Floating Selvedge

This shadow weave project will need a floating selvedge to help keep the edges tidy. Put one on each side. I am hanging them off the back beam with a weight. I am using the same threads as the warp, but some people use fishing line..... use what ever works for you.

These threads are sleyed through the reed but do not go through a heddle. As you weave, you will go over the floating thread as you enter the shed and go under the floating thread as you exit the shed.

I find my husbands clips from his garage are just the right weight! Thanks Hubby!!

Floating Selvedges

There will be times when the weave structure you are using, like this Swedish Lace I am working on, where you need a floating selvedge. The selvedge thread is threaded through the reed but not a heddle.

Sometimes I will attach the selvedge thread to the back beam and wind it on with the rest of the warp. But for this project, I am hanging if off the back edge and using a big clip to weight it. I do have to go back and fiddle with it when I advance the warp, but that is OK. That is when I do a spot check to make sure I don't have any surprises back there.