You have a way of understanding what the newbie weaver is struggling with. It its truly a gift. You made this so simple to understand. I can't thank you enough. You are an excellent teacher!
I could hug the stuffing right out of you! ❤ You made that sooooo simple to understand. I have read and read and read and all I got for my trouble was a headache. Watching you explain, it all makes perfect sense. Thank you, times three!
I am sooo happy to have stumbled across one of your videos. You are my go too for weaving now. You are informative, easy to understand and have a great personality so it makes the experience fun! Thank you!
I am a brand-spanking-new weaver being taught by an extreme expert-which means sometimes the little stuff just goes by the wayside. This concept was giving me fits. So glad to have found you!❤
I was totally baffled by the drafts in that book. I just couldn't wrap my brain around starting at the bottom of the treadle portion of the draft. Thank you so much for clarifying this for me!
I am just getting started with weaving on a floor loom and was so intimidated by patterns and how to read them. You have made this incredibly easy to understand and I can not wait to get my, new to me, loom home tomorrow, get it cleaned up and start weaving. I am signed up for a weaving class in May, but after watching your videos, I might not even need that! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you! Thank you! You're an amazing teacher! I learned more from you in this 10 minutes than I did spending $350 on a 8 night weaving course! Turned out that instructor was a good weaver but not a good teacher. I'm subscribed and will be watching you other videos right away! Thanks to you, with a much better understanding, I'm now excited again about weaving!
Thank you! so helpful and clearly explained. Loved that you got on the floor and talked about the treadles as i had no idea how they actually work. I have a 4 shaft tabletop loom...no treadles, so all this talk of treadles in other videos (with no explanation) was doing my head in! I think I'm able to read the pattern in front of me with a bit more confidence now, so thanks... this helped alot.
Oh, I'm so glad it was helpful! I did an episode all about direct tie-ups that will apply to your table loom. Hopefully, it'll help with the bigger picture! th-cam.com/video/YubKBPmqbgQ/w-d-xo.html
My husband just got me The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory, and it might as well be in Japanese! Thank you so much for making this tutorial for us laymen!
Thank you SO MUCH for your excellent explanation of what can be a complicated topic. Your explanations are great - not too short and not too long and drawn out. You are an inspiration and a great teacher to all of us. I agree with the comment below that this is the best explanation of a weaving draft that I have come across.
I'm setting up a simple thin wool blanket with 402 warp ends using thin 2 ply wool. Halfway through threading the warp i notice now that the metal heddles are slightly angled. 200 warp ends are threaded wrong. The metal is shaving the warp 😮. I have to redo them😅 that teaches me to look properly first!
Many, many thanks! I've been struggling to glean this information from various sources, and then after I was thoroughly confused, you unscrambled the tangled mess for me very nicely. Bravo!
Thank you so much, the way you make the layout of the drat in relation to the weaver and the loom is excellent! A lot of times I can only understand it is by getting down there with the dust bunnies! Trying to remember which pedal to use in what order could get tricky
Oh my, I have used that same book and have been treadling from top down all this time and then repeat. My results seem correct. I always treadle the drafts top down for any draft.
Denise, my understanding is that if the author of the draft doesn't specify, you should read it from the top down. But Anne Dixon orients hers differently. She writes hers such that if you lay the draft next to you on the loom, you're going the same direction. I'm glad you've still been getting great results! So, I say, "carry on"! No worries!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I finally get it I have her book I turn to the page that you were working with followed along happy that you actually got on the floor and showed how the tires worked because I am new at this only one month now and I have a floor loom and I’ve watched so many videos on how to read a draft and everyone talks about it differently but you made it so simple and it worked again thanks I’ve subscribed to your channel and look forward to more of your videos. A Canadian friend that lives on a little island, Pelee Island
Your video has been very clear and easy to follow. I've been scratching my head all morning looking for this exact information. I've just bought the 4 shaft quartet attachment for my Schacht Cricket loom and built it all and installed it yesterday. Now to figure out how to do 4 shaft. Thanks for the book idea too! I've just ordered one of those. I'm assuming because there is no treadles but levers that the same treadling applies? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thank you so much for sharing!
