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How to Make a Warp Chain

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warping board

Using a different colored yarn than your warp, tie a loop around the Cross. Then secure
the rest of the warp with additional ties in 1 or 2 yard intervals.

warp cross

To remove the warp from the warping board, a warp chain is made. Starting at the bottom
of the board, put your hand through the loop that is formed. Bring your hand through and
take hold of the warp, drawing it through the loop.

Then put your hand through the new loop that is formed and pull the warp through again,
forming a new loop. Repeat until you reach the end of the warp.

warp chain

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If you want to start weaving right away, you can place the warp chains onto lease
sticks and take it to your loom. If you aren’t ready to weave yet, the warp chains can be safely stored until you wish
to use them. If I am storing them for some time, I attach a note to the chains. I record
details of the project I have planned.

Type of yarn
Total warp length
e.p.i. – # ends per inch
sett
project width

doubling up ends into the same dent if necessary.

Next Page:

Part 7: Sley Reed

Return to:

10 Steps to Warping Part 1: The Project
Part 2: The Sett
Part 3: The Reed
Part 4: Calculate Yarn
Part 5: Warping Board
Part 6: Warp Chains
Part 7: Sley Reed
Part 8: Thread Heddles
Part 9: Wind Warp
Part 10: Tie Warp to Loom


Table of Setts
An expanded list of setts for various yarns.

Warp Chains