Friday, June 23, 2017
A tip for tying onto the front apron rod in weaving
I don't know where I picked this tip up, but I'd like to thank that person. Tonight I tied my warp onto the front apron rod of the loom, and I remembered the tip I had heard to swap the edge threads in the sections when I'm tying on. Like so:
Why? When you go to weave the header, look how quickly the warp arranges itself into place!!
Header woven, ready to go. And very little waste of warp. I love this trick.
What a good idea! I have to try this! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt takes just a little bit of extra fiddly time, but I find the pay off worth it. :)
DeleteTHANKS!!!
DeleteThank you for sharing this tip!
DeleteAh. Clever. I'll try that next time.
DeleteAbout to warp. Thank you for this tip. I will add it to my store of lore .
ReplyDeleteVicki Allen
Glad I could help!
DeleteCan't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing Melissa!
ReplyDeleteOne of those "why didn't I think of that?" moments! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYay! What a great tip! Will try it later today when I finish winding my warp :)
ReplyDeleteI see how you swapped the threads, but why? What is the benefit?
ReplyDeleteSo, it turns out I wasn't getting comment notifications from the blog. Sorry! By swapping the threads, it takes much less weaving space to get the warp threads evenly spaced for weaving.
DeleteVery clever, thank for the tip. I’m a newbie to weaving and I can see this being very useful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea - thank you!
ReplyDeleteTotally new here. Is this for a rigid heddle loom or multi-harness floor loom.
ReplyDeletethank you.
I use a multi-harness floor loom, so I can't speak to the rigid heddle loom in particular. But if you are tying onto the front rod in bundles, this should help you spread the weaving evenly in less time there too.
DeleteAlso new weaver here. Can you elaborate on what you mean by swapping edge threads. Thanks!
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