I'm so glad it was helpful!! When using a table loom, you'll be working with what's called a "direct tie-up" - meaning one lever connects to one shaft. So when the draft calls for lifting shafts 2 & 3, you'll simply pull down those levers. I'm including a link to a video that will provide a few more details about that - th-cam.com/video/YubKBPmqbgQ/w-d-xo.html I hope that's helpful! Let me know if you have any follow-up questions! Have fun with your brand new shafts!!!
Couldn't be more clearly explained!😊 The treadle setup is for a jackloom (rising) to convert this to a counterbalance (sinking loom). Do I take a "negative" of the treadle setup Ie 1) 4-2 2) 3) 3-1 4) 4-3 5) 4- 1 6) 3-2 ? Thanks
Thank you for the clear explanation and demonstration. I have this book but am using a 4 shaft table loom, not a floor loom (yet). So if manually working the levers would it be easier to write out the pattern instead of looking at the chart? 👍👍👍
Hi Sue! Great question! Typically Anne will show 3 variations on 1 page. And at the top she will include every tie up you need for all 3, which can look like a lot! However, when you select the 1 variation you want to try and follow the treadling up to the related tie-ups, you'll find it won't include more than 6 tie-ups. I hope that helps!! Let me know if you have follow up questions!!
@ActonCreative what about page 74 in Anne's for example? As you can probably tell, I'm new to the floor loom, maybe I have a mental block that I need to get past
@@stellaweaver79 Ah! I see what you're asking now! Thank you for the clarification. In this type of draft, I would tie up 1 shaft to 1 treadle, and then simply 2-foot it when you need to. Does that make sense?
Love your videos... they are right for me because you get straight to the point Can you help with a piece on a variety dent heddle and working out how to manage the complexity... just a thought
@@ActonCreative I'm interested to understand how to introduce thicker/textured warp threads like a boucle it a plain weave or a twill. I get it with a ridged hedle but how do you keep your dent consistent with a floor loom?
Ps ... I am in the process of doing exactly as the lady that you interviewed ... who learnt for about 12 months before buying a loom ... I'm thinking that I'll jump straight into a floor loom ... once I've finished intellectualising the nuances ... nothingvlike living in your head 🙃
@@kimchatwin-smith891 Hi Kim! When working with a thicker or a textured yarn in your warp, you just need to watch that they will move smoothly through the dents (spaces) in the reed. So a reed with 8-dents per inch might work better than a 15-dent reed. Does that help? Let me know if I'm on the right track!
I also have Anne Dixon's book, but I am terribly confused. When she shows any of the threading, warp, weft, etc, she always writes "3×2/16" What is this? It's the same with plain, twill, overshot weaves. I want to begin using this book, but I'm not sure about this. Thank you. I always enjoy and learn a lot from your videos!
Hi Jill! That refers to the size of her yarn. And here's how I approach it - strictly for the ratios. For instance, Anne might note that for an overshot pattern, the warp is 2/16. Then she'll note that the pattern weft is 3x2/16. So she's using a yarn that is 3 times as big as the yarn she used in the warp. Let me know if that makes sense!
@ActonCreative Aaahhhaaa! I can now see this in the draft. So the 2/16 is her yarn size reference/default. But it's the formula for any size yarn you'd want to weave with. Right?
Hi Carolyn! Ultimately, your goal is to use a draft as a visual guide for your fabric. You can read it either direction, as long as it looks like the draft when you're done! Hope that helps!
Great question! This book is perfect for a 4-shaft table loom! All the patterns included will work with that style, or any 4-shaft loom. I highly recommend it!
Hi Loyann! I'm not familiar with the korberguard pattern, but I have done overshot! The key there is that the draft won't spell out each throw of tabby. It's implied. Episode 72 tackles that exact pattern! Hope that helps!
@@ActonCreative Thank you. Im a newby to table loom weaving, for me bday we built me a 48" 4shaft table loom. I learn as I go, absolutly absorb all info I can get my hand on. But thank again. Have a good weekend.
Absolutely! Do you have a direct tie-up loom? (1 treadle controls only 1 shaft) If so, here's an episode you might enjoy! th-cam.com/video/iDM-KqMA064/w-d-xo.html
Hi! I'm so sorry I didn't see your comment earlier! My apologies! The notable difference between a floor loom and a table loom is the tie-ups. So as you read a pattern for your table loom, you won't have to worry about connecting the treadles to the shafts since a table doesn't have treadles. In some ways, reading a draft for a table loom is much more straightforward! Let me know if you have follow up questions & I'll be happy to help!!
