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I madea 12inwovenblockfora cushioncover,butwhenI addeda plain
borderroundtheedge,someofthe woven area was lost in the seam. How
doI preventthishappening?

Tr ythis...Gettingtheverticalandhorizontalstripstorunstraight(andstay
straight)canbetricky.Whenallofthestripsareinplaceandpinnedtothebase
boardat thesides,beforeI fusethemtothefusibleinterfacing,I findit veryhelpful
tospendsometimeadjustingthestripsindividuallytomakesuretheyarerunning
true.Fig 7 showssomeexamplesofareasthataren’tquiteright.I adjustthem,
andwhenI thinktheylookright,I placea largesquarerulerontoptocheckwhere
theedgesare.A 12insquarequiltingrulerwouldbeperfectforyourblock.
Placeit onthewovenblockandcheckthesidesoftheblock(wheretheseamwill
eventuallybe)runalongthesidesoftheruler,pullingoutpinsandadjustingstrips
if needbe.Checkthecentreareaofstripstoo, to make sure they are following the
vertical and horizontal lines on the ruler.

FABRIC WEAVING –


TROUBLESHOOTING


Manipulatingfabricstripsintowovenpatterns is verycreative.
Here are answers to some questions about the process.

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I’vetriedweavingbut
foundit diculttoweave
thestripsoverandunder.
Istherea knacktothis?

Tr ythis...Youcanbuy
weftingneedlesmade
specificallyforfabricstrips
(seeFig 8 ). Thisflatgadget
madeofplastichasa tab
at theendforloopingthe
endofthestrip,securingit
inplaceasyouweave.It’s
anextremelyusefultool
tohaveif youplantodoa
lotoffabricweaving.For
thesamplesmadeforthis
article,I didn’thavetime
togeta “weftie”,soI just
usedmyfingersanda long
pairoftweezers,pokingthe
tweezersunderthevertical
stripandgrabbingtheend
ofthehorizontalstriptopull
it through.It alsohelpsto
feedstripsthroughfromthe
centrewhenpossible,where
thereis moreofa gap,and
then slide them into place.

Fig 7 Squaring up a block

ig


Thisstripis
skewingoff
centreand
leaving gaps

Thesestripsarebowed
and not running straight

Thisstriphas
slippedunder
another strip

Thesestrips
areoutof
placeand
not straight

Fig 8 Wefting needle
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