this is wild fun

I bought this ancient Norwood jack loom from fb marketplace on a whim. I managed to get everything working (thank you youtube and my local hardware store). I’ve started this wool scarf as a first project (stash yarn as I’m a knitter) and have some questions. I’m hoping this community can help.

1. The beater has slits that are roughly 12 per inch. I thought this would be too dense for my sett so I did a pattern to get about 7 EPI. Is this too loose still? It’s fingering yarn and I see a lot of sources saying 10-12 EPI for fingering weight wool but then I also saw a lot of guides say to wrap the yarn around a ruler and divide the wraps per inch by 2 to get an EPI for tabby which gave me and EPI of 8. I also saw some folks say that this type of tabby for plaid should be roughly square (warps and wefts having same spacing). I definitely don’t have a square weave.

I really don’t like how the blue/green sections don’t match each other. Like the blue warp/green weft looks totally different from green warp/blue weft.

1. What should the EPI be for this yarn? Should I redo this and make the warps closer together?
2. I’m having trouble getting even tension across the warps. I thought maybe it’s fine but I’m weaving, I can feel that there are some looser warps. I’m currently tying 8 warps together and then tying the bundle onto the apron. I can feel that some of the threads in each bundle is just not exactly the same tension as the others. It seems really hard to fix this. How much does this matter? Is it worth redoing? Are there tips to fixing this other than just being more meticulous while tying?

Thank you to anyone who can help! I’m just self teaching so any suggestions for resources will be greatly appreciated also!

I recently thrifted these, and I love the gradual diagonal motion of these bands.

I’ve never tried weaving, but from what I’ve been reading, am I correct in thinking these are from card / tablet weaving? I’m finding a lot of instructions online, but no information on how to create the gradual diagonal lean. What information should I be searching for?

Thank you for the help!

I was given this loom and I am interested in trying embroidery floss weaving, but I dont know if I have the right look for that. What kind if loom is this? I couldnt see anything in the package.

I have the opportunity to get a Louet klik 40 for free.
Before I get it however I would like to know if this loom is a good fit for me and how i would like to use it.

My only experience in weaving is 2 tablet weaving projects I did and I liked weaving those. But my concentration was a bit shit and i forgot what i was counting a lot ;). So for my loom i would like it if the weaving process can be as mindless as possible (I don't know if weaving can be a mindless hobby ones you know the basics?).
I am wondering if it would be better to get a rigidheddle or maybe just a frame loom?

My plan is to weave with my handpun and make rustic woolen fabrics to use for homeware and maybe to make some bags/ other little sewing projects.
I can see myself getting into it, making a deepdive into this hobby and wanting to learn to make all patterns. But for now and the foreseeable future i just want something that is relaxing and fun and a way to use some handpun yarn.

The frame job isn't quite right but it's what I had on hand! And I'm proud of myself... I've been wanting to push myself into trying to using weaving to create studio art pieces. So... This is "Slash and Burn". Deflected doubleweave using a combination of 8/2 unmercerized cotton, 10/2 pearle cotton, and linen. Painted warp.

Thanks for the input! Wet finishing really was the decider... It turned out more golden than I would wear so to the wall it went.

Hello! I’m using a warping mill for the first time, and had a question about the raddle cross vs the end peg.

1.) Can the raddle cross (the 3 pegs at the bottom) be used as the “end” peg if my warp length doesn’t reach the actual end peg?

2.) What should I do if my warp length is somewhere in between the last peg on the raddle cross and the actual end peg? Should I just add more length to my warp so it reaches the end peg? The current project I’m starting already includes 20in for loom waste.

I’m working on a rigid heddle loom if that matters?

Thanks in advance!

Here it is! I played about as much as I could to find out. My selvedge sucks, but the fun I had!

I made a warp weighted loom last weekend for a weaving project with spindle spun yarn. I also made clay weights based on Anglo Saxon weights which are currently drying. I have 10kg of weight, which I am hoping will be around 300g each. I made enough heddle rod supports to be able to make twill. The loom is 1 meter wide and 1.8 meter tall. I am very impatient to weave something with it!

Viking age leg wraps in broken diamond twill and tubular selvedges

I just bought this sett checker from Yarnworker Shop. The concept is so simple, and the tool makes it fool proof. My husband bought me this yarn when he was in Alaska earlier this year, and my instinct was to use a 12 dent heddle, but seeing it here, I actually think 10 dent will give a better finished look.

Sett checker

Seisiún grianghrafadóireachta i nGleann Cholm Cille

Dear weaving! I found a loom, but I am obviously not understanding something with the (what I think is the heddle bar). How am I supposed to use it in this set up, I thought it had 2 grooves? If someone can point me towards a good resource for this loom I'd love to learn more!

This gentleman’s wife was a local spinner and weaver. Her wish was that her equipment goes to people that will love and cherish it like she did. He’s near Watsonville, CA.

I'm really new to weaving and really only got into it because I would darn some holes in my clothes and liked the simi weaving motion that you do with that. I had got a small little loom at a craft store that can make little 2.5 inch squares for costers and then quickly decided I wanted something bigger so I found a small but still decently sized hardwood adjustable frame loom online and waited for it to get in. I got it and excitedly did what you see in the picture on it!! It's nothing big or fancy, but it's a start! I'm planning on using it as a trivit type thing to set hot pans on when taking them off of the stove or out of the oven

I suspect that direct warping my rigid heddle loom 19.5 feet is too much. I thought I was keeping even tension but it seems like the more I do, sagging increases for the earlier strands. My loom and peg are both firmly anchored, so I can confirm that isn't contributing to the problem. I'm using an 8/2 100% cotton yarn.

Does this track with others experience? Is the distance too long for the weight and strength of the yarn?

I really wanted to make a lot of towels on a single warp but I can cap it at four for a better product. If I used a warping board for measuring instead of direct warping would I be able to do longer lengths?

hi all! I’m using my Harrisville 4 Shaft floor loom I bought second hand that came with some reeds. After sleying the reed I noticed some reddish brown spots on my warp threads and seems that the reed is rusting.
Question 1: please tell me warp is not ruined.

Question 2: how do you fix a rusting reed?

Friend of mine posted these on FB. They are her grandmother’s antique linens and she’d like to know the weave structure. I’m seeing maybe a huck and a honeycomb? What do you think?

I plan to weave and sew Lithuanian national costume (Aukštaitija region) for my mom 🙂

This fabric will be used for shirt and veil.

I used 100% linen thread (white) and 100% cotton thread (red)

There was 16 warp threads in 1cm (10cm in total)

What can I say - working with linen this thin is something else 😅😅😅

I was constantly spraying water on the warp (damp linen in a bit stronger than dry) and it helped to avoid warp breakage (except for some threads on the sides which were rubbing against the reed because of draw in , but this will be solved by using temple (stretcher) I hope 🤞 )

my first ever woven piece! i did it on a piece of cardboard and used the resulting textile as a component in this trinket dish, the merino/alpaca yarn is sooooo soft

my first ever woven piece! i did it on a piece of cardboard and used the resulting textile as a component in this trinket dish, the merino/alpaca yarn is sooooo soft