A zillion threads—2,064 ends, to be exact. I wound the warp in four bouts. And then, …a sinking feeling! I had wound each bout with exactly half the ends needed. This double weave throw, almost the full weaving width of the loom, needs 1,032 more ends.
![Winding a colorful warp.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/A-1024x768.jpg)
![One warp bout of several.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/B-1024x768.jpg)
![Warp bouts.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/C-1024x768.jpg)
![Warp bouts for double weave throw.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/D-1024x768.jpg)
![Four warp bouts for double weave throw.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/E-1024x768.jpg)
I had counted ends as if there were only one layer. I did all four bouts that way. Yikes! Now I am winding four more identical bouts. I will put the lease sticks through all eight bouts. Somehow. Thoughtful study of the details on my planning sheet would have prevented this major error. But I knew what I was doing, and could remember the important things. Or, so I thought. And I was eager to get started…
![Winding a cotton warp.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/F-1024x768.jpg)
![Double weave warp with 2,064 threads!](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/G-1024x768.jpg)
Walk. How we walk through life matters. To walk in a manner pleasing to God we need to know what he wants, and give that our full attention. If I run ahead, eager for the next experience, and neglect to consult the Grand Weaver’s project notes, I’m asking for trouble. The vibrant-colored warp will still get on the loom, but this is called learning the hard way.
May you learn most things the easy way.
Learning,
Karen