Using Floating Selvedges

[@rebeccaneef6070]

Great review of FS's! I love your fix for the loom by suspending the thread behind the castle. On my Ashford Jack loom I do something similar, only I suspend the floaters in front of the castle, and instead of a string (a heddle, basically) holding up the floater, I made a bent wire on each side that hooks over the top of the castle and has a tall loop at the bottom for the floater to go through. I'm so enjoying all your videos!

[@sharonmurrell9291]

Thank you. Very informative!!!

[@rainbowsandlove]

I, too, would go out and spend a lot of money on something to make life easier, rather than learn how to do something relatively simple… 😱😱😱

[@VermontWeaving]

Yes, using floating selvedges is a fairly simple thing to learn how to do. On the other hand, as a weaver who has far more lovely things to weave than time to weave them, I value great technique and fluidity in my weaving. Whether or not to use floating selvedges is an ongoing debate in the weaving community, but I find them to be less than ideal for many reasons. I go into this in a bit more detail in this blog post www.vermontweavingsupplies.com/blog/why-i-try-to-avoid-floating-selvedges

[@KnittingsAndSewings]

I am so excited to be in your weaver's club. This is a great video. Thanks for the tips.

[@VermontWeaving]

Thank you. I am thrilled with the response.

[@amjadkhurshed6171]

My teacher