tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post1986994836190395583..comments2024-03-29T08:22:33.053-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: Comparing Looms: Jack & CountermarcheLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-50671234027413978442014-03-29T00:57:38.294-05:002014-03-29T00:57:38.294-05:00Well, and now your LeClerc Nilus is back home agai...Well, and now your LeClerc Nilus is back home again! :) <br />nursedragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649041582327598875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-15855935862325536252012-01-02T06:16:19.320-05:002012-01-02T06:16:19.320-05:00Carmen, I know you will love your loom. And you wi...Carmen, I know you will love your loom. And you will love learning on it too. I'm sure you'll find someone who will get you up and weaving in no time!<br /><br />Thank you Betty. I blog because I like to share what I'm learning. So glad to be of help to others.:)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-12445985715875413382011-12-31T14:39:28.246-05:002011-12-31T14:39:28.246-05:00Dear Leigh,
I was searching for tying up a counter...Dear Leigh,<br />I was searching for tying up a countermarch loom (in the past I did it once), but your blog helped me!! again.<br />thank you<br />betty smit<br />the netherlands<br />www.weavingfun.blogspot.comWeavingfunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458087651895468058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-74791318221897614862011-04-19T05:31:08.951-05:002011-04-19T05:31:08.951-05:00Oh, that's exciting for me Leigh. I've jus...Oh, that's exciting for me Leigh. I've just purchased a loom. Have no idea how to weave. Did not intend to buy a loom now, but this loom was a 'steal' at $150, so I decided to go ahead. Setting it up was easy until it came to the tying up and gosh does that look complicated! Also, I had no idea what sort of loom I had purchased until I saw your comparisons. Mine is countermarche with six pedals. I will have to look for someone to teach me, but until then I read and read to gain some knowledge.<br /><br />Thank you for all your wonderful blogs.<br />Carmen Slee<br /><br />New ZealandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-52582537800066402522007-06-27T16:22:00.000-05:002007-06-27T16:22:00.000-05:00Donna, I just ordered that book!Thank you to every...Donna, I just ordered that book!<BR/><BR/>Thank you to everyone for your encouraging comments and suggestions. I value the experience of others, though I confess that I probably learn the most through my own mistakes.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-26475303102095481382007-06-27T15:37:00.000-05:002007-06-27T15:37:00.000-05:00Wonderfully explained, Leigh.Among the information...Wonderfully explained, Leigh.<BR/>Among the information you have explored, is Joanne Hall's book "Tying Up the Countermarche Loom" one of them? Is it a good buy, do you know?<BR/><BR/>the Blogless One (Donna)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-23683047992249958622007-06-21T09:14:00.000-05:002007-06-21T09:14:00.000-05:00Wonderful photos and explanations. By the way, wh...Wonderful photos and explanations. By the way, what Jackie said about spreading the threads out so the majority are not on two shafts only is good advice for jack looms as well. And one of the things that does is to make those two shafts less heavy to treadle, though with rear-hinged treadles, the treadling will be much more easier.Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-46482006976580503242007-06-21T08:19:00.000-05:002007-06-21T08:19:00.000-05:00Envious...weavng is on my list for the future........Envious...weavng is on my list for the future.....Downshiftingpathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046640631739567120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-45753369011365738282007-06-20T21:49:00.000-05:002007-06-20T21:49:00.000-05:00I think I will stick to my Schacht 46" floor loom....I think I will stick to my Schacht 46" floor loom. Good luck, you're a brave soul!<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-66975553050040003292007-06-20T21:43:00.000-05:002007-06-20T21:43:00.000-05:00I've had absolutely no exposure to a countermarche...I've had absolutely no exposure to a countermarche loom, so I'm looking foward to following your progress. I'd be curious to know your reasons for choosing this loom as well as if there are some things that are better done on a countermarche loom. I don't forsee a day when I'll have a second loom, but I suppose it could happen!