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Warp attempt #1
Mar. 28th, 2010 12:15 amI tried to put a warp on my loom tonight. It did not go well, more due to equipment failure than anything else.
In order to use the direct warping method (the one that doesn't require extra equipment), you clamp the loom to a table and then clamp a peg to some other furniture. The distance between the peg and a certain beam on the loom determines how long each of the warp threads will be. The problem I had was that the most convenient setup for me involved clamping the peg to my tv stand, which has a beveled edge. It was okay at first, but when I was about half finished, the tension on the threads running between the loom and the peg was enough to yank it off, tangling all the yarn. I put the peg back and untangled the ends once, but when it happened a second time, I decided to cut the yarn off the loom (it was from a $3 ball of dishcloth cotton - no great loss) and pack it in for the night.
I'll try again tomorrow. I really want to have a project going before my parents come to visit next weekend. It looks like I should be able to clamp the peg more firmly if I use my computer table, which has a squared-off edge, so warping it should just be a matter of dragging an end table into place to hold the loom and then going to it.
In order to use the direct warping method (the one that doesn't require extra equipment), you clamp the loom to a table and then clamp a peg to some other furniture. The distance between the peg and a certain beam on the loom determines how long each of the warp threads will be. The problem I had was that the most convenient setup for me involved clamping the peg to my tv stand, which has a beveled edge. It was okay at first, but when I was about half finished, the tension on the threads running between the loom and the peg was enough to yank it off, tangling all the yarn. I put the peg back and untangled the ends once, but when it happened a second time, I decided to cut the yarn off the loom (it was from a $3 ball of dishcloth cotton - no great loss) and pack it in for the night.
I'll try again tomorrow. I really want to have a project going before my parents come to visit next weekend. It looks like I should be able to clamp the peg more firmly if I use my computer table, which has a squared-off edge, so warping it should just be a matter of dragging an end table into place to hold the loom and then going to it.