SLEYING REEDS FOR DIFFERENT SETTS

 

This chart shows you how to thread any reed for various setts. Use it whenever:

  • your reed dent doesn't exactly match your project's desired EPI (ends per inch)—let's say you have 15- and 20- dent reeds, but want a sett somewhere in between. Note that you may not be able to weave at the full weaving width of your loom. 
  • you want to substitute a different reed for the one called for in a project—you own a 12-dent reed but the pattern calls for a 15-dent reed. Note that your width in reed will change and you may have to weave a narrower fabric.

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In the top row, find the reed size you plan to use. Follow that column down until you reach the sett (ends per inch) you want. Follow that row to the left; sley the reed using the indicated order of sley.

Example: I want to weave at 20 EPI in my 12-dent reed. This table gives me the sleying order 1-2-2. The first dent in the reed gets 1 thread; the second dent gets 2 threads; the third dent gets 2 threads. I will repeat this sleying order across the warp to get a sett of 20.

Order of sley 6 dent reed 8 dent reed 10 dent reed 12 dent reed 15 dent reed 20 dent reed
0-0-1 2 3 3 4 5 7
0-1 3 4 5 6 7.5 10
0-1-1 4 5 7 8 10 13.5
0-1-1-1 4.5 6 7.5 9 11.5 15
1 6 8 10 12 15 20
1-1-1-2 7.5 10 12.5 15 19 25
1-1-2 8 11 13 16 20 27
1-2 9 12 15 18 22.5 30
1-2-2 10 13 17 20 25 33.5
1-2-2-2 10.5 14 17.5 21 26 35
2 12 16 20 24 30 40
2-2-2-3 13.5 18 22.5 27 35 45
2-2-3 14 19 23.5 28 35 47
2-3 15 20 25 30 37.5 50
2-3-3 16 21 27 32 40 53.5
2-3-3-3 16.5 22 27.5 33 41 55
3 18 24 30 36 45 60
3-3-3-4 19.5 26 32.5 39 49 65
3-3-4 20 27 33.5 40 50 67
3-4 21 28 35 42 52.5 70
3-4-4 22 29.5 37 44 55 73.5
3-4-4-4 22.5 30 37.5 45 56.5 75
4 24 32 40 48 60 80
4-4-4-5 25.5 34 42.5 51 64 85
4-4-5 26 35 43.5 52 65 87
4-5 27 36 45 54 67.5 90
4-5-5 28 37.5 47 56 70 93.5
4-5-5-5 28.5 38 47.5 57 71.5 95
5 30 40 50 60 75 100