Quote Originally Posted by paulhenry View Post
Generally speaking the small number for setting up a warp, is with 2 threads, lots of reasons for this, but the 2 threads help to maintain a solid line rather than a dashed one( I suspect as you would like). It is one of those conventions of weaving and not usually broken. A commercial weaver is less likely to entertain such a break from the custom than a smaller individual one, but nothing ventured nothing gained.
Correct. Wearing my hat as a Scottish Tartans Authority governor, I also see an educational value here in enforcing some of these limits, as it indirectly teaches a little about the complexities of weaving. As well as having a commercial side, I'm really hoping this facility will become widely used by schools etc. and it's little details like this which help to make it authentic.

It's also necessary to keep costs down to the (I think incredibly good value) levels we have. We've had to ensure our weavers aren't faced with unusually complex requests that will take them and us lots of extra time.

For this reason too, we're enforcing a six colour limit on standard designs, as some of our traditional looms can't easily cope with more (and anyway, more usually starts to look messy!). You can use more if you use the 'Pro' colour palette. But we've tried to cover ourselves there by warning that you'll probably be paying surcharges if you ask to get it woven.