Category: Knots
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Simple, Not Easy
knot in warp – repair end threaded through same heddle, woven together with original end for 1 to 1.25″, then cut original end and continue weaving until… original end is long enough to re-thread through the heddle. Weave 1 to 1.25″, then cut repair end. Clip all tails once cloth is off the loom before…
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A Knotty Problem
At times knots can slip through your fingers while winding a warp and you find them later during weaving. Kerstin explained a nifty way to fix them which requires no further repairs once the cloth is cut from the loom. Oh no! A knot in the warp! insert a repair end into the same heddle and…
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Overcoming Challenges
Using Kerstin Froberg’s method of fixing knots in the warp – a new end is threaded through the same heddle as the end with the knot and both are woven for about 1 inch or so, then the knot is cut out. Weaving proceeds until the original end is long enough. It is then threaded…