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Jim Kastorff
Registered: March 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 127
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Several folks have asked me how I developed the weave pattern for the RodMaker gaff that was on the Dec04 cover. This is a similar logo that I just developed to put on fancy gaff for a friend. Pattern ended up being 46 threads. Haven't decided yet but will for sure make the dot over the eye in A red metallic with the rest either all A silver HT metallic or maybe the Laser in gold and the Quipt in Silver A metallic. Turning thread will be A black Nylon. The use of A thread eliminates the blocky look you get with larger thread resulting in smoother edges. I'll try and post a pic of it when done but have to do an 18" butt wrap first, then the weave goes over the butt wrap. I knew I wanted the pattern to be about 45 threads or so, so I took the logo which I got off his business envelope to Office Depot, and enlarged it till it was approx 3.5" high, then traced it onto graph paper, fleshed out the pattern, and did the old fashioned left list!!! Took about 4 hours total. My friend will be suprised for sure!!!
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Keywords: weave
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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This gives us newbies to weaving lots of ideas Jim!
Thanks for posting this!
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,528
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Jim, great post.., do you find it easier to weave off of the left list, or the pattern itself?
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Jim Kastorff
Registered: March 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 127
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Mike, slam dunk for me, left list, weaving off the pattern you have this huge unwieldy drawing(gotta be big or you can't read it) and have to count out each step each time you weave the pattern. A plus is the left list is easier to share with others.
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Ernie Johnson
Registered: March 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 32
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Jim,
What size graph paper did you do the trace on? Is there any good reads on this?
I want to do a logo that my buddy developed for our tournament team.
thanks,
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Jim Kastorff
Registered: March 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 127
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I use a graph paper that has 13 squares per inch-something I played with years ago to get a graph paper where when I used A and A threads for the weaves, they came out looking like I designed them on paper. I used to use a light table at work, now I put a piece of heavy glass between two paint cans, put a light under the glass, turn off the overhead lights, and trace away. email me your address, snail, and I'll send you a piece of graph paper which you can xerox which is what I do now.
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