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Weaving And Weaver Resources
Articles, information, and resources for Weavers are
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Countermarch Looms - Everything you've ever wanted to know
Article Excerpt . . .
You may have overheard and pitied owners
of countermarch looms asking each other
endlessly, "Do the long cords go in front or in
back?". . . or moaning . . . "All my shafts fell
down! . . . I can't get a decent shed! . . . It takes
all day to tie up my loom!" Then one day you
have a new countermarch loom, and standing
among piles of boards and cords you wonder
how you will ever make sense of them all.
... Download full Countermarch Loom article
Weaving Dictionary
A Pocket Dictionary of weaving terms for today's weavers.
... Download Weaving Pocket Dictionary
Warping basics: from front to back
Article Excerpt . . .
These directions are for warping
"front to back," i.e., sleying the
reed and threading the heddles before
winding the warp onto the warp
beam. Follow these directions if you
are using weaver-friendly warp yarns
(smooth plied cottons, silks, linens,
wools, etc.). Very sticky or highly overtwisted
yarns (singles yarns are often
slightly overtwisted) should be warped. . . .
. . . Download full article
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