Free End Interlinked fingerweaving <br> Chevron Point Down [Z] Twist [worked right to left]

Free End Interlinked Fingerweaving
Chevron Point Down [Z] Twist [worked right to left]

Headstick Set Up

Chevron point down [Z] twist interlinked fingerweaving tutorial patter will be worked from the right hand side to the left hand side of the workpiece.

The hedstick is set up using two contrasting color for the chevron pattern and a third color for borders.

The number of strands of each color must be divisible by four.

For this tutorial the strands are cast on to the headstick in the following order:
8 [border color], 4 [color 1], 8 [color 2], 4 [color 1],8 [border color].

The shed is picked up on the index finger of the left hand. The bottom layer of the shed is under the index finger. The top layer of the shed is over the index finger.

[NOTE] The headstick is set up so that the first strand on the right hand side of the workpiece is in the top layer of the shed.

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First Pass--Section One

Start on the right hand side of the workpiece, weave [Z] twist interlink fingerweaving until one strand of the border color band is unused.

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First Pass--Section One

[NOTE] the right hand side color band is used as twining accent strands. Start the [Z] twist link to the center color band.

Reach through the shed of the right hand side color band,

Pick up the first bottom strand of the center color band.

[figure-3] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Section One

Complete the [Z] twist link to the border color band.

[figure-4] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Section One

[Z] twist twine the right hand side twining strands.

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First Pass--Section One

Continue [Z] twist interlink weaving of the middle color band of the workpiece.

Stop when there is one unused middle strand of the center color band.

[figure-6] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Section One

Pass the unused strand of the center color band through the shed of the left hand color band.

[NOTE] The left hand color band becomes the left hand [Z] twist twinning strand.

[figure-7] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Section One

[Z] twist twine the left hand side twining strands.

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First Pass--Section One

Finish the first pass of the [Z] twist interlinked fingerweaving.

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Second Pass--Section One

Start second pass of [Z] twist interlink fingerweaving.

Stop when there is one unused strand before the twining color strands.

[figure-10] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Section One

[NOTE] the right hand side color band is used as twining accent strands. Start the [Z] twist link to the center color band.

---Reach through the shed of the right hand side color band,

---Pick up the first bottom strand of the the center color band.

[figure-11] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Section One

Finish forming the [Z] twist link.

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Second Pass--Section One

[Z] twist twine the right hand color band.

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Second Pass--Section One

[Z] twist interlink the center color band strands.

Stop when ther is one unused center color band strand.

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Srcond Pass--Section One

Pass the unused center color band strand through the shed of the left hand color band.

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Second Pass--Section One

[Z] twist twine the strands of left hand color band.

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Secons Pass--Section One

Finish the second pass of the [Z] twist interlink fingerweaving.

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First Pass--Second Section

Weave the first pass of the second section.

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Second Pass--Second Section

Start on the right hand side of the workpie, [Z] twist interlink fingerweave untill there is one unused strand before the twinning strands.

[figure-19] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Second Section

Reach through the the shed of the twinning strands.

Pich up the first bottom layer strand of the center color band,

Pass the picked up strand through the shed of the twining strands.

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Second Pass--Second Section

Finish the [Z] twist interlink.

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Second Pass--Second Section

[Z] twist right hand side of the twinning strands.

[OBSERVE] There is only a single center color strand.

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Second Pass--Second Section

Pass the single center color band strand through the shed of the left hand side twinning strands.

[figure-23] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Second Section

[Z] twist twine the left hand side twining strands.

[OBSERVE] The center oclor band has ended with a point.

[figure-24] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Second Section

Finish the second pass of the [Z] twist interlinked fingerweaving.

[OBSERVE] The two center color bands are reversed again and have been returned to there starting configuration.

[NOTE]The next pass of weaving will be a transition row.

--the interlinking strands of the chevron point will become twining strands of the chevron limb.

--the twining strand of the patter will become the chevron point strand of the next chevron.

[figure-25] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Third Section

Start Second Pass--Second Section of [Z] twist interlink fingerweaving.

Stop when there is one unused strand before the twining color strands.

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First Pass--Third Section

[NOTE] the right hand side color band is used as twining accent strands.

Start the [Z] twist link to the center color band.

--- Reach through the shed of the right hand side color band,

--- Pick up the first bottom strand of the center color band.

[figure-27] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Third Section

Complete the [Z] twist link to the border color band.

[figure-28] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Third Section

[Z] twist twine the right hand side twining strands.

[figure-29] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Third Section

Continue [Z] twist interlink fingerweaving of the middle color band of the workpiece.

Stop when there is one unused strand of the center color band.

[figure-30] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Third Section

Pass the unused strand of the center color band through the shed of the left hand twinning strands (left hand color band).

[NOTE] The left hand color band becomes the left hand [Z] twist twinning strand.

[figure-31] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Third Section

[Z] twist twine the left hand side twining strands.

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First Pass--Third Section

Finish the first pass of the third section of [Z] twist interlinked fingerweaving.

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Second Pass--Third Section

Start Second Pass--Third Section of [Z] twist interlink fingerweaving.

Stop when there is one unused strand before the twining color strands.

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Second Pass--Third Section

Start the [Z] twist link of the center color band to the right hand edge of the workpiece.

--- Reach through the shed of the right hand side color band,

--- Pick up the first bottom strand of the center color band.

[figure-35] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Third Section

Complete the [Z] twist link to the right hand side interlinked fingerweaving.

[figure-36] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Third Section

[Z] twist twine the right hand side twining strands.

[figure-37] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Third Section

Continue [Z] twist interlink fingerweaving of the middle color band of the workpiece.

Stop when there is one unused strand of the center color band.

[figure-38] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Third Section

Pass the unused strand of the center color band through the shed of the left hand twinning strands (left hand color band).

[figure-39] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Third Section

[Z] twist twine the left hand side twining strands.

[figure-40] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Third Section

Weave the second pass of the [Z] twist interlinked fingerweaving.

[OBSERVE] The two center color bands are reversed again an have been returned to there starting configuration. .

[NOTE]The next pass of weaving will be a transition row.

--the interlinking strands of the chevron point will become twining strands of the chevron limb.

--the twining strand of the patter will become the chevron point strand of the next chevron.

[figure-41] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Fourth Section

Weave the first pass of the fifth section.

[OBSERVE] There are only two center color strands remaining.

[figure-42] [click here to see video]

Second Pass--Fourth Section

Weave the second pass of the fourth section.

[OBSERVE]

--- The point of the chevron is formed

--- The congiguration of the color bands has returned to original configuration.

[figure-43] [click here to see video]

First Pass--Fifth Section

Weave the first pass of the fifth section.

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Second Pass--Fifth Section

Weave the second pass of the fifth section.

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First Pass--Sixth Section

Weave the first pass of the sixth section.

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Second Pass--Sixth Section

Weave the second pass of the sixth section.

[OBSERVE]This pass of weaving reveals first completes chevron pattern.

Continue adding aditional rows of weaving until the workpiece has reached the desired length.

[figure-47] [click here to see video]

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