Category: warp winding
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No Boredom Allowed
Just cut the four scarves I wove yesterday and today off the loom. Unfortunately my camera really didn’t want to do the colours justice so this photo doesn’t show what the scarves actually look like. But what I wanted to show was that, just because you are weaving a ‘long’ warp, the items don’t have…
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Snap, Crackle
In spite of running the humidifier for several days, this warp proceeded to crackle and the threads splay outwards away from each other anyway. So out with the spray bottle to tame the wild static electricity! After winding I sprayed the entire warp chain, then put the box and all into a plastic bag in…
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Static
This morning I went back to the warping board to start winding warps for the Big Project. Unfortunately the long spell of cold weather (from -20 to -30C) means that the relative humidity has plummeted. When the cotton developed static electricity during winding I carried on, gritting my teeth. Thankfully I was able to get…
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Tunnel’s End
I was going to title this post Deja Vu or something because it feels as though I’ve been stuck in some sort of weaverly Ground Hog’s Day, the only thing changing being the colour of the current warp. But once the red one is done, this series of towels is also done! I am anxious…
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Mystery Solved?
So you may be wondering why I suspected insufficient tension during beaming as the cause of my problems? My first clue was as I was weaving the header. Now it is not uncommon that, as you weave the first few picks, slack will develop and the warp will need to be tightened. However, it usually…
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Getting From Here to There
A friend asked if I could do a video of how I got the warp from the rough sleying into the loom. Not having a camera operator to follow along as I did it, I just took some still photos, hoping that will be enough information to help understand my process. The first photo shows…
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Getting From Here to There
A friend asked if I could do a video of how I got the warp from the rough sleying into the loom. Not having a camera operator to follow along as I did it, I just took some still photos, hoping that will be enough information to help understand my process. The first photo shows…
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Getting From Here to There
A friend asked if I could do a video of how I got the warp from the rough sleying into the loom. Not having a camera operator to follow along as I did it, I just took some still photos, hoping that will be enough information to help understand my process. The first photo shows…
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Changes
Since I started using the mill making warps longer than my usual, I’ve noticed something interesting. I’ve been having mild tension ‘issues’ indicative of inconsistent tension during beaming. After observing this happening several times, I’ve come to the conclusion that longer warps need higher tension while going onto the beam. I have yet to ‘prove’…
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The Edge
My Leclerc Fanny has a certain maximum length of warp it prefers. An 11 meter long warp fits nicely onto the back beam and the woven web behaves quite nicely as well, even with the thick weft I’m using for the place mats. However, with the mill I can wind a longer length warp so…