Selvage edge that is. I am too tired, too lazy, and too ornery to dance with Google so I come to you with a query. I knew the answer at some point but it escaped to make room for usable excuses that I can blame on aging.
This PTP piece sized at 17 x 28 has the selvage on the side (28") not the 17" top. I'm having a hard time visualizing how that cut is made. Usually not something I pay attention to, but I thought that edge is on top of most projects. Why am I questioning? My stitches are fat. They just seem wider than they are taller (I'm both). Is this my imagination or does it make a difference? 36 threads to the inch should be either direction, no? If it was, I doubt I would notice stitches appearing to be wider. So tell me please, does it matter?
3 comments:
I always have my selvedge on the side, just as you would if you were using fabric for curtains or dressmaking. I mostly use 32 count Murano, but even though the count is supposed to be the same in both directions, I think it does make a slight difference. I stitched 2 identical Christmas decorations but I must have got my fabric turned the wrong way on one of them, since it turned out slightly narrower (with selvedge on the top) than the first one. Hope that makes sense.
As Sandra said - as the linen came off the bolt with selvage on the side is how it was cut. After seeing how my now-gone LNS did things, which side it's on had more to do with what was cut from the bolt prior. They tried to avoid having unusable little bits remaining on the bolt. You had to specify cutting direction if it might make a difference on your project.
While it may be even weave, and theoretically the same count both directions, the tension of the warp threads (parallel to selvage) can relax once it's woven, cut, and perhaps hand dyed, making the count a bit off. IF I have the selvage to go by, I try to keep it on the side of a project, thinking that as with clothing, it will have less tendency to stretch and sag when finished.
I hope Carole's pacemaker situation gets straightened out soon. If the manufacturer says NOW, how can they argue? Never mind, someone in scheduling has cost and normal routines as priority, doesn't affect them personally, of course someone will argue.
I'm glad you found the reprint charts for Rachel Hyde, even better that they are easier to read. I hate when I'm looking for something and find it right where I looked multiple times. I blame invisible house tricksters. Or my mind putting more into swearing up a storm instead of fully focusing on what I'm looking at.
The wise ones who commented above are most likely correct when you think of the weft and warp....but, me...I say it doesn't make a difference. But I'm reckless like that....
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