Tales of Bad Selvedges: Part 2 (Tencel Likes to be Wet)

​Consider this an Addendum to yesterday's post about my attempts to weave off 6 shawls for my son's wedding attendants.
 
There was an additional adjustment to my weaving that I made midway through Shawl #1.  Once I realized that the tencel was going to be "sensitive" and prone to breaking, I began misting the warp lightly with water every time I advanced the warp.
 
The tencel experts of the weaving world have told me that tencel like to be wet and that keeping the warp damp (especially the selvedge threads) helps to strengthen the fiber.  This can be especially helpful if you have to unweave tencel!
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​Tip!

Every time I advanced the warp I spritzed the warp lightly:

• between the fell of the cloth and the reed
• behind the reed
• and between the heddles and the back beam

I use a little spray bottle with a fine spray so I don't soak the warp

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