The warp chain is formed as the threads are removed from the warping board. The weaver's hand and arm serve as a giant crochet hook pulling one loop after another up through the previous one. In the warping system I use, the end of the warp chain is attached to the back beam roller by means of a dowel. With the leash sticks holding the warp cross, the threads are then separated onto the raddle. The remaining chain is dropped down in front, wound onto the back beam, and then is ready to be cut and pulled through the individual wire heddles and reed dents in a process called sleying. Winding the chain onto the back beam is best done with an assistant, but can be achieved by weighting sections of warp with soup cans! Once the loom is sleyed, the warp sections are tied to the front (cloth) beam roller and weaving begins. "Neahly deh', Ernie! Take it away!"
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Raddling The Chain
The warp chain is formed as the threads are removed from the warping board. The weaver's hand and arm serve as a giant crochet hook pulling one loop after another up through the previous one. In the warping system I use, the end of the warp chain is attached to the back beam roller by means of a dowel. With the leash sticks holding the warp cross, the threads are then separated onto the raddle. The remaining chain is dropped down in front, wound onto the back beam, and then is ready to be cut and pulled through the individual wire heddles and reed dents in a process called sleying. Winding the chain onto the back beam is best done with an assistant, but can be achieved by weighting sections of warp with soup cans! Once the loom is sleyed, the warp sections are tied to the front (cloth) beam roller and weaving begins. "Neahly deh', Ernie! Take it away!"
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