Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Movies on some aspects of weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom

I made some movies for a class on the WWL. How to tablet weave the starter band, how to knit continuous heddles, how to crochet the spacing cord, and how to tie/retie the weights after rolling up the cloth on the cloth beam. I was setting up for tabby, but the essentials also hold for twill.

Warping the loom:


Knitting the crochet spacing cord:


Knitting the heddles:

Redoing the weights:

Find a handout that accompanies these movies at:
https://www.academia.edu/33710255/You_too_can_warp_and_weave_on_a_Warp-Weighted_Loom

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