Category: beating
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Last Pick
This warp is for a class project so I’m paying extra particular attention to what I’m doing and what I’m seeing. Normally I don’t do a double tap on the beat, just one single tap. That tap is ‘regulated’ according to a number of factors – the elasticity of the yarn, the tension applied…
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Change
Louet Megado For decades (1982-2019) I wove primarily on an AVL Production loom and then a Leclerc Fanny. On both looms I would (usually) beat on a closing shed. However, change one thing and everything can change. The Megado is a different loom from the AVL. It has it’s own…quirks…and I very quickly discovered that…
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Shed
At the ‘bottom’ of the sweet spot At the ‘top’ of the sweet spot People don’t understand why staying within the sweet spot is important. I am currently weaving on a Baby Wolf which is a small floor loom with short distance between breast and back beam. It is a jack loom so the shed…
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Weaving by Feel
the breast beam shows through this very open cloth – click on the photo to biggify As mentioned previously, this yarn is being woven very open. It is a highly textured silk, a bit stiff and a little coarse feeling, due to the high degree of twist and the torquing that happens as a result…
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A Matter of Control
click on the photo to biggify it Started weaving the worsted sample this morning. Since it is white on white and difficult to see clearly what is going on, I checked my threading/sleying with a contrasting colour. I keep ends of bobbins for this purpose – in this case it’s a royal blue 2/8 cotton.…
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A Matter of Control
click on the photo to biggify it Started weaving the worsted sample this morning. Since it is white on white and difficult to see clearly what is going on, I checked my threading/sleying with a contrasting colour. I keep ends of bobbins for this purpose – in this case it’s a royal blue 2/8 cotton.…
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A Matter of Control
click on the photo to biggify it Started weaving the worsted sample this morning. Since it is white on white and difficult to see clearly what is going on, I checked my threading/sleying with a contrasting colour. I keep ends of bobbins for this purpose – in this case it’s a royal blue 2/8 cotton.…
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A Matter of Control
click on the photo to biggify it Started weaving the worsted sample this morning. Since it is white on white and difficult to see clearly what is going on, I checked my threading/sleying with a contrasting colour. I keep ends of bobbins for this purpose – in this case it’s a royal blue 2/8 cotton.…
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A Matter of Control
click on the photo to biggify it Started weaving the worsted sample this morning. Since it is white on white and difficult to see clearly what is going on, I checked my threading/sleying with a contrasting colour. I keep ends of bobbins for this purpose – in this case it’s a royal blue 2/8 cotton.…
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Keeping the Beat
From time to time people ask which way of beating is the correct way. Well, the ‘correct’ way is the way that gets you the results you desire. :} That said, I have worked out a weaving rhythm that entails beating on a closing shed. I think this video clip shows what I mean the…