Ah, you've ended up making Friendship bracelets for your 'ribbon'. I make those sometimes. I usually use embroidery floss, simply because I have a lot of it in hand.
The simplest way to do zig zag for a beginner is not to count the rows, just to keep on going until you feel like a direction change. I still do it that way, sometimes.
(Untwisting threads is a pain, and always shows on the band where you did it)
When starting a band weave, one trick for getting it all straight, is to insert a lollipop stick, turn the cards, insert another lollipop stick, repeat once more.
This also allows you to hold the warp threads closer together.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2020-12-16 08:59 am (UTC)The simplest way to do zig zag for a beginner is not to count the rows, just to keep on going until you feel like a direction change. I still do it that way, sometimes.
(Untwisting threads is a pain, and always shows on the band where you did it)
When starting a band weave, one trick for getting it all straight, is to insert a lollipop stick, turn the cards, insert another lollipop stick, repeat once more.
This also allows you to hold the warp threads closer together.