Hi,
I’ve had the problem of one or both selvages curling up on and off for as long as I’ve been weaving (about 3 years). It happened again last night and I was not a happy weaver.
Then I remembered that the problem lessened greatly or went completely away when I started tying on in smaller groups of thread. I looked and sure enough, I’d tied on with 24 for ends of 8/2 cotton, separated into two groups of 12 ends for each knot.
I undid the knots and re-tied them with 18 ends in each knot, 9 ends on each side. Much better. I wove about 3 inches of PW, more than I usually do, but I was not taking any chances with the fell. Then, I spaced forward a bit and wove about 1/2 inch leaving a couple yard tail for hem-stitching. By then it was about midnight and it looked okay to my sleepy eyes. I just went downstairs to the loom and it still looks okay.
My fall-back plan was if 9/9/18 didn’t work, I’d go down to 8/8/16. I hope the current tie-up works because this project has been rough going and I really hope I can finish it without anymore drama.
Good luck with your selvages.
Cynthia
PS: For what it’s worth, I iron my towels, even the old, stained ones that I bought. Especially with the ones I weave, I want them to always look their best. But, I like to iron. Don’t know why, just do. Always have. Weird, eh?