Hi Carole! Great question! The draft I use as an example is for a jack loom, meaning when I step on a treadle, the shafts lift up. With a counterbalance, the shafts will lower. This means that if a treadle on a jack loom has a 1 & 3 tie up, threads on 1 & 3 shafts will be on top of the fabric. For a counterbalance, it'll be just the opposite - threads on 1 & 3 will drop below the others. So you can tweak the tie ups for a counterbalance to get the same results - you just need to play the opposite game. I hope that makes sense! Let me know if you need clarification!
Do I have to do anything different if I thread my heddles from the left side? I'm a lefty and I'm having trouble with twill diagonals going in the 'wrong' direction (maybe not wrong but unexpected!)
Hi Kim! Great question! If you want your diagonals to move the other way, you can do the exact opposite of the treadling order. For instance, if the pattern calls for the shafts to lift in a 1-2-3-4 order and that looks backwards, go the other way - 4-3-2-1. If this is continuously a problem, consider threading your heddles the opposite direction. That should help! Let me know if that works for you! Best of luck!!
But if I thread my heddles so they look exactly the way the draft shows (the only difference being I threaded left to right), and I treadle exactly the way the draft states, why would the twill direction be opposite to the drawdown?
@@kimdaniel3421 What kind of loom are you working on? Not all drafts are designed for a Jack loom. With a Jack, if your treadle is tied to shaft #1, then when you step on it, shaft #1 will lift up. So, the yarns threaded in those heddles will be on top of the fabric. There are other styles of looms designed exactly the opposite. When you step on a treadle, those yarns will be on the bottom of the fabric. I hope I didn't seem more complicated than it is. All that to say that if the pattern you are following isn't drawn for your style loom, you could have different results. Kim, if you want to send me some specific photos of your loom/draft, I'm happy to help offline! Just send me a note at chris@actoncreative.net.
Great question! Absolutely! Does your loom give you the ability to lift more than 1 shaft at a time? Or are they directly connected - 1 shaft to 1 treadle?
@@sandradelvecchio6894 Excellent! You have a direct tie-up loom. So if a draft says to lift multiple shafts, you'll simply depress multiple treadles to achieve the same effect. Here's a follow-up video about direct tie-up looms that might help! th-cam.com/video/YubKBPmqbgQ/w-d-xo.html
@@ActonCreative it seems my loom is a counterbalance, doesn’t that mean that while one shaft goes up another must come down? And if that’s the case won’t that make it so some combinations I cannot treadle at the same time? Or is that not what happens with a counterbalance loom?
@@sandradelvecchio6894 Sandra, while I understand the concept of a counterbalance loom, I've never worked on one before! So, I'll be curious to hear about your experience!
@@lindaakers2991 You're right! Anne showcases 3 options on each page. So you simply use the tie-ups per the variation you're weaving. However, when tackling one like at the bottom of page 59, you will need to use both feet and combine treadles. Here's an episode to help with that idea - th-cam.com/video/J9NUbcPV2NE/w-d-xo.html Let me know if you have follow up questions!
You have a way of understanding what the newbie weaver is struggling with. It its truly a gift. You made this so simple to understand. I can't thank you enough. You are an excellent teacher!
@@TinyWeaverLori I'm so glad it made sense and was helpful!
THANKYOU YOURE so clear and enthusiastic I love it
@@ninasolomon-p2f I'm so glad it was helpful!!
Thanks four your explination. Its perfect. Helping a lot.
I could hug the stuffing right out of you! ❤ You made that sooooo simple to understand. I have read and read and read and all I got for my trouble was a headache. Watching you explain, it all makes perfect sense. Thank you, times three!
I'm always up for hugs, my friend!! And I'm so happy the video was helpful to you! I can't wait to see what you do with it!!
That is the best explanation of reading a draft that I have ever seen. Thank you very much.
Belinda, I'm so glad it was helpful!
Oh my word! Thank you for such a clear explanation. You made it so simple.
You are a delightful teacher.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad it was helpful!
I am sooo happy to have stumbled across one of your videos. You are my go too for weaving now. You are informative, easy to understand and have a great personality so it makes the experience fun!
Thank you!
