How Many Meshes Deep?

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Thanks TC, very interesting. You certainly have had a play around with the webs aint you. Sorry for jacking your thread SGP.

[Tiercel 6,986]

Bob,

 

Everyone gets different ideas now and again, you try them out, some work some don't. Never let that stop you having ideas, try them out, it may not work for the initial idea, but it may come in usefull for other ideas. Its is all experience and with that experience comes knowledge of what works and how nets actually work to their best advantage.

 

TC

[Joonsy 38]

For a hand made net selvedges serve a purpose and it has nothing to do with friction. Selvedges on a hand made net serve to negate the memory of the net for the way it was knitted. Let me try and explain, ( I know what I am on about but I don't know if I can tell you so that you know what I am talking about ) A loom knitted net is knitted in rows of 1800 meshes that gives you a net with a diamond that hangs top to bottom /\ .

 

A hand knitted net is knitted in rows of13,14,15 meshes whatever size you want but when the net is set horizontal the meshes tend to stretch out <> so when you add the selvedge it helps stop the net having a memory of the way it was knitted.

 

i know what you mean, a good point and one worth remembering when it comes to repairing nets.