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Warpface Double Chevron [M] Pattern

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Casting on:
  • There must be at least two colors.

  • The number of strands of each color must be divisible by 4.

  • The sequence of strands.
      1/4 color one
      1/2 color two
      1/2 color one
      1/2 color two
      1/4 color one
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Find the midpoint of the right hand half of the work piece.
  • The warp strands that are to the right of the midpoint of the right hand half of the work piece make up the Row 1 [part 1] shed.
[Figure1] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-1]
    Select the [part 1] weft strand.
  • The first warp strand on the right hand side of the work piece is selected as the [part 1] weft strand.
[Figure 2]click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-1]


Pass the [part 1] weft strand to the left through the [part 1] shed of Row 1. 		[Figure3] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-1]


Secure the [part 1] weft strand.
    Place weft strand under the index finger of the left hand.

    Place the warp strand that is on the left hand side of the [part 1] shed over the index finger of the left hand.
[Figure4] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-1]
Reverse the [part 1] shed.

  • Transfering the [part 1] shed to the left index finger

  • Starting on the right hand side of the [part 1] shed, reverse the shed by moving one warp strand at a time to the idex finger of the right hand.
    • [NOTE] Each strand moves from the shed layer it is in the left hand to the opposite shed layer in the right hand.
[Figure5] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-2]

Find the middle of the workpiece.
  • [NOTE] The [part 2] shed is made up of the warp strands between the midpoint of the right hand half and the middle of the work piece.
[Figure6] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-2]


Select the weft strand for the [part 2] shed of the Row 1.
  • Reach through the [part 2] shed.

  • Select the warp strand that is to the left of the middle of the work piece as the [part 2] weft strand.
[Figure7] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-2]

  • Pass the [part 2] weft strand to the right through the [part 2] shed of the Row 1.
[Figure8] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-2]

Secure the weft strand.
  • Place the weft strand under the index finger of the right hand.

  • Place the [part 1] weft strand over the right hand index finger.

    • [NOTE] The [part 1] weft strand becomes the first [part 2] warp strand on the right hand side of the Row 1 [part 2] shed.

    [NOTE] The [part 2] weft strand becomes the first [part 1] warp strand on the left hand side of the Row 1 [part 1] shed.
[Figure9] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-2]

Reverse the [part 2] shed.

  • Transfering the [part 2] shed to the right index finger.

  • Starting on the left hand side of the [part 2] shed, move one warp strand at a time to the idex finger of the left hand.

  • Transfering the [part 2] shed to the right index finger again.

      • [NOTE] Each warp strand moves from the shed layer it is in to the opposite shed layer in the left hand.
[Figure 10] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-3]

Select the [part 3] weft strand.
  • Select the warp strand that was originally to the right of the middle as the row 1 [part 3] weft strand.
    [OBSERVE] The [part 1] and [part 2] weft strrands cross each other at the middle of the workpiece.

    [NOTE]The [part 3] of the Row 1 shed is from the middle of the workpiece to the midpoint of the left hand half of the workpiece.
[Figure 11] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-3]
    Pass the [part 3] weft strand to the right through [part 3] shed of the Row 1.


[Figure 12] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-3]
  • Secure the [part 3] weft strand.
      Place the [part 3] weft strand under the index finger of the left hand.

      Place the adjacent [part 3] warp strand over the index finger of the left hand.

      [NOTE] the adjacent [part 3] warp strand is the warp strand that is to the right of the midpoint of the left hand half of the workpiece.
[Figure 13] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-3]

Reverse the [part 3] of the shed.
  • Transfering the [part 3] shed to the index finger of left hand.

  • Starting on the right hand side of the [part 3] shed, move one yarn strand at a time to the idex finger of the right hand.

  • [NOTE] Each strand moves from the shed layer held by the left hand to the opposite shed layer in the right hand.
[Figure 14] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-3]

Select the [part 4] weft strand.
    Reach through the [part 4] shed of Row 1 .

  • [NOTE]The [part 4] shed of the Row 1 shed is from the middle of the left hand half of the work piece to the left hand edge of the work piece.


    • Pick up the first warp strand on the left hand side of the work piece.

  • [NOTE] The selected strand is now the [part 4] weft strand of the Row 1 shed.
[Figure 15] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-3]

Pass the [part 4] weft srtand through the [part 4] shed of Row 1.

  • [OBSERVE] The over/under configuration of the weft strands and the right hand index finger.
[Figure 16] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-4]

Secure the [part 4] weft strand.

  • Place the [part 4] weft strand under the index finger of the right hand.
  • Place the warp strand that is on the left hand side of the [part 3] shed over the index finger of the right hand.



    • [NOTE] The [part 3] weft strand becomes the first [part 4] warp strand on the right hand side of the Row 1 [part 2] shed.

    [NOTE] The [part 4] weft strand becomes the first [part 3] warp strand on the left hand side of the Row 1 [part 3] shed.
[Figure 17] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-4]

Reverse the [part 4] shed.

    Transfering the [part 4] shed to the right hand index finger.

    Starting on the left hand side of the [part 4] shed, move one yarn strand at a time to the idex finger of the left hand.

    [NOTE] Each strand moves from the shed layer it is in the right hand to the opposite shed layer in the left hand.

    [NOTE]The [part 4] weft strand becomes a warp strand in the [part 3] shed of the Row 1.
> 		[Figure 18] click here to see video

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Row 1 [part-4]

Finish weaving Row 1.

    Set Row 1 weave.

  • Use an index fingers as a beater.

  • Pull the layers of the shed in opposite directions.

  • Check to see that there are no warp strands that have uneven tention or are loose.
[Figure 19] click here to see video

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Row 2

Finish weaving Row 2.


  • Use an index fingers as a beater.

  • Pull the layers of the shed in opposite directions.

  • Check to see that there are no warp strands that have uneven tention or are loose.
    		• [Figure 20-38] click here to see video

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    Row 3

    Finish weaving Row 3.


  • Use an index fingers as a beater.

  • Pull the layers of the shed in opposite directions.

  • Check to see that there are no warp strands that have uneven tention or are loose.
    		• [Figure 39] click here to see video

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    Row 4

    Finish weaving Row 4.


  • Use an index fingers as a beater.

  • Pull the layers of the shed in opposite directions.

  • Check to see that there are no warp strands that have uneven tention or are loose.
    		• [Figure 40] click here to see video

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    Double Cheveron [M] Pattern

    Continue adding additional rowes of weaving until the workpiece is the desired length.     		[Figure 41]

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