Holly, that's amazing!! Thank you so much! I'm so glad the videos have been helpful!!!
Thank you for a great explanation, it’s been a few years since I’ve used my loom and i needed that.
I'm so glad it was helpful!
I am a brand-spanking-new weaver being taught by an extreme expert-which means sometimes the little stuff just goes by the wayside. This concept was giving me fits. So glad to have found you!❤
Thank you for the comment! I certainly hope I can help! Brand-spanking-new weavers are my favorite!
So brilliant!!
I'm so glad it was helpful!!
I was totally baffled by the drafts in that book. I just couldn't wrap my brain around starting at the bottom of the treadle portion of the draft. Thank you so much for clarifying this for me!
I'm so glad it was helpful!!
I am just getting started with weaving on a floor loom and was so intimidated by patterns and how to read them. You have made this incredibly easy to understand and I can not wait to get my, new to me, loom home tomorrow, get it cleaned up and start weaving. I am signed up for a weaving class in May, but after watching your videos, I might not even need that! Thank you so much!!!
Wow! What incredible feedback! Thank you so much! I'm so glad the videos are helpful! If you ever have questions, just reach out. I'm cheering you on!
Oh my goodness…you’re so cute and informative! I’m a beginner and this was so helpful. Thanks!
Kim, I'm so glad you're here & that this was helpful!! Drop me a line if you have other questions!
Thank you! Thank you! You're an amazing teacher! I learned more from you in this 10 minutes than I did spending $350 on a 8 night weaving course! Turned out that instructor was a good weaver but not a good teacher. I'm subscribed and will be watching you other videos right away! Thanks to you, with a much better understanding, I'm now excited again about weaving!
Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words!! I'm so glad the video was helpful!!!
Thank you! so helpful and clearly explained. Loved that you got on the floor and talked about the treadles as i had no idea how they actually work. I have a 4 shaft tabletop loom...no treadles, so all this talk of treadles in other videos (with no explanation) was doing my head in! I think I'm able to read the pattern in front of me with a bit more confidence now, so thanks... this helped alot.
Oh, I'm so glad it was helpful!
I did an episode all about direct tie-ups that will apply to your table loom. Hopefully, it'll help with the bigger picture! th-cam.com/video/YubKBPmqbgQ/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! Your presentation of this matter is very fun to watch. Your humour (humor) is very contageous 🙂
Thank you so much, Marcel!! I really appreciate it!!
Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏾
I'm so glad it was helpful!
My husband just got me The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory, and it might as well be in Japanese! Thank you so much for making this tutorial for us laymen!
It's a great book! I'm so glad this was helpful! Let me know if you have further questions!
Great videos. In case I missed it, the Davidson tie up is for a sinking shed, so weavers on a rising shed loom lift the unmarked boxes in the pattern.
Thank you! Yep, you're exactly right!!
Thank you SO MUCH for your excellent explanation of what can be a complicated topic. Your explanations are great - not too short and not too long and drawn out. You are an inspiration and a great teacher to all of us. I agree with the comment below that this is the best explanation of a weaving draft that I have come across.
Michael, thank you so much for your kind words!!! It means a lot to me!
I'm setting up a simple thin wool blanket with 402 warp ends using thin 2 ply wool. Halfway through threading the warp i notice now that the metal heddles are slightly angled. 200 warp ends are threaded wrong. The metal is shaving the warp 😮. I have to redo them😅 that teaches me to look properly first!
Oh no!! I feel you! We've all been halfway through a project and had that "oh no!" realization!!
Many, many thanks!
I've been struggling to glean this information from various sources, and then after I was thoroughly confused, you unscrambled the tangled mess for me very nicely. Bravo!
You're so welcome!!!
Oh my gosh, your explanation is the best I’ve seen. It all makes sense now! Thank you💕, I love your videos.
Chrissy, I'm so glad it was helpful! Yay!
You did such a wonderful job explaining this👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Dionne, I'm so glad it was helpful!!!
Thank you so much, the way you make the layout of the drat in relation to the weaver and the loom is excellent! A lot of times I can only understand it is by getting down there with the dust bunnies! Trying to remember which pedal to use in what order could get tricky
Gavin, I'm so glad it was helpful!!!
Beautifully explained👌👌🥂
Thank you! I'm so glad it was clear to understand!
