When I am making a coat or jacket type garment I will need to cut some sort of opening up the front of the handwoven cloth. I used to take a piece of contrasting yarn and mark where I wanted to cut. Now I add a warp thread of contrasting yarn where I will eventually cut. Since it doesn't have to be the entire piece, I will add the contrast yarn as if it is a broken warp. After washing and processing, I will measure the contrasting yarn and either add or subtract some to suit. Then I will cut and stabalize as usual. This little trick adds very little time at the loom, but saves in the processing time.
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