Ms & Os Sample
These samples were based on a draft
for a turned Ms & Os scarf using 10/2 cotton and 8/2 Rayon. I used 11.8/2
nm wool and a plain weave sett of 14 epi. Next time;
- Tighter sett
- Wider plain weave panel adjacent to the selvedges and tension separately
- Carefull thought about the colours
- Long twisted fringes
- Photoshop how this structure would look as a shawl
Weave structure
Turned Ms & Os
Equipment
16" Ashford 8 Shaft table loom; 12 dent reed; Leclerc boat shuttle
Yarns
Warp & weft: Bendigo 2 ply (11.8/2 nm)
Yarn Sources
Bendigo Woollen Mills PTY Ltd.
4 Lansell St, East Bendigo VIC 3550, Australia
Warp
78
ends, 2 yards long
Spacing
Warp:14
epi, Weft: 14 ppi
Tension
& Selvedge
Double
dent last two threads on each side
References
Handwoven
Nov
Dec 2004, Turned Ms and Os Scarf, Emile Pritchard
Finishing
Wash
in hand warm water, dry flat, hot iron whilst slightly damp.
Dimensions
Sample 1
Length off loom 15"
Length
after finishing 14"
Sample 2
Length off loom 24"
Length
after finishing 22 1/2 "
Width
on loom 5 1/4 "
Width
off loom 5"
Width
after finishing 4 7/8 "
To see this draft turned and woven into a scarf has inspired me to give it a try myself! Thanks Martin. Great notes as always.
ReplyDeleteAnne
Wandering Weavers
I am just about to put a warp on for a shawl in Ms&Os... watch this space!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. I used to have good notes on how to do turned m's and o's, but now that I want to use them, they are missing. This is the best article I've found on the subject. I'm going to cut this down to 4 shafts, which is what I have done before. I hope I can get it to work! :-)
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