tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post647704494791520737..comments2024-03-27T04:37:04.207-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: Warping the Glimakra: Winding It OnLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-45663425823851806132007-07-04T06:54:00.000-05:002007-07-04T06:54:00.000-05:00Well, Christine and Ellie, she was getting a good ...Well, Christine and Ellie, she was getting a good fussing at, but didn't care one bit!<BR/><BR/>Janet, by all means set up your loom again!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-18277765079798058252007-07-04T01:06:00.000-05:002007-07-04T01:06:00.000-05:00The look on your cat's face is priceless! Thanks f...The look on your cat's face is priceless! Thanks for the great series of posts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-40485149007352428002007-07-02T05:27:00.000-05:002007-07-02T05:27:00.000-05:00Great post! And I feel your bad cat pain, I have ...Great post! And I feel your bad cat pain, I have a furry heathen who just can't resist a good warp.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292647324334138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-22321060089086916432007-07-02T03:07:00.000-05:002007-07-02T03:07:00.000-05:00Seeing your pictures makes me want to set up my lo...Seeing your pictures makes me want to set up my loom again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-29587530391264989872007-07-01T11:58:00.000-05:002007-07-01T11:58:00.000-05:00Cheryl and Rob, I'm not so sure I should have chos...Cheryl and Rob, I'm not so sure I should have chosen a blanket as my first project on this loom. We'll see how it goes. I took a class in double weave several years ago but wasn't able to master a smooth fold. It will be something else to work on in the future for really large blankets.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-10877557218187619152007-06-30T14:09:00.000-05:002007-06-30T14:09:00.000-05:00Leigh, I have only used F2B so far, and am in awe ...Leigh, I have only used F2B so far, and am in awe of your method of B2F. And I am just dying to do a blanket...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-70872123475924199282007-06-30T13:33:00.000-05:002007-06-30T13:33:00.000-05:00Oh Leigh, boy do I have blanket weaving envy! Wou...Oh Leigh, boy do I have blanket weaving envy! Would love to have a floor loom wide enough to do one! Ah well, will live vicariously through your projects!<BR/><BR/>Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-84003327300202947922007-06-30T13:13:00.000-05:002007-06-30T13:13:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for your encouraging and helpfu...Thank you so much for your encouraging and helpful comments. Actually I need all the help I can get! <BR/><BR/>Peg, I had noticed your raddle placement from that photo on your blog and was mostly struck that you had it on it's side rather than straight up. Your long nails look very useful. I simply put my raddle where she put it in the set-up video. Glimakra makes a raddle that sits in the beater as well. <BR/><BR/>Dorothy, I'm so glad to know that about warping with the shafts still in place. I think that will be easier in the long run. Regarding the apron strings, I didn't have to untie them. They are texsolv strings which are looped on themselves. All I had to do was slip them off the rod and then slip them back on again. <BR/><BR/>Sharon, I may be knocking on your door when I start to weave with my handspun! That is something I don't have a clue about!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-61276757246755288572007-06-29T19:52:00.000-05:002007-06-29T19:52:00.000-05:00The class I took taught BtoF but somehow I've gott...The class I took taught BtoF but somehow I've gotten switched to FtoB. It's awesome to see what you're doing just the same. I do think that any kind of technical weaving probably has to be warped the way you're doing it. Since I weave with my handspun, I probably will continue to warp as I do now. I love Syne Mitchell's into to her podcast - "you have to be warped to weave" - can't start without warp, however you put it on.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-82112467438656530532007-06-29T17:41:00.000-05:002007-06-29T17:41:00.000-05:00Hi Leigh,it's all looking good so far!I'm surprise...Hi Leigh,<BR/><BR/>it's all looking good so far!<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised about moving the shafts out of the way to warp. On my countermarche (a Toika) I push the heddles to either side and leave the shafts in place. This allows plenty of space.<BR/><BR/>I'm impressed by the size of your loom and the space your have to work in for threading up. My loom is very compact and it's a good thing I'm a small person as I have to fit in some uncomfortably small spaces!! Your Glimakra looks like a luxury model to me - you are lucky!<BR/><BR/>Re. tying on at the back, I use a 2nd rod lashed to the apron rod. This means that I can thread my 2nd rod through the loops in the warp and then lash it to the apron rod after, you might find this simpler and quicker than untying and re-tying the apron strings. When I lash the two rods together I lay then next to each other on the back beam so they are supported and I can easily tie them with equal length ties. I use plenty of ties and prefer linen warp thread for them as it is strong and doesn't stretch.<BR/><BR/>I don't bother with a 2nd apron rod at the front though, it didn't seem to give any advantage. <BR/><BR/>I've taken photos of my texsolv treadle tie up which i shall e-mail to you, I was spending ages tying up treadles at first but then after discussions with other weavers I changed the whole system. I can now tie my 8 shafts & 10 treadles in 30 - 40 minutes (it took about 4 hours before!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-36635200451807145162007-06-29T17:17:00.000-05:002007-06-29T17:17:00.000-05:00Interesting placement of raddle. I put mine on th...Interesting placement of raddle. I put mine on the back beam, the lease sticks in front of it so that the cross ends up right behind the heddles. I'm waiting for the threading to see how you do this. Also, I assume the lease sticks are put through the raddle cross, but how will you know which thread to pick first, second and so on? Perhaps this will become clear. Finally, I like the way you attach the warp to the back beam. I may try that, though I'm not sure how to string the cord over my arm!Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-27858264137338457022007-06-29T09:34:00.000-05:002007-06-29T09:34:00.000-05:00Very nice!Very nice!Laritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.com