed with a bit of time and patience 😊

@susandowty7537 Жыл бұрын

That is a cool effect!

@bobdonbetty Жыл бұрын

What a pain! I just did this myself.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

😔

@jeanettekettlewell Жыл бұрын

Same here! I haven't decided whether or not to add warp to get back to my intended finished width. I may run out of yarn if I do.

@maryamhajimodaresi3698 Жыл бұрын

Hi Kelly, this is a very useful tip in regards to choosing the best reed for our projects. I was wondering do you have a video showing how to load the shuttles? I always get confused and the yarns get all messy! Thanks a bunch 😊

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

How to load a stick shuttle or a boat shuttle? I have a stick shuttle video here- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a85io8Wep7nKhJs.html And a video on boat shuttles here- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iLBxp5B8z5mngWg.html

@audreydeneui192 Жыл бұрын

Wow! No swears! No spit bubble ugly crying! Or maybe those happened off camera. 😁Seriously, I appreciate the how to fix this attitude (and the video, of course.). 🥰

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Admittedly, some swearing and grumbles happen in my head, but I'm so used to making mistakes by now I just try to go with it and sort through one step at a time 😊

@elizabethblake8802 Жыл бұрын

Why do you start in the middle rather than from one end?

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean Elizabeth?

@annieem5693 Жыл бұрын

She starts rethreading from the middle (center) because the new heddle has closer holes and slots, and the weaving will end up being narrower than the original. She wants the weaving to remain in the middle of the new heddle.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

@@annieem5693 thanks for cleaning that up, I wasn't sure exactly what Elizabeth was asking 😀

@jodiechalesehenco8104 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kelly, I love the clarity you've got when faced with what would be (for me) a very gnarly problem. Once youve freed the warp from the weft, would it be feasible to leave the incorrect heddle in place in the rear position and just thread the correct heddle in front of it?

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea, but you would still have to move that second heddle with the first one, so the front heddle would be a different sett to the back heddle. I don't think that would work too well. It would be a nice simple fix if it did!

@miserybutane298 Жыл бұрын

not gonna lie, if this happened to me with an intentional project, I'd probably feel like throwing the whole loom out. seeing you go through this method to correct the issue is definitely going to be something i'll have to keep in mind in the future.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Every problem is fixable -- no loom throwing required! 😆

@miserybutane298 Жыл бұрын

@@KellyCasanova i've been trying to figure out warping methods for tablet weaving on a backstrap loom setup, snd since the human is kind of a component of backstrap looms for tensioning, i'm glad to hear that 😂

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

@@miserybutane298 😂

@juliacannings509 Жыл бұрын

I’ve just brought some 8 4 cotton I only had 7.5 with my new loom so I doubled the warp and weft would I need a 12.5 if I didn’t double it very new to weaving still I’ve been having a break from everything craft wise as my son died this yr I’m trying to motivate myself wanting to make tea towels .

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Hi Julia, I'm very sorry to hear of your son's passing. Yes, the 12.5 would work well if you didn't want to double. A 15 dent heddle would also be an option.

@lynngravatt2323 Жыл бұрын

I am impatient, I would separate it up the middle and cut it in half ( the teal color) then grab by the sides and pull. Im also lazy lol. But the prep is half the fun.

@amygrant9434 Жыл бұрын

I thought I would do that same thing too Lynn :o)

@StitchesnScraps Жыл бұрын

Would the difference in width eventually cause tension issues on a longer warp?

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

While it's not ideal for tension, it does still work. If perfect tension is important to you, you would probably want to consider re-winding, but I'm happy with doing less work and just making do 😊

@StitchesnScraps Жыл бұрын

@@KellyCasanova That's my philosophy too :) If it works, it works.

@lauralbriar Жыл бұрын

I did this a two weeks ago - but opposite of your mistake - I put in a 12.5 instead of 7.5 - I tried to change it and then gave up and threw it all away out of frustration.....I am working on patience........please don't call this a "stupid" mistake though. It's just a mistake and they happen......it's only fibre and no one was hurt in the making of this mistake - LOL

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

No judgement from me, whatever works for you! 😆

@lauralbriar Жыл бұрын

@@KellyCasanova you've more patience then me - you saved yours!

@thekangapress6616 2 ай бұрын

Hi Kelly, my heddle will not click into the down position. What am i doing wrong? The up and rest position are fine but when i go into down position it is loose and i don't get a switch in the warp. It just stays flat. PLEASE HELP. Maz from NSW :)

@KellyCasanova 2 ай бұрын

Hi Maz, is it the Ashford knitter's loom? If so, you will find this useful - kellycasanovaweavinglessons.com/2020/07/how-is-a-knitters-loom-different-to-a-rigid-heddle-loom.html

@thekangapress6616 2 ай бұрын

@@KellyCasanova thank you yes a knitters loom chosen because it folded but am starting to regret the difficulty in down position sigh :)

@KellyCasanova 2 ай бұрын

@@thekangapress6616 It's not difficult once you get used to it, it's just slightly different 😊

@thekangapress6616 2 ай бұрын

@@KellyCasanova thanks Kelly :)