Oh my, I have used that same book and have been treadling from top down all this time and then repeat. My results seem correct. I always treadle the drafts top down for any draft.
Denise, my understanding is that if the author of the draft doesn't specify, you should read it from the top down. But Anne Dixon orients hers differently. She writes hers such that if you lay the draft next to you on the loom, you're going the same direction.
I'm glad you've still been getting great results! So, I say, "carry on"! No worries!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I finally get it I have her book I turn to the page that you were working with followed along happy that you actually got on the floor and showed how the tires worked because I am new at this only one month now and I have a floor loom and I’ve watched so many videos on how to read a draft and everyone talks about it differently but you made it so simple and it worked again thanks I’ve subscribed to your channel and look forward to more of your videos. A Canadian friend that lives on a little island, Pelee Island
Mike, I'm so glad this was helpful!! Best of luck to you!!!
Your video has been very clear and easy to follow. I've been scratching my head all morning looking for this exact information. I've just bought the 4 shaft quartet attachment for my Schacht Cricket loom and built it all and installed it yesterday. Now to figure out how to do 4 shaft. Thanks for the book idea too! I've just ordered one of those. I'm assuming because there is no treadles but levers that the same treadling applies? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thank you so much for sharing!
I'm so glad it was helpful!! When using a table loom, you'll be working with what's called a "direct tie-up" - meaning one lever connects to one shaft.
So when the draft calls for lifting shafts 2 & 3, you'll simply pull down those levers. I'm including a link to a video that will provide a few more details about that - th-cam.com/video/YubKBPmqbgQ/w-d-xo.html
I hope that's helpful! Let me know if you have any follow-up questions! Have fun with your brand new shafts!!!
@@ActonCreative thanks so much! I will check it out tomorrow. I can't wait to play and learn.
Best explanation ever, thank you!
Jamie, I'm so glad it was clear! Thank you so much for the feedback!
Awesome visual, thank you!
I'm glad it was helpful!!
Wonderful explanation! Thank you!
I'm so glad it was helpful!!
Let’s do it
That's the spirit!!
Couldn't be more clearly explained!😊
The treadle setup is for a jackloom (rising) to convert this to a counterbalance (sinking loom). Do I take a "negative" of the treadle setup Ie 1) 4-2 2) 3) 3-1 4) 4-3 5) 4- 1 6) 3-2 ? Thanks
Exactly! Use the opposite! You've got it!!
Thank you for the clear explanation and demonstration. I have this book but am using a 4 shaft table loom, not a floor loom (yet). So if manually working the levers would it be easier to write out the pattern instead of looking at the chart? 👍👍👍
Hi Marina! You're welcome!
That's up to you, my friend! I would recommend making life as easy as possible for yourself - whatever that looks like!
So very helpful, thank you for your clear explanation.
You're very welcome!!
Thank you so much! This made so much sense and I now totally understand how to read the chart ♥️
Thank you so much this was so super helpful 🙏👍👍👍
I'm so glad! Yay!
Great explanation!
Thanks so much, Jennifer!! I appreciate the feedback!
Excellent! Very clear! I'm a beginner
Shirley, I'm so glad it was helpful!!
That was SO helpful. Thank you so much!
Oh yay!! I'm so glad!!
Great explanation! Can you also explain how to read a draft from Anne's book that has more treadle tie ups than 6?
Hi Sue! Great question! Typically Anne will show 3 variations on 1 page. And at the top she will include every tie up you need for all 3, which can look like a lot!
However, when you select the 1 variation you want to try and follow the treadling up to the related tie-ups, you'll find it won't include more than 6 tie-ups.
I hope that helps!! Let me know if you have follow up questions!!
@ActonCreative what about page 74 in Anne's for example? As you can probably tell, I'm new to the floor loom, maybe I have a mental block that I need to get past
@@stellaweaver79 Ah! I see what you're asking now! Thank you for the clarification.
In this type of draft, I would tie up 1 shaft to 1 treadle, and then simply 2-foot it when you need to. Does that make sense?
Very helpful. Thank you!
My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Love your videos... they are right for me because you get straight to the point
Can you help with a piece on a variety dent heddle and working out how to manage the complexity... just a thought
Hi Kim!! Thank you so much!! I'm glad they are helpful!!
Can you please clarify for me? What do you mean by "variety dent heddle"? Thanks so much!!!
