Tartan weaver with questions

[harrietburris]

My first tartan project was a 50" tied double cloth blanket with the Thousand Islands Tartan on one side and the St. Lawrence tartan on the other woven with Zephyr 50/50 silk/wool set at 24 epi per layer.
My current project is designing a tartan for the Town of Hammond, NY. I am using Vavstuga 20/2 worsted wool. I just finished weaving a color/ sett gamp sett at 30 epi. I am about to resley the loom at 35 epi and repeat the gamp.
My questions are:
Does anyone out there have experience weaving tartan with this or another 20/2 worsted wool?
Any advice or resources regarding sett (epi), the mechanics of color changes, and appropriate cloth finishing?

[figheadair]

My first tartan project was a 50" tied double cloth blanket with the Thousand Islands Tartan on one side and the St. Lawrence tartan on the other woven with Zephyr 50/50 silk/wool set at 24 epi per layer.
My current project is designing a tartan for the Town of Hammond, NY. I am using Vavstuga 20/2 worsted wool. I just finished weaving a color/ sett gamp sett at 30 epi. I am about to resley the loom at 35 epi and repeat the gamp.
My questions are:
Does anyone out there have experience weaving tartan with this or another 20/2 worsted wool?
Any advice or resources regarding sett (epi), the mechanics of color changes, and appropriate cloth finishing?

I have woven with a 2/20 worsted yarn but generally prefer a 2/16. With a 2/20 I'd be aiming for a 44-46 epi warp.

I don't understand what you mean by 'the mechanics of color changes,'?

[harrietburris]

Do you split your 2 ply yarn at color changes or just double back with the intact thread (or something else)?
Do you use a temple? If not, is there anything you consider when planning your selvedges (putting a narrow stripe at the edge didn't work well). I've considered placing a partial large block on the edge, or maybe just use a temple.

[figheadair]

Do you split your 2 ply yarn at color changes or just double back with the intact thread (or something else)?

Do you mean in the weft? I can't imagine why one would need or want to split the ply. Bear in mind the a simple tuck is fine and that if the colour changes are short, then the weft changes are often floated.

Do you use a temple? If not, is there anything you consider when planning your selvedges (putting a narrow stripe at the edge didn't work well). I've considered placing a partial large block on the edge, or maybe just use a temple.

No, I don't use a temple. I double the last two ends through the same heddle.