Category: threading motion
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Taming Tangles
Finally started threading the next warp and thought I should remind people how I deal with the warp during that job. I beam on the Megado sectionally. You should be able to see the stick I store the taped sections on to get the cut ends close enough to thread through the heddles. I…
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“Best” Way to Thread
Once again the ‘arguments’ about the ‘best’ way to thread continue. This person does A, that person does B, that other person swears by C, and round and round and round we go. The best way to thread is what works ‘best’ for…*you*. Someone said they thread one way, and during the course of…
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Of Toolboxes
A weaver’s toolbox will reflect the quality of the cloth they routinely weave. A weaver who frequently weaves rag rugs will have tools/processes different from one who routinely weaves damask in fine linen. Unless s/he does both, of course. Because we are not stuck in doing just one kind or quality of cloth, but anything…
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Not Written in Stone
I’m old enough that I remember when the convention for writing a straight progression (aka twill) was from the rear most shaft to the front most shaft. Somewhere along the line, the convention got turned around and pretty much all ‘new’ publications show the progression beginning on shaft one going towards the last shaft. I…
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Allergy Season
Winter has loosed it’s hold on us and with it…allergy season appears to have arrived. Another really bad nights sleep left me lethargic again today and the grey dreariness outside didn’t help. But I did manage to weave off a scarf and then threaded the AVL over two sessions this afternoon. Tomorrow I’ll weave the…
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Allergy Season
Winter has loosed it’s hold on us and with it…allergy season appears to have arrived. Another really bad nights sleep left me lethargic again today and the grey dreariness outside didn’t help. But I did manage to weave off a scarf and then threaded the AVL over two sessions this afternoon. Tomorrow I’ll weave the…
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Allergy Season
Winter has loosed it’s hold on us and with it…allergy season appears to have arrived. Another really bad nights sleep left me lethargic again today and the grey dreariness outside didn’t help. But I did manage to weave off a scarf and then threaded the AVL over two sessions this afternoon. Tomorrow I’ll weave the…
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Threading
While reading this post remember that I am only discussing what works for me. If you are happy with your results, there is no need to change anything. If, however, you find that the posture for threading is uncomfortable you may wish to think about what you are doing. Recently there was some discussion on…
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Threading
close up – you can clearly see the holes in the cloth where the lace blocks are forming. The colour is not correct in this photo – see photo below Sometimes it is hard to know how to thread a pattern. In this video clip I’m working with huck lace and plain weave. I break…
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Threading
One of the fun things about travelling and meeting other weavers is that we can have conversations about things like techniques and preferences. Some weavers really dislike TexSolv heddles. I like them, but part of why I like them is due to the way I thread. I thread in groups, not one thread at a…