10 Steps to Warping – Step 2 – The Sett
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Once you have chosen your yarns, you will also need to determine the sett of your cloth, or how many threads per inch the fabric will be. If your pattern does not give you this information, or you are using an alternate yarn or are creating your own design, wrap the yarn around a ruler, so that each wrap of the yarn is just touching. Wrap the yarn over a space of 1 inch. Then count the number of wraps. This will give you an approximate sett.
Yarn Sett Ruler
In this example, this hemp yarn is best sett at 20 ends per inch (epi).
The sett may be adjusted up or down depending on the type of cloth that you are making, the yarn, the pattern structure and the desired drape of the fabric. The table below shows some suggested setts for Cottons and Linen yarns.
| COTTON (840) | YPP | Tabby – Loose – EPI | Tabby – Firm – EPI | Twill – EPI |
| 8/2 | 3360 ypp | 20 | 24 | 28 |
| 8/4 | 1680 ypp | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| 10/2 | 4200 ypp | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| 10/3 | 2800 ypp | 20 | 22.5 | 24 |
| 16/2 | 6720 ypp | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 20/2 | 8400 ypp | 30 | 32 | 36 |
| 20/3 | 5600 ypp | 22 | 24 | 28 |
| 20/6 | 2800 ypp | 20 | 22.5 | 24 |
| 24/2 | 10080 ypp | 30 | 36 | 40 |
| 24/3 | 6720 ypp | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 30/3 | 8400 ypp | 30 | 32 | 36 |
| LINEN (300) | YPP | Tabby – Loose – EPI | Tabby – Firm – EPI | Twill – EPI |
| 7/1 | 2100 ypp | 20 | 22.5 | 25 |
| 10/1 | 3000 ypp | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| 12/1 | 3600 ypp | 25 | 28 | 32 |
| 12/2 | 1800 ypp | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 14/2 | 2100 ypp | 20 | 22.5 | 25 |
| 18/2 | 2700 ypp | 22.5 | 24 | 27 |
| 20/2 | 3000 ypp | 24 | 26 | 30 |
| 30/2 | 4500 ypp | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 40/2 | 6000 ypp | 32 | 36 | 45 |
| 50/3 | 5000 ypp | 35 | 37.5 | 45 |
10 Steps to Warping
Step 1. Choose your project and yarns.
Step 2. Determine the sett of your cloth, or how many threads per inch the fabric will be.
Step 3. Choose the correct Reed
Step 4. Calculate the Yarn requirements.
Step 5. Wind the Warp using a warping board or warping mill.
Step 6. Remove the warp chains and place them on the loom.
Step 7. Sley the Reed.
Step 8. Thread the heddles, following the draft plan.
Step 9. Wind the warp onto the back beam
Step 10. Tie the warp ends to the front beam.
Congratulations! Now you a ready to Weave!
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