I want to weave my name (Burney)vertically down the side of a walking cane. sounds pretty simple, but maybe im making it harder than it needs to be. since i work left to right, then ill have to weave the name from bottom to top or rather last letter to first. and, i also need a pattern (yenruB) but each letter needs to be turned 90 degress to the right. another problem, is that since i will weave so close to the top of the cane, there will be nothing to put the right side loom on, so im thinking of temporarily tying a wooden dowel to the cane extending to the right to have something to put the loom on. any ideas or tips?

Thanks
Daniel Burney

The thread doesn't know which way the letters are turned - it's just another pattern and sequence as far as the thread is concerned. There is nothing unique or difficult here, you'll just have to make your pattern or left list in such a way that the letters are turned (to your eye) 90 degrees and in whatever sequence you need.

There is nothing wrong with extending the rod with a dowel or scrap piece of rod blank in order to give you enough length or room to mount your jig or loom.

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Daniel,

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Raymond Adams
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here is a pic of the unfinished cane. marbling about finished, now putting a weave on it.
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