Using rebar has been discussed before. Rebar (steel rods used for reinforcing concrete) is designed to be easily bent. It is bent to fit the form to be reinforced. So not the best tie on rod. Mild ste

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Thanks to everyone who answered my pleas for help. As several people have suggested, the culprit was the cloth storage system. I think that my sandpaper beam has lost enough of it's tooth to be a fact

Thank you all for your help. The yarn is 8/4 cotton in Summer and Winter. I have about 4' rolled up on the storage beam, and the cloth moves to it freely. I did have some problems with the brake arm n

I just had the tension\warp advance system (live tension) suddenly stop working. The brake has been set at the same tension for several warps and has worked perfectly. Now, when I try to advance the w

It is surprising what people think about animals. I worked with a woman who thought deer lived in families, and if a hunter killed the buck, the family was fatherless. I have never heard the idea that

I use thumb drives to transfer files from the machine that I do my design work on and the laptops that run the looms. I could use cloud, but there's no WiFi in the studio. Sandra

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This is an interesting article I found on the late RBG.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/style/rbg-style.html Sandra

Most lumber yards carry screen moulding in 8-20 foot lengths. It's smooth, strong, straight cheap, and easy to cut to size. I often use paper and sticks to get a long warp on a small beam without a la

When I am trying to understand how a structure works, and am having trouble, I usually set a loom up with an example and start weaving it, according to the draft. Even if I didn't understand how the d

I've always done what Sara does. I keep a spool of whatever the warp is handy. Two ply yarns untwist as easily as singles. If you clamp a stick to the spool, and brace it against the loom, it won't un

When I was taking a class in at a couple years ago, the owner was having some health issues. I used to use it, but was never able to get it to accept my credentials in Windows 10 to change from demo t

What a great idea, Su! I had a similar question about using it as pattern weft in summer and winter. I decided not to, but it could be tabby. Sandra

Has anyone used rayon chenille as pattern weft for summer and winter? I have some that seems the right size and color, i usually use cotton, but would have to buy or dye some. Will the tabby hold it i

AVL initially insisted that the problem with #3 was that the spring was not tight enough. But when I tightened it to where I could barely treadled, much tighter than the rest, it still malfunctioned.

A CD III or IV for a 24 is a negative Dobby, which works differently that a 16 positive Dobby. A malfunctioning solonoid means that shaft is raised with every pick. #3. was giving me fits and I could

Texsolve does fray easily. I have replaced it with polyester cord that is harder twisted and more resistant to fraying. Sandra

I have woven two scarves at once on a floor loom. I didn't have the added issue of trying to get a warp or weft faced structure. It seems like a good idea, but the added time and movement of constantl

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For my non-AVL looms, I use a floating selvedge. I attach a cord on each side of the loom to the flyshuttle cord, with a loop around the selvedge cord, behind the reed and in front of the heddles. Thi

I signed up for this class in the Complex Weavers conference. I had no trouble finding information on it. Sandra

Karen is exactly right. My note was about noticing smoke in areas where I was the only person present. No one there, and no one else had been there for at least a few minutes, and the point is that if