Weaving Reed Sizes A reed is usually made of metal and sits in the beater. It looks much like a comb with small teeth.It’s purpose is to keep the warp threads spread […]
Weaving Reed Sizes
Beam Warp
10 Steps to Warp: Beam Warp Beam Warp onto Back Beam Once the warp threads have been securely tied to the back apron rod, you are ready to begin to wind the […]
Warp Chain
Steps to Warp: Warp Chain Steps to Warping: Make a Warp Chain How to remove the warp from the warping board – safely. Before you remove the warp from the warping board, […]
Sley Reed
Steps to Warp: Sley Reed Steps to Warping – Step 7 – Sley the Reed Once you have removed the warp chain from the warping board it is ready to be transferred […]
Thread Heddles
Steps to Warping a Loom: Thread Heddles Steps to Warping – Step 8 Thread the Heddles When all of the warp ends have been sleyed through the reed, I move to the […]
Wind Warp
Steps to Warping a Loom: Wind the Warp Steps to Warping: How to Wind the Warp Special tools have been created that will help you to wind a warp – Warping Boards […]
Tie Warp to Front
10 Steps to Warping – BTF 10 Steps to Warping – Step 10 – Tying the Warp When the warp has been evenly wound on to the back beam, you are almost […]
Metric Conversion Tables
Metric Conversion Tables Metric Conversion Tables for Weaving YarnsWorsted Wool conversionsCotton Yarn conversionsLinen Yarn conversionsLea, Nel, Tex, Nm Post Views: 504
Peat Moss Yarn
Peat Moss Yarn While I was attending the Dyers Week workshop in Finland, (several years ago now..) I learned about the use of peat to create new and interesting yarns. Peat moss […]
Spinning Curds & Whey
Spinning Curds and Whey Spinning Curds and Whey – Milk Protein Fibre I bought a new spinning wheel recently- A Kromski Polonaise from Wingham Woolwork. This is a Ferrari of spinning wheels. […]