วีดีโอ

Thank you. Yes metal heddles do slide better most of the time. Some older wire ones can be troublesome.

Most of my warps are hand dyed. Most towel warps I measure maybe 16 yards and dye four yard sections different colors. Less time threading and it is fun for me to watch the color changes. The weave is mostly tabby, except the patterns they are overshot. I sell patterns too.

Thank you.

Most weaving patterns are read in the same way. If you are using a 4 shaft loom - You can look at a pattern the threading is across the top this shows how you thread the heddles. There is another section that shows you how to tie up the treadles, on the top to the right. Down the side is how you treadle or if you have a table loom what levers to pull.

The Bobbin is in a wooden Shuttle

You are welcome.

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you. I have more ideas.

He makes small ones, not the one I am using in this recording. Hoping he will make this size too. The others are in our shop. maverickson.etsy.com

Good for you. I hope you get to do some weaving soon.

This is a link to show what a did using Texlov cord. handwovenmagazine.com/using-texsolv-cords-on-apron-rods/

@@MargeryErickson thank you...

The threads are not doubled at the selvages. It’s magic…:). Actually years of practice and getting to know this loom and how the cotton yarn weaves.

☺️

You are so welcome. I also teach classes, with more up to date information. None scheduled now.

Thank you!

I did some research and created a pattern using iWeavit that you can find at this link www.opalessencefiberstudio.com/shop/weaving-patterns

Glad to help

The loom is a Schacht Baby Wolf - 4 shaft loom.

Thank you.

Any time!

Sounds great!

I hand dye the warp. It is so much fun and easier than changing for different colors. I have some finished in my shop. maverickson.etsy.com/

@@MargeryErickson that's awesome!

Had to speed it up to get it under a minute. The finished towels are in y shop. maverickson.etsy.com/

It was 20 yards, 23 towels, a few weeks to finish. I have several looms I take turns weaving on. Thank you.

Beautiful! All of them.

I know. had to speed it up to fit the parameters. will be posting the actual speed on my FB facebook.com/Opalessence.Studio/ and the finished towels are in my shop. maverickson.etsy.com/

@@MargeryErickson the Facebook link didn't work ... It said the owner may have limited the viewers

@@suzisaintjames Try @opalessencestudio in FB

Most instructions suggest 1 cup per gallon for dying fabric. I use about 1 cup per 2 gallons of water to soak yarn. I soak cotton and linen blends for 24 hours and massage the yarn to make sure it is all wet. I don't always weigh the yarn...just make sure it is covered with water. I can also reuse the water if I have any left.

Thank you! 🤗

Yay!

I think this is what you are looking for. The loop is called a lark's head knot. Here is one sight that shows you. macrameforbeginners.com/knot-guide-larks-head-knot-tutorial/

@@MargeryErickson thank you!!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for your feedback.

you are welcome.

Good question. Since the warp slipped off the paper, if I had kept weaving when I reached the problem wind on the tension along the edge of the fabric would have been a problem. It probably be too loose. I could have kept weaving…and deal with it when it happened. Instead I decided to fix it ahead of time.

@@MargeryErickson , but wouldn't it be easier to treat when you got there? I watched your video on broken warp threads and that procedure seems a lot easier. Or instead of cutting your fabric off, couldn't you pull the warp off of the back roller bar (like you showed in this video) adjust those one or two warp threads as you are rolling back onto the back roller bar (like you showed in this video) and pull up any excess thread and weave the ends in later? However, cutting the fabric means I can to start using my fabric sooner, but doesn't cutting also means there is more waste than I calculated? What if my project doesn't allow for waste? How would adjust the couple of warp threads if you didn't have any allowance for a second tie on? 💕🌞🌵😷

I had something like this happen in the past and did not know it happened until I was weaving along and the selvage on the one side was giving me problems. The tension was too tight. It was a mess. This time I decided to be proactive and not take any chances. Yes there was more loom waste. If. you don't have extra yarn you may need to add/tie on yarn to the shorter selvage yarn and then weigh them over the back beam. Looking for a solution is a good idea. There is usually a way. Or you woven project becomes something else. Been there!

@@MargeryErickson , oooooh! Thank you soooo much for your reply... because I was thinking the opposite... that there would be extra warp on that selvage. Now I understand. 💕🌞🌵😷 (For anyone else reading this comment, I watched her video about fixing a broken warp thread and she thoroughly shows and explains this tying on and hanging the warp in the back of the loom that she mentions in the comment above.)

Glad you like them!

glad it helped.

wonderful.

oops I meant to say 10 wraps per inch divide by 2 = 5 epi in the reed for tabby.

@@MargeryErickson thank you, I am really new at this and trying to wrap my head around it all!!🤣🥰

You are welcome. There is a lot to learn..wrap, warp, weft, woof😂

Many hours of weaving!

This wasn’t too bad….only a short backwards….done longer..

Thanks

@@sueannesullivan3827 Yes or you find them later!

Thank you for your comments.

Thank you

Thank you.

yes.

True not all looms are created equal. The loom I am using is a Baby Wolf. I can't remove the beams either. Luckily the width from the beam to the heddles is not very far.

Good for you.

I learned front to back and was taught to lay the reed flat.

I'm self taught and also thread front to back, but leave the reed in the beater. I think I'll try it laying down 😊

This loom has 8 shafts.