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-57228625306013831852007-06-20T21:05:00.000-05:002007-06-20T21:05:00.000-05:00Now all you need is an AVL with the automatic adva...Now all you need is an AVL with the automatic advance and the computer dobby...then comes the chimp to throw the fly shuttle. ;)<BR/><BR/>I now have a Mighty Wolf (8H). I used to have a LeClerc Nilus, 4H with a fly shuttle. I am sorry I ever sold it as I loved that loom. I used to keep the tabby material in the fly-shuttle when I did Colonial Overshot and I always knew what treadles to use from which side the shuttle was on (for the tabby).<BR/><BR/>I can hardly wait to see how you like using this loom, as I've only known one other person to have one. The overhead beater will be nice as it reduces the effort needed to beat - not great for heavy rag rugs, but wonderful for everything else!<BR/><BR/>Keep us posted, please, Leigh!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-71651188799537357262007-06-20T17:59:00.000-05:002007-06-20T17:59:00.000-05:00One beautiful loom!!Looks complicated. Think I'll...One beautiful loom!!<BR/>Looks complicated. Think I'll stay with my eight harness jacks. <BR/>Barbbspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-58938193466015918482007-06-20T13:36:00.000-05:002007-06-20T13:36:00.000-05:00do you know that feeling that you've been on anoth...do you know that feeling that you've been on another planet for a while.<BR/>So I turned my back and you change the look of your blog and get a new loom!!!<BR/>wow you have been busy!<BR/>it looks great<BR/>congratulations on your new addition. cant wait for the end results!!<BR/>Al xGood Kharma Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567460970018654202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-69358387103210347082007-06-20T07:48:00.000-05:002007-06-20T07:48:00.000-05:00...your post leaves me wishing I knew how to weave......your post leaves me wishing I knew how to weave....cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-25649481237146485392007-06-20T00:58:00.000-05:002007-06-20T00:58:00.000-05:00I must confess that I've always been a little afra...I must confess that I've always been a little afraid of the tieup on the "counter-" looms. It sounds so complicated compared to the jack. I'll be watching with interest....Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706897871184267996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-10453950805437810862007-06-19T20:45:00.000-05:002007-06-19T20:45:00.000-05:00Countermarch are very different from jacks and cou...Countermarch are very different from jacks and counterbalance looms. Very different! I forget sometimes that not everyone has access to as many types of looms as I do. At the school, we have all three types of looms as well as one of Peter Collingwood's shaft switching rug looms. We have a bunch of Lecerc's ( both counter balance and jack, 4H and 8H, as well as a few up-right tapestry looms, and a 12 H computer loom ), a couple of Clement direct tie up rug looms, an 8H and a 12 H Macomber, a Toika countermarch and an Oxaback countermarch, a 16H Louet computer loom and a few table looms. Not that I have woven on all of them. I usually get last pick after the students. The studio head is really good about encouraging students to try out different looms so that when they come to purchasing one, they have a bit of knowledge to work with. <BR/><BR/>Countermarches are a pain to retie, but once you get used to it, they are great to weave on. The best part is that you can get a good shed with unbalanced harnesses. (ie 1 up 3 down like for double weave)<BR/>A word of warning,(which you may already know) If you put on a pattern that has two harnesses with a lot of plain weave and the others with very few threads for pattern- like some huck- it is best to spread the plain weave harnesses out. So instead of having the majority of threads on harnesses one and two, have them on one and four, or one and six. Don't ask me why this works, but it comes from experience. A student had this problem with a wide warp that she was weaving and we fussed and fiddled and couldn't fix her lack of shed. So she rethreaded all 1500+ threads and had no problems.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-18422501825681973582007-06-19T16:14:00.000-05:002007-06-19T16:14:00.000-05:00I can see the Glimakra is ready to rock and roll! ...I can see the Glimakra is ready to rock and roll! You go girl!Laritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.com