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Threading the Heddles - 10 Steps on How to Warp a Loom - All Fiber Arts | ||
| 10 Steps to Warping a Loom - Threading the Heddles | |||
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When all of the warp ends have been sleyed through the reed, I move to the back of the loom. To make it easier to reach the heddles, the back beam on most looms can be removed or moved forward. I tape a copy of the threading draft to the loom for reference as I thread the heddles. I thread starting from the right hand side of the loom and work to the left. Following the draft, I select the next 4 heddles in the pattern sequence and move them to the right. I then reach through the heddles and select the next 4 threads from the back of the reed. To keep the threads in order, I slip them through the four fingers of my left hand and hold them under tension (to the left of the 4 selected heddles). The threading hook is held in my right hand.
Select the next 4 heddles of the pattern sequence and move them to the right. Pick up the next 4 threads from the reed and repeat. After each pattern group, I double check the threading, trying to catch any threading errors I might have made. As some yarns can be quite slippery, I also tie each group of ends that have been threaded with an overhand knot.
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Next Page:>Part 9: Wind Warp
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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 |
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