Category: sectional beaming
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No One True Way
AVL tension box mounted on Louet Megado Warp installed in tension box Never fails – someone recommends a tool or process and a chorus of voices will insist that the One True Way works perfectly well for them, no need to even consider or think about any other way of doing something. When I…
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Sectional Beaming
The photo is from a while ago – last spring as I recall. But it shows my studio bobbin rack, which I prefer to the smaller racks where the tubes sit horizontally. The set up here is not ideal insofar as the tubes are not equal in how much yarn is left on them. …
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Work in Progress
Here is a photo of the AVL tension box I have used since, oh, 1983? Thousands of miles of yarn have traveled through this device. It has been modified and we have worked together for literally decades. When I got the Megado, I looked at their tension box and decided that I was going…
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50 Yards
So what does a 50 yard long warp look like? Like this. Sectional beaming – the only way to go in this instance imho… No, this isn’t the longest warp I’ve ever done. In spite of Life Happening in a mild sort of way, I have managed to get this warp nearly done the beaming…
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To Pack, or Not to Pack
A while ago I talked some about warp packing and why it is generally A Good Thing. There are, however, some exceptions. Yesterday I beamed the last of the samples for A Good Yarn: Rayon. Rather than wind a whole bunch of spools in order to beam the warp sectionally, I wound an ‘ordinary’…
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Sectional Beaming, pros and cons
Many of the processes and tools involved in weaving are quite specific in their advantages – and disadvantages. One of these processes is that of beaming sectionally. This is what a sectional beam looks like. In this case the sections are one inch (nominal) in width. Of course the metal staple that divides the sections…
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Sectonal Warping
I expect I’ve blogged about this before, but the question came up on one of the lists recently so I thought I share how I transfer the bouts from the back beam to behind the heddles ready for threading. Here is the beam all ready to go – 30 sections. Each bout is taped to…
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Endings and Beginnings
In many ways I think that this combination is my favourite for this warp. Once I ran out of the 24 nm linen, I switched to a fine cotton slub that I’ve used for towels before. It’s a finer slub than I’ve seen from other suppliers and makes a nice quality of cloth suitable for…
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Sectional Beaming
I’m setting up the AVL for an experimental warp for Diversified Plain Weave. With DPW, you need two different warp threads – two very fine ends to every thick end. Since I’m beaming a 20 yard long warp, and the fine threads are very fine compared to the thick ones, it’s much more sensible to…