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Warpface Fingerweaving Lightning Pattern (-- variations --Interlock Position)

The next decision addresses where the first interlock is going to be positioned. For the basic lightning pattern, an even number of strands is needed. For this tutorial the following arrangement of the strands on the headstick is used: 10 background color, 12 lightning color, and 10 background color.

Interlock Position Menue Interlock made with top layer warp strand. Interlock made with bottom layer warp strand.. Increase the number of warp strands to the first interlock. Decrease the number of warp strands to the first interlock.

Interlock made with top layer warp strand.

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Headstick Comfiguration for working from the right to the left. [OBSERVE] As the warp strands are counted from the right hand side to the left side of the work-piece, the even numbered warp strands are in the top layer of the shed. [NOTE] The sixth warp strand from right hand edge of the of the lightning color band is in the top layer of the shed and will be used to form the first interlock in row 1.

Headstick Comfiguration for working from the left to the right. [OBSERVE] As the warp strands are counted from the left hand side to the right hand side of the work-piece, the even numbered warp strands are in the top layer of the shed. [NOTE] The sixth warp strand from left hand edge of the lightning color band is in the top layer of the shed and will be used to form the first row 1 interlock.

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[Figure-3] [click here to see video]	The lightning pattern is being worked from the right to the left.	The lightning pattern is being worked from the left to the right.	[Figure-4] [click here to see video]
	The sixth warp strand of the lightning color band is in the top layer of the shed.

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The weft strand is interlocked with the sixth warp strand by folding the weft strand up over the sixth warp strand. The interlock is held in place by placing the weft strand in the bottom layer of the shed. When the weft strand is placed in the bottom layer of the shed it replaces the sixth warp strand. The sixth warp strand becomes the next segment of the weft strand.

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Start the second interlock by passing the weft strand through the shed to the sixth warp strand into the background color. The weft strand is interlocked with the sixth warp strand of the background color by folding the weft strand up over the sixth warp strand of the background color. The interlock is held in place by placing the weft strand in the bottom layer of the shed. When the weft strand is placed in the bottom layer of the shed it replaces the sixth warp strand of the background color. The sixth warp of the background color strand becomes the next segment of the weft strand. [NOTE] When row 1 is completed the location of the weft strand interlocks in the following rows of the lightning pattern are established.

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Continue to add rows of weaving until the arangement of the strands returns to the original configuration: 10 background color, 12 lightning color, 10 background color. [NOTE] The interlocks in the additional rows are made between the weft strands and the warp strands that are adjacent to the interlocks in the previous row. For more information For this example there are six rowes of weaving. [NOTE] The number of rows of weaving in a segment of the lightning pattern is the same as the count to the warp strand used for the first interlock. [OBSERVE] The two sides are mirror images and all the interlocks are made by following the same porcedure; folding the weft strand up over the warp strand.

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Interlock made with bottom layer warp strand.

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Headstick Comfiguration for working from the right to the left. [OBSERVE] As the warp strands are counted from the right side to the left side, the even numbered warp strands are in the bottom layer of the shed. [NOTE] The sixth warp strand from right hand edge of the of the lightning color band is in the bottom layer of the shed and will be used to form the first interlock.

Headstick Comfiguration for working from the left to the right. [OBSERVE] As the warp strands are counted from the left side to the right side, the even numbered warp strands are in the bottom layer of the shed. [NOTE] The sixth warp strand from left hand edge of the of the lightning color band is in the bottom layer of the shed and will be used to form the first interlock.

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[figure-13] [click here to see video]	The lightning pattern is being worked from the right to the left. <<<<<<<<		Lightning pattern is being worked from the left to the right. >>>>>>>>>>		[figure-14] [click here to see video]
	The sixth warp strand is in the bottom layer of the shed.

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[figure-15] [click here to see video]	The weft strand is interlocked with the sixth warp strand by folding the weft strand down over the sixth warp strand. The interlock is held in place by placing the weft strand in the top layer of the shed. When the weft strand is placed in the top layer of the shed it replaces the sixth warp strand. The sixth warp strand becomes the next segment of the weft strand.				[figure-16] [click here to see video]

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Start the second interlock by passing the weft strand through the shed to the sixth warp strand into the background color. The weft strand is interlocked with the sixth warp strand of the background color by folding the weft strand down over the sixth warp strand of the background color. The interlock is held in place by placing the weft strand in the top layer of the shed. When the weft strand is placed in the top layer of the shed it replaces the sixth warp strand of the background color. The sixth warp of the background color strand becomes the next segment of the weft strand.

