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> > Bonnie, > > I don't understand something in your note about the warp-weighted loom: > > >You and I know the advantages of this approach -- small space > >requirement, inexpensive, ergonomic (easy to keep fell line at a > >comfortable height, work standing or sitting without bending over, > >use gravity to aid beat). > > From the pictures, it looked to me as though the beat would be _up_ > which is against gravity. How do you set up a warp-weighted loom > where you beat _down_ to the fell? If you can explain it I'm going > to try it. > > Carla in Bethesda, Maryland USA Carla, you are quite right about beating 'upward'. Instead of actually beating, I clear the shed with my hand and then tighten it by gently lifting the weaving with the top edge of my hand inserted underneath the fell so all the tension from the hanging weights is directed to the fell line. Then, with my hand still in the shed and under the weaving I gently tighten by pulling down on the unwoven strings on each side...alternatively, one could use a beater in the same way but after the shed is cleared insert the beater under the fell line and gently lift and twist so it tightens the weave. BTW as I get time, I intend to illustrate all the techniques I've learned over the years I've been using this setup. The major advantage, in my opinion, is in the time saved in 'string management'. Once the strings have been neatly organized at the beginning, untwisting and letting out new warp is a snap. On my current band (48 tablets, 8' warp) I'll only have to reorganize the strings once and it only takes about 20 minutes altogether. Cheers, Geoff Send private reply to "Geoff Ghitter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
