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depend to some extent on its thickness relative to
the warp cord thickness, but a good rule of thumb
is to use twice as much weft cord as is needed to
singly wrap the piece. Imagine if you will that you
are wrapping the whole piece with a single strand
of cord. Wrap enough to cover a one-inch length
and mark the beginning and end, then measure
the length from beginning to end and multiply
by two to get the length of your weft. Add to this
number about ten percent more to allow for mis-
measurement, thickness differences, and handling,
and you will have the right length for your weft to be
long enough – you wouldn’t want to run out before 2
finishing, would you? wrap a Half Hitch over the weft cord with
each warp cord in turn.
graFting
Grafting simply reverses the process used for
pointing. Instead of wrapping a weft around the
warp cords, spiralling around the cylinder, the
warp or long cords are wrapped around the weft
cord. Again, it is important to keep the weft cord
taut throughout the wrapping process. Notice the
slight angle the cords make with the base rod or rail
being covered, and use this to your advantage when
figuring the final shape.
3 Continue wrapping Half Hitches with each
overhand grafting
warp to cover the piece with overhand round-
turn grafting. The end of the weft has here been
wrapped around the base of the warp cords,
but could equally be immediately started into
French whipping to finish the ends. alternately,
the ends may be covered with a Turk’s Head or
a variant. Contrasting colours will highlight the
warp cords and help to provide a handsome
accent, whereas using the same colour cord for
warp and weft will produce a very interesting
textured surface.
1 Secure the weft cord (make sure it’s stiffer than
the warp cords) and keep it taut.