@@ActonCreative I'm interested to understand how to introduce thicker/textured warp threads like a boucle it a plain weave or a twill.
I get it with a ridged hedle but how do you keep your dent consistent with a floor loom?
Ps ... I am in the process of doing exactly as the lady that you interviewed ... who learnt for about 12 months before buying a loom ... I'm thinking that I'll jump straight into a floor loom ... once I've finished intellectualising the nuances ... nothingvlike living in your head 🙃
Just realised auto correct changed "variable dent" heddle to variety dent ...
@@kimchatwin-smith891 Hi Kim! When working with a thicker or a textured yarn in your warp, you just need to watch that they will move smoothly through the dents (spaces) in the reed. So a reed with 8-dents per inch might work better than a 15-dent reed. Does that help? Let me know if I'm on the right track!
Very helpful thank you !!
I'm so glad it was helpful!!
Thank you!
It's my pleasure! I hope it was helpful!
Soooooo helpful!
I'm so glad!! Thanks so much!
amazing
I also have Anne Dixon's book, but I am terribly confused. When she shows any of the threading, warp, weft, etc, she always writes "3×2/16" What is this? It's the same with plain, twill, overshot weaves. I want to begin using this book, but I'm not sure about this. Thank you. I always enjoy and learn a lot from your videos!
Hi Jill! That refers to the size of her yarn. And here's how I approach it - strictly for the ratios.
For instance, Anne might note that for an overshot pattern, the warp is 2/16. Then she'll note that the pattern weft is 3x2/16. So she's using a yarn that is 3 times as big as the yarn she used in the warp. Let me know if that makes sense!
@ActonCreative Aaahhhaaa! I can now see this in the draft. So the 2/16 is her yarn size reference/default. But it's the formula for any size yarn you'd want to weave with. Right?
@@Jill4Today Bingo!!!
@ActonCreative 🎈🎈🌹🌹🌹 Thank you!
@@Jill4Today My pleasure!
I thought you should read the treadling on the right from right to left rather than left to right. Now I'm confused.
Hi Carolyn! Ultimately, your goal is to use a draft as a visual guide for your fabric. You can read it either direction, as long as it looks like the draft when you're done! Hope that helps!
Thank you for the vid, I have a table loom and have 8 heddles. How would I do that pattern you used on my table loom?
Hi Gloria! If your loom has 8 shafts, you can simply use the first 4 for the pattern. You have lots of options!
How would these patterns work with a table loom? I recently got a 4 shaft table loom and want to get this book but not sure if it would work. Thanks!
Great question! This book is perfect for a 4-shaft table loom! All the patterns included will work with that style, or any 4-shaft loom. I highly recommend it!
I would like to see how to read a tabby with overshot or korberguard patterns
Hi Loyann! I'm not familiar with the korberguard pattern, but I have done overshot! The key there is that the draft won't spell out each throw of tabby. It's implied. Episode 72 tackles that exact pattern! Hope that helps!
Do you always read the treadling from the bottom up?
So it’s .. right to left, left to right and bottom to top?
Thanks
Hi Jan! It depends on who is writing the draft. Hopefully they specify!
why wouldn't you step on the second treadle instead of the third treadle/paddle?
Hi Rhonda! Can you please clarify your question? At what stage of the process are you referring?
Is it possible to weave plain on the right and left of a pattern. Will it mess up the pattern?
Hi Mary! Are you envisioning the edges in plain weave and the body of the fabric with a different pattern?
Hi Chris, is it possible to use this pattern and draft of a fourshaft Table loom? NO TREDDLES.
@@amandahattingh1189 Hi Amanda! You absolutely can! Here's a video to help explain how - th-cam.com/video/iDM-KqMA064/w-d-xo.html
@@ActonCreative Thank you. Im a newby to table loom weaving, for me bday we built me a 48" 4shaft table loom. I learn as I go, absolutly absorb all info I can get my hand on. But thank again. Have a good weekend.
@@amandahattingh1189 You're doing great! Keep up the good work!
Is it possible to use this pattern on a loom with 4 Treadles?
Absolutely! Do you have a direct tie-up loom? (1 treadle controls only 1 shaft) If so, here's an episode you might enjoy! th-cam.com/video/iDM-KqMA064/w-d-xo.html
Yes I have a direct tie up.
