i have never found paper to be satisfactory. i have some rolls of corrugated cardboard but it is a bit expensive depending on which loom width i am using
there is another way...... if you or neighbors are discarding those stick blinds, you can cut them down to width. they are not long enough so have to be added on to as you wind the warp, but not too difficult sticks are pretty easy. they can be a bit expensive. over the years i have tried to buy lenghts of smooth molding little by little and then cut to width of what ever loom i am using. you just tuck them in as the warp hits the warp beam and maintains equal tension across the whole width of warp. paper does not and squishes here and there besides. i wind under heavy tension. i just was listening/watching the jason collingwood dvd and i note he is really talking about winding with tight tension which has always been best for me Jennifer Horsman wrote: > I am not sure how to use sticks, but I will look into it and ask my > guild before starting my next project. Paper certainly is a hassle, > especially with 23" weaving width on a 26" loom (Baby Wolf) and 30" > wide paper! I started with paper towel cardboard rolls cut down the > length. I think that was a mistake because of the overlap required to > cover 23". So, maybe I will rebeam... > > My warp is 10 yards, so fairly long. And because I am using four > colors, I measured and chained each color separately - sort of a > nightmare. All in all, it is a good learning experience! And still > fun, no matter how much more work I might create for myself. > > Jennifer > > --- In [email protected], JC Sandstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Jennifer-- > > > > My limited experience to date is that if it is going well at the > begining, you are probably pretty safe for the whole thing. > > > > But then I usually use short (2 to 5 yard) warps. The one project > I've done using a longer warp (10 yards+), I had to rebeam twice and > it didn't tension correctly until I had a friend come and keep > tension on the whole thing while I wound it. > > > > I"ll admit that I usually find paper more of a hassel than it is > worth and will use sticks if needed. > > > > John Sandstrom > > > > ------------------------------------ > > A message archive and photo page are maintained. Commercial selling and spam > are not allowed. Members are allowed to offer personal items for giving away > or selling. See <http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/fninfo.html> for more details. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
