tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post8282545733971277285..comments2024-03-22T17:30:05.579-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: Winding a WarpLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-58412810826355429382018-04-18T14:36:38.216-07:002018-04-18T14:36:38.216-07:00This was perfect timing! I was corresponding with...This was perfect timing! I was corresponding with someone last night who was having problems with her warp. I sent her the link to this post and hope it clears up some of her problems/questions.Rhonda from Baddeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06711880549885763432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-31311802597566319042013-04-09T16:14:24.175-07:002013-04-09T16:14:24.175-07:00Thank you for your explanation. I am making a leng...Thank you for your explanation. I am making a length of material to lay across the end of my daughter's bed. Luckily I don't have to do anything as difficult as calculate how much weft I need as she wants an "organic" product. That might come for me later as I am becoming quite interested in what can be done with weaving. Another thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with beginners such as myself.ladyadnamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301147582866013459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-29580302860587003192013-04-09T15:11:38.882-07:002013-04-09T15:11:38.882-07:00Hi, To weave you require two sets of yarn, the war...Hi, To weave you require two sets of yarn, the warp which is held by the loom and the weft which is in the shuttle, passed back and forth to interlace the two sets of threads together.<br /><br />Depending on the type of loom you have, winding a warp can be done in several different ways. The way I have shown in the blog post is for people weaving on a table or floor loom. You wind your warp to get the length and width of cloth that you desire for your intended purpose. <br /><br />For example, my next warp will be 24" wide in the reed, and 7 meters long. I will wind the warp chain in two sections, which will fit more easily on my warping board.<br /><br />Once the two chains are wound, I will beam the warp onto the warp beam of the loom, thread the heddles, sley the reed, tie on and begin weaving.<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-39524045908566831202013-04-09T15:00:53.166-07:002013-04-09T15:00:53.166-07:00Hi Laura, I am new to weaving and find there is a ...Hi Laura, I am new to weaving and find there is a lot of jargon I am having to learn. In relation to the warp - I have done a lot of reading but the one thing I haven't found is why wind a warp? Can you explain to me the purpose of winding a warp? Thank you. Amandaladyadnamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301147582866013459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-29982114528823523122012-08-22T21:29:19.620-07:002012-08-22T21:29:19.620-07:00I have struggled with chaining warp my entire weav...I have struggled with chaining warp my entire weaving life. I can Navajo Ply yarn, but I can't chain a warp. Now I have permission not to! Thanks!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421589409738817614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-65044131048236106922012-08-22T10:08:26.772-07:002012-08-22T10:08:26.772-07:00You're welcome. I didn't like the way the...You're welcome. I didn't like the way the yarns got shifted during chaining either - took a leap of faith and stopped doing it and it was fine. :)<br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-38933600937431636432012-08-22T08:01:45.186-07:002012-08-22T08:01:45.186-07:00Laura, all of your posts are intriguing and full o...Laura, all of your posts are intriguing and full of good information, but there are two eye-openers in this particular post for which I am very grateful!<br /><br />One is not tying the "waist" of the cross. Not only did you tell us why you don't do it, you tell us why. Very helpful!<br /><br />The other is not chaining the warp when you remove it from the warping board. For some reason, I've always hated the oblique movement of the warp threads that's inevitable with chaining, and simply saying that you don't do it, and how you handle the warp (it goes into a tub), is actually liberating.<br /><br />THANK YOU! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com