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Finish the row of weaving. Pass the weft strand through the remainder of the shed. Reverse the shed. This completes row one. This also sets the location of the weft strand interlocks in the following rows of the lightning pattern.

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[figure-21]	Continue to add rows of weaving untill the arangement of the strands returns to the original configuration: 10 background color, 12 lightning color, 10 background color. [NOTE] The interlocks in the additional rows are made between the weft strands and the warp strands that are adjacent to the interlocks in the previous row. For more information For this example there are six rowes of weaving. [NOTE] The number of rows of weaving in a segment of the lightning pattern is the same as the count to the warp strand for the interlock. [OBSERVE] The two sides are mirror images and all the interlocks are made by following the same porcedure; folding the weft strand down over the warp strand. [OBSERVE] Even though there are 6 rows of weaving only 5 rows are visible on this side.				[figure-22]

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----[NOTE] If the headstick is set up so that the warp strand that is selected for the interlock is in the top layer it will be easier to select the subsequent interlocking strands, therefor reducing the chance of making an error.

Increase the number of warp strands to the first interlock.

For this part of the tutorial, the headstick is set up with the same configuration as the previous part of the tutorial: 10 background color strands, 12 lightning color strands, 10 background color strands In the basic lightning pattern the number of lightning color strands are divided in half to find the number of lightning color warp strands to the first interlock.

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A variation in the position of the interlocks is achived by increasing the count of the lightning color warp strands to the first interlock by an even number. [NOTE]The count to the first interlock is increased by an even number so that the interlock is made with a warp strand of the same layer of the shed. If an odd number is used the interlock will shift to the opposite layer of the shed. [NOTE] For this tutorial the row 1 count to the first interlock has been increase by 2. The count to the first interlock is increased from 6 to 8.

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The count of the background color warp strand to the second interlock is the same as the count of the lightning color warp strands to the first interlock. The count has been increased from 6 to 8.

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Finish the row of weaving: Pass the weft strand through the shed to the edge of the work piece. Reverse the shed. Set the weave by pulling the layers of the shed in opposite directions. This completes row one. This also sets the location of the weft strand interlocks in the following rows of the lightning pattern.				[figure-27] [click here to see video]

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Continue to add rows of weaving untill the arangement of the strands returns to the original configuration: 10 background color, 12 lightning color, 10 background color. [NOTE] The interlocks in the additional rows are made between the weft strands and the warp strands that are adjacent to the interlocks in the previous row. For more information For this example there are eigh rowes of weaving. [NOTE] The number of rows of weaving in a segment of the lightning pattern is the same as the count to the warp strand for the first interlock. [OBSERVE] The length of the segment of the lightning pattern increases as the count to the first interlock increases.

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Decrease the number of warp strands to the first interlock.

For this part of the tutorial, the headstick is set up with the same configuration as the previous part of the tutorial: 10 background color strands, 12 lightning color strands, 10 background color strands In the basic lightning pattern the number of lightning color strands are divided in half to find the number of lightning color warp strands to the first interlock.

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A variation in the position of the interlocks is achived by decreasing the count of the lightning color warp strands to the first interlock from 6 to 4. [NOTE]The count to the first interlock is decreased by an even number so that the interlock is made with a warp strand of the same layer of the shed. If an odd number is used the interlock will shift to the opposite layer of the shed.

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The count of the background color warp strand to the second interlock is the same as the count of the lightning color warp strands to the first interlock. The count has been decreased from 6 to 4.

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Finish the row of weaving: Pass the weft strand through the shed to the edge of the work piece. Reverse the shed. Set the weave by pulling the layers of the shed in opposite directions. This completes row one. This also sets the location of the weft strand interlocks in the following rows of the lightning pattern.

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Continue to add rows of weaving untill the arangement of the strands returns to the original configuration: 10 background color, 12 lightning color, 10 background color. [NOTE] The interlocks in the additional rows are made between the weft strands and the warp strands that are adjacent to the interlocks in the previous row. For more information For this example there are four rowes of weaving. [NOTE] The number of rows of weaving in a segment of the lightning pattern is the same as the count to the warp strand for the first interlock. [OBSERVE] The length of the segment of the lightning pattern decreases as the count to the first interlock decreases.				[figure-34] [click here to see video]

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