Bands Section #3: Floor loom

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  • BW-19. Floor loom #1 – technique

    What this project will teach you:
    - Beaming the warp wider on the warp beam
    - Border pick-up pattern in addition to center pattern, plain weave border
    - Details of threading heddles one section at a time
    - Discussion of pattern thread groups, with charts
    - Comparison of threading to rigid heddle
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  • BW-20. Floor loom #2 – Estonian band

    What this project will teach you:
    - Simple 6 shaft counterbalance tie-up with pulleys & rubber bands
    - Detailed look at threading as it relates to the woven band
    - Weaving with beater removed from the loom
    - Weaving technique with band knife
    - Close-up view of footwork
    - Tips on advancing the war...

  • BW-21. Floor loom #3 – plain weave band

    What this project will teach you:
    - Simple counterbalance tie-up
    - Empty heddles at the edges of the shafts
    - Rubber bands to level sheds
    - 8 ends per dent (except for the selvedges)
    - Taking advantage of a tiny shuttle
    - Special way to splice the"fancy" way
    - Opening a dense shed with the shuttl...

  • BW-22. Floor loom #4 – Latvian band

    What this project will teach you:
    - Review of heddles and rubber bands at edges of shafts
    - Detailed look at threading with chart
    - Un-heddled warp threads
    - Weaving pick-up pattern row by row using a chart and pick-up stick
    - Picking the un-heddled border
    - Tip for remembering pattern row
    - Revi...

  • BW-23. Floor loom #5 – Skåne band

    What this project will teach you:
    - 2 sheds, blue wool & white cotton
    - My source for this pattern
    - Detailed look at the threading with charts
    - Pattern made up of groups of 3 warp ends
    - Detailed look at treadling order
    - Making a clean start to the band
    - Plain weave heading
    - Weaving techniqu...

  • BW-24. Floor loom #6 – Sami band

    What this project will teach you:
    - Also can be done on Vävstuga bandloom
    - My source for this pattern
    - This band can be woven quickly
    - Explanation of project sheet
    - Description of winding warp at the warping mill
    - Taking note of the left and right side of the warp, so the chart lines up
    - Re...

  • Bands - Floor loom extras

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