Re: looms!

[Nadine Chounet]

The big Schacht that is sitting here in my studio has the breast beam 
easily removable. The woman who owns this loom then removes the top of 
the beater bar and the reed, pushes the beater forward (and actually 
rests her wrists on the cross piece where you would normally set your 
reed), sets her stool in there and threads away. She is about 5 foot 
and 100 pounds soaking wet, so is a small person - but this seems to 
work well for her. She also warps back to front.

Nadine
I got the 'standard' or castle Schacht.  I warp back to front.  I'm 
used to taking the breast beam off (no 

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