I'd stretch the bundle out as far as possible and tie onto a backpack full of books. Drag the backpack up to the loom, then retie it back farther. Turn the bundle over when needed. I hope you have man

Yes, to get a perfect shed the shafts must move differentially, each a bit more than the neighbor. Differential Shedding is the adjustment for the perfect shed - The shaft farthest from the weaver sho

I've never had an AVL loom to experiment on, but the problem of having adjustable devices had been solved in the woodworking world years ago. Bearing in mind I don't have an AVL, I'll toss out a solut

They're a pair of cylinders the size of a lipstick or chapstick that have bristle-y points set in loose rings, the rings are set at an angle. The woven cloth runs under the temples and is pulled out t

Look at the photo labeled " Threading up " at: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=320327&uid=132022 I feel there's much less stress on the warp on a longer loom and less effort is requ

The ideal ( in my opinion ) of shed geometry is to have the same distance from the fell ( not the breast beam ) to the center shaft as the distance from the center of the back beam to the center shaft

Hmmm.... Sounds like you're a candidate for permanent cords, a jack loom's shaft with rear hinged treadles will always use the same length of cord for that particular shaft, the next shaft will use on

We use the Crossley # 122 EFS, ( in my opinion, top of the line ) which is hard to find; a medium heavy model with a beautiful bronze tensioner, adjusted with an allen wrench ( kept on the loom on a m

Absolutely right ! Stores see little value in selling anything that'll last too long. I use venetian blind cords because most towns have blind outlets that sell the cord by the yard and it is abrasion

I've colored Texsolv heddles with permanent markers on our 12 CM and the shafts, jacks and lamms are numbered with stick-on numbers. Anything to reduce error goes here. I put letters on the treadles a

From an Icelandic word: thromr ( umlat over the o ), meaning edge. Other translations are: Ger.: Troddel Port.: desperdicios de teia Fr.: dechets de chaine Sw.: afsingar ( umlat over the a ) Refer. -

With cotton cord I dab the ends with white glue; if the knot is to be permanent it gets a dab too. For poly cords I use a flame to fuse the cord end. Whipping the ends ( old technology here ) works fi

I have a Signe Temple, still in the bag, never used. I'll trade it for an old handshuttle ( not a flying shuttle or rag shuttle ). It has no instructions but it's two steel cylindrical support bracket

Heat shrink tubing is sold in electronic stores, Radio Shack has it. It does come in clear and the primary colors in several diameters. Usually it's in a package of assorted sizes, so some may not be

No EFS that I've seen can tension a slubby yarn as well as it tensions a yarn with a uniform diameter. I'd use a ski shuttle for the doubled slubby Yarns. Happy Shuttling ! - Bill Koepp in Central Cal

the That's new to me, but the ski shuttle is for 3 ply or thicker yarn that won't work on a bobbin in a boat shuttle, as you can't get enought yarn on the bobbin to weave very long and also the thick

Not yet but maybe later today; looks like a good thing to add to my " new weaver's " section. Happy Shuttling ! - Bill Koepp in Central California

I've put up some shuttle pictures at : http://www.PictureTrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=320327&uid=132022 ( Scroll down the left column ) Any info on the shuttles is appreciated, on or off the list

No idea, I have an theory that they are used on narrow work, as it's not possible to throw a short wide shuttle very far. I collect shuttles from many places, however I can't authenticate their origin

Hi Lois, Hope yours work as well as ours do ! A fine design. - Bill Koepp in Central California