Dear all, Most of you certainly remind that Marla Mallett explained
once more during this Salon how wefts were crossed between sheds. She
explained that this feature appears between “each” row of knots even if we
don’t always see it clearly. Sometimes the weavers used a two span float
when crossing their wefts (2,3,4,7), and this is not difficult to see even
if the two weft yarns are of the same color, other times the two wefts
crossed between sheds, with one yarn binding the other(1,3). In this case
it’s very difficult to see it except when the two yarns are different. I
am just examining a worn Kamseh rug. One white cotton weft and one light
pink-orange wool weft are seen between each rows of knots. When the two
wefts are of different colours seeing the crossed wefts is more easy. In
this picture crossing with a two span float can well be seen in 2,3,4,7
and one yarn cross binding the other in 1 & 3.  Notice also that
it happens between “each” rows of knots. (6 not showed in the picture)
Thanks, Daniel Deschuyteneer |