Thanks for the informative replies :) As you can probably tell, I
haven't waded through much of the instruction notebook yet, including
figuring out where the cloth beam is. Seems to me the instructions
should say that up front, but the set I have doesn't.
Yes, this is the 16 harness 'production' loom, 60" wide, Amy--and also
made in the 80s, so probably just about identical to yours (mine does
have the sectional warp beam, though).
I happen to have a bar stool that I won't be using now, and I could cut
the legs down to make it just the right height for me while
treadling--thanks for the suggestion, Robin, even if I'm using it in the
opposite direction <g>
I would love to do the dishtowels on the AVL, but the yarn isn't mine,
and the deadline is tight--if I had problems, I'd really be messing up.
I want to put on a warp where it doesn't really matter what happens.
I'll be getting a cone rack shortly, and I have lots of 8/2 regular and
flake cotton, plus compatible other cottons, and I'm figuring 20 yards
or so of those warped together, then make towels and/or runners and
napkins with the miscellany of colored 8/2 and 10/2 cottons I've
accumulated. Either lots of Christmas presents, or some things to sell :)
Oh, yeah--sandpaper beam is really weird. What is the purpose of that,
and what would it be doing to delicate fibers? I suppose there'd be no
chance of slippage while advancing the warp (haven't figured that part
out yet--and I believe there's parts for an automatic advance, but I
don't have instructions for it that I know of). But I would have to
think twice about using mercerized cotton, let alone silk or <gasp>
handspun on that beam.
Thanks for all the help!
Holly
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