Category: tension system

  • Tension

    Tension

      Tension box Yesterday I finally felt up to tackling the beaming.  I also pressed the additional samples for the current article, edited another article and emailed a couple photos I wanted to provide and will work on continuing processing the samples today, writing up a ‘legend’ and then adding string tags to more easily…

  • Guest Post (part II)

    Guest Post (part II)

     Note correction in the comments section How to measure warp tension   As a student I have been given information on various practices for setting tension, such as gently releasing the brake, which ratchet and pawl to tune first, counting the brake clicks and feeling the warp itself. I wanted to find a way to…

  • Tweaking

    Tweaking

    One of the things that has concerned me since the fall in March was the damage done to my spine/hip.  Apparently it (the damage) was significant and my body is not happy with me right now.  The x-ray also revealed the extent of the damage to my hip from over use.  Weaving on a floor…