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Julie wrote:
>I've been having some trouble establishing an even
>(non-puckered) band from a single anchor point as
>my bands grow in width ...
>
>I'm starting to wonder how to adapt this loom to
>accomodate a warp that is longer than the space
>between the clamps...
I'm wondering if you somehow could "miniaturize" the set-up I use at home,
which is a board and two tensioning blocks with horizontal dowels. My
tensioning blocks are clamped to the loom with C-clamps. It might be
possible to use screws instead. Having a horizontal dowel at each end of
the board eliminates the problems that occur with a single anchor point,
because you can tie up the warp in small sections and spread it out as
desired. The far end can be untied whenever desired to push out excess
twist or adjust tension. You don't have to untie the whole thing, just the
sections that need adjusting.
The warp can be as long as you like. I chain up excess warp and put it in
a zip-lock bag. When I weave as far as possible, I untie everything, put
the band over one dowel and around under the tensioning block, clamp it
down and re-tie the other end.
Happy New Year, everyone. May we all find time to weave in 2001.
Linda
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Linda Hendrickson, Portland, Oregon USA
Tablet Weaving & Ply Split Braiding Workshops, Books, & Supplies
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Web site: www.lindahendrickson.com
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