How would this work with a table loom? I’m looking to get this book but not sure if it would work with my 4shaft table loom? Thanks!
Hi! I'm so sorry I didn't see your comment earlier! My apologies!
The notable difference between a floor loom and a table loom is the tie-ups. So as you read a pattern for your table loom, you won't have to worry about connecting the treadles to the shafts since a table doesn't have treadles. In some ways, reading a draft for a table loom is much more straightforward!
Let me know if you have follow up questions & I'll be happy to help!!
Thanks 😊 mam
I hope it was helpful!
what loom do you have? :)
I have a Schacht 36" 4-shaft floor loom!
@@ActonCreative thank you so much :)
Would you read the same way with a balanced loom?
Hi Carole! Great question! The draft I use as an example is for a jack loom, meaning when I step on a treadle, the shafts lift up. With a counterbalance, the shafts will lower.
This means that if a treadle on a jack loom has a 1 & 3 tie up, threads on 1 & 3 shafts will be on top of the fabric. For a counterbalance, it'll be just the opposite - threads on 1 & 3 will drop below the others.
So you can tweak the tie ups for a counterbalance to get the same results - you just need to play the opposite game.
I hope that makes sense! Let me know if you need clarification!
So, I tie up the white squares !
@@carolegilles1 Look at you!! Exactly!!
Do I have to do anything different if I thread my heddles from the left side? I'm a lefty and I'm having trouble with twill diagonals going in the 'wrong' direction (maybe not wrong but unexpected!)
Hi Kim! Great question! If you want your diagonals to move the other way, you can do the exact opposite of the treadling order. For instance, if the pattern calls for the shafts to lift in a 1-2-3-4 order and that looks backwards, go the other way - 4-3-2-1.
If this is continuously a problem, consider threading your heddles the opposite direction. That should help!
Let me know if that works for you! Best of luck!!
But if I thread my heddles so they look exactly the way the draft shows (the only difference being I threaded left to right), and I treadle exactly the way the draft states, why would the twill direction be opposite to the drawdown?
@@kimdaniel3421 What kind of loom are you working on? Not all drafts are designed for a Jack loom. With a Jack, if your treadle is tied to shaft #1, then when you step on it, shaft #1 will lift up. So, the yarns threaded in those heddles will be on top of the fabric.
There are other styles of looms designed exactly the opposite. When you step on a treadle, those yarns will be on the bottom of the fabric.
I hope I didn't seem more complicated than it is. All that to say that if the pattern you are following isn't drawn for your style loom, you could have different results.
Kim, if you want to send me some specific photos of your loom/draft, I'm happy to help offline! Just send me a note at chris@actoncreative.net.
Newbie question here- my new loom is 4 shaft/4 treadle. Is there some way to use a pattern that shows 6 treadle tie up on a 4 treadle loom?
Great question! Absolutely! Does your loom give you the ability to lift more than 1 shaft at a time? Or are they directly connected - 1 shaft to 1 treadle?
@@ActonCreative it seems that it’s 1:1
@@sandradelvecchio6894 Excellent! You have a direct tie-up loom. So if a draft says to lift multiple shafts, you'll simply depress multiple treadles to achieve the same effect.
Here's a follow-up video about direct tie-up looms that might help! th-cam.com/video/YubKBPmqbgQ/w-d-xo.html
@@ActonCreative it seems my loom is a counterbalance, doesn’t that mean that while one shaft goes up another must come down? And if that’s the case won’t that make it so some combinations I cannot treadle at the same time? Or is that not what happens with a counterbalance loom?
@@sandradelvecchio6894 Sandra, while I understand the concept of a counterbalance loom, I've never worked on one before! So, I'll be curious to hear about your experience!
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Linda, was it too complicated?
@@ActonCreative no ma'am it's just a lot to learn. Can you explain page 59 ? It's in the book
@@lindaakers2991 Yes, I have page 59. How can I help?
@ActonCreative the tie-up seems more than 6 tie ups
@@lindaakers2991 You're right! Anne showcases 3 options on each page. So you simply use the tie-ups per the variation you're weaving.
However, when tackling one like at the bottom of page 59, you will need to use both feet and combine treadles. Here's an episode to help with that idea - th-cam.com/video/J9NUbcPV2NE/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if you have follow up questions!