Yes, that's exactly what I did. Only this time I didn't touch the edge threads and cut the threads of card 3 on each side, then a row without cutting, then card 4 on each side etc. I think the knot is reliable - I used it for my macrame projects and it always proved to be strong enough. Anyway, I'll let you know what will happen to it, as I'm going to use the belts.
Oh, no, I haven't got an eyelet maker. That was a challenge. Most Internet sights advised going to a clothing repair shop. I visited about ten of them, and only one had an eyelet maker, but for very big curtain eyelets, not a small one for belts. I tried shops. The eyelet maker I found was too expensive, I can't afford it now, so, I googled "how to put eyelets manually at home" and it's easier than you might think. All you need is a hammer and a ball from a ball bearing or a capscrew with a cap, which is not flat, but has the form of half a ball. Ah, and flat-nose plyers to hold the screw (I haven't found a ball). The result is not ideal, but decent. The trick is not to cut the weft, but to pass a pencil or something between the trheads, where you wish to put the eyelet. You'll be surprised how big a hole you can make in the weft, without cutting a thread! Again, I'll let you know, if the eyelets will spoil the weft, but now they seem strong enough.
And I've invented an "untwisting device". Now, when the threads are too twisted, I don't change the direction of rotation, but just untwist the threads. If you are intrested in it, I'll post some pictures (I tried to make a video, but the quality is so poor, I decided not to post it).
Oh, yes, I love these dots, too.
You can find the layout in this article http://sca.claypool.me/weaving/basictabletweaving.html (headlined More Complicated Patterns)
Yes, that's exactly what I did. Only this time I didn't touch the edge threads and cut the threads of card 3 on each side, then a row without cutting, then card 4 on each side etc. I think the knot is reliable - I used it for my macrame projects and it always proved to be strong enough. Anyway, I'll let you know what will happen to it, as I'm going to use the belts.
Oh, no, I haven't got an eyelet maker. That was a challenge. Most Internet sights advised going to a clothing repair shop. I visited about ten of them, and only one had an eyelet maker, but for very big curtain eyelets, not a small one for belts. I tried shops. The eyelet maker I found was too expensive, I can't afford it now, so, I googled "how to put eyelets manually at home" and it's easier than you might think. All you need is a hammer and a ball from a ball bearing or a capscrew with a cap, which is not flat, but has the form of half a ball. Ah, and flat-nose plyers to hold the screw (I haven't found a ball). The result is not ideal, but decent. The trick is not to cut the weft, but to pass a pencil or something between the trheads, where you wish to put the eyelet. You'll be surprised how big a hole you can make in the weft, without cutting a thread! Again, I'll let you know, if the eyelets will spoil the weft, but now they seem strong enough.
And I've invented an "untwisting device". Now, when the threads are too twisted, I don't change the direction of rotation, but just untwist the threads. If you are intrested in it, I'll post some pictures (I tried to make a video, but the quality is so poor, I decided not to post it).
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