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Closeup rag weaving
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Rag rug in progress
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Closeup view of rag strip
weaving in progress. The denim
strips are cut about an inch
wide and ...
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Uploaded on Nov 12, 2009
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Here is the weaving in progress.
This piece will be a heavy rag
rug mat, 32 x 50 in. I'm using
old ...
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Uploaded on Nov 12, 2009
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Warp header
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Treadles and tie-up
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A header of coarse scrap yarn or
rags is woven into the warp to
spread the individual warp
threads ...
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Uploaded on Nov 5, 2009
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Under the loom now, here are the
treadles used to lift the
harnesses and the warp threads
associated ...
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Uploaded on Nov 5, 2009
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Side view of threaded loom
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Tying to the apron bar
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Left to right: breast beam,
apron bar, reed (in beater),
heddles (in harnesses, the
wooden frames ...
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Uploaded on Nov 5, 2009
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Sleying completed, the one inch
sections of warp are tied to the
apron bar at the front of the
loom, ...
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Uploaded on Nov 5, 2009
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Sleying the reed
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Paffers
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Once all the warp threads have
been drawn through the heddles,
they must be pulled through the
reed ...
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2009
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Resident plushies seem to have
an interest in the looms and
weaving, and are often caught
inspecting ...
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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2009
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The chair thief
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Loom guardian
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Like the other feline residents
of our house, the new snow
leopard promptly learned to
commandeer my ...
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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2009
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Newly arrived snow leopard
assumes a characteristic pose
atop the harnesses of the big
loom. He'll ...
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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2009
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Threading: back view
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Threading: front view
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Rear view of the loom during the
threading process. Note that one
section of warp threads has ...
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Uploaded on Nov 1, 2009
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Sixteen 2-inch wide sections
have now been loaded on the warp
beam, 20 threads per section,
each 6 ...
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Uploaded on Nov 1, 2009
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Warp beam
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Back beam
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Looking from the back of the
loom toward the front, here are
the warp threads passing over
the back ...
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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2009
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The harnesses are at the left,
and the yarn from the tension
box passes from left to right at
the ...
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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2009
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Tension box
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Spool rack
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The tension box gathers the
individual warp threads from the
spool rack, and passes them over
an ...
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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2009
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Here is a closer view of the
yarn spools and spool rack. In
this case, there are 20 spools
in use. ...
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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2009
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Beaming a warp
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Homage to the Cat in the Hat
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Looking from the front or
working side of the loom, you
can see the yarn spools and the
warp yarn ...
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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2009
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Wall hanging, overshot with
inlays, perle cotton with raw
silk pattern weft. Completed 4
Oct 2009, ...
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Uploaded on Oct 4, 2009
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