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IF YOU ARE DESIGNING A NEW PROJECT FOR WEAVING
IT ALWAYS NECESSARY TO TEST YOUR YARN FOR THE THICKNESS
SO THAT YOU CAN WORK OUT HOW MANY WARPS YOU WILL NEED
AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO WORK OUT HOW MUCH YARN!
IF YOU HAVE HAND SPUN YOUR OWN WOOL – ITS ALWAYS USEFUL TO KNOW HOW IT WILL KNIT
THESE SIMPLE LITTLE HAND MADE WOODEN GAUGES
WILL DO THAT FOR YOU – THE GAP IS EXACTLY 1″ AND YOU CAN
GET THE INFORMATION YOU NEED BY COUNTING HOW MANY WINDINGS THE YARN
NEEDS TO FILL UP THE GAP – THEY ARE CALLED WRAPS PER INCH (wpi)
SIMPLE REALLY
THEN KNITTERS CAN CONSULT THIS BLOG
I just found the blog by doing a search for wraps per inch –
I have no connection with it, but there seem to be some good projects to make on it too!
ITS MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR WEAVERS BUT TWO PLACES WILL GIVE YOU SOME INFO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight
AND A VERY COMPRENSIVE TABLE THAT YOU CAN EXTRAPOLATE FROM –
YOU WILL HAVE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT TO GET IT THO’
http://www.weavingtoday.com/media/p/70/showcontent.aspx
ITS WEAVING TODAY’S MASTER YARN CHART – A FREE DOWNLOAD
PS; THE HOLE AT THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE GAUGES IN THE PICTURE IS FOR TYING THEM TO YOUR WORK IF NEEDED.
YOU WILL GET A RANDOM PICK OF THESE GAUGES, AS I CANNOT SELL THEM AS INDIVIDUAL WOODS AS I HAVE DONE FOR THE DROP SPINDLES!
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