BW-13. Bandloom #1 – plain weave
Bands Section #2: Vävstuga bandloom • 1h 10m
What this project will teach you:
- Carrying case, layout of parts & attachments
- Assembling the Vävstuga bandloom
- Winding quills for your first band warp
- Preparing the warp directly onto the loom
- Winding a quill with weft
- Making a clean start
- Weaving technique opening sheds with your hands
- Making a weft splice
- Weaving the bitter end of the warp
- Making a clean finish
- Saving heddles for the next band
Up Next in Bands Section #2: Vävstuga bandloom
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BW-14. Bandloom #2 – simple pick-up
What this project will teach you:
- Advantages of adding border threads
- Winding a longer warp right onto the loom
- Shortcut for winding the warp with 2 colors
- Beaming the warp using the "twisting" method
- Introduction to our pattern spreader
- Weaving demonstration row by row
- Reversing th... -
BW-15. Bandloom #3 – treadle
What this project will teach you:
- Winding your warp on our warping mill
- Chaining off and reversing the chain
- Beaming from a warp chain using the "twist" method
- Turning the bandloom into a trapeze
- Introduction to the lease stick holder attachment
- Threading from a cross on lease sticks
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BW-16. Bandloom #4 – Mora hairband
What this project will teach you:
- Winding a longer warp than Band #2 directly on the loom
- Review of beaming using the "twist" method
- Lassoing the pattern threads
- Weaving the "bars" according to the chart
- Attaching the pattern lifting lashes
- Attaching the pattern lowering lashes
- Weav...
