a photoblog of what i did today.....

orthodoc · 02-09-2015, 09:20 PM

First thing - winding the warp. The warp consists of the lengthwise threads that are put on the loom under tension. It's measured on a warping board, which has pegs set at different distances so that a warp of a predetermined length can be wound. I'm winding a 3-yard warp. At one end is the 'weaver's cross', which allows me to keep the threads in order when putting the warp on the loom. The last photo shows the warp organized on the front of the loom, ready for 'sleying'. In weaver's terms, the next step is to 'sley the reed', or feed the yarn through a series of slots that hold threads at a given distance from each other. The reed for this project is 12 'dents' per inch. I will have 12 threads per inch of width in the warp.

02-09-2015, 09:20 PM	#1
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	First thing - winding the warp. The warp consists of the lengthwise threads that are put on the loom under tension. It's measured on a warping board, which has pegs set at different distances so that a warp of a predetermined length can be wound. I'm winding a 3-yard warp. At one end is the 'weaver's cross', which allows me to keep the threads in order when putting the warp on the loom. The last photo shows the warp organized on the front of the loom, ready for 'sleying'. In weaver's terms, the next step is to 'sley the reed', or feed the yarn through a series of slots that hold threads at a given distance from each other. The reed for this project is 12 'dents' per inch. I will have 12 threads per inch of width in the warp. Attached Images __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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