awesome as usual Amy but I have a note all problems which be done in the shed size or its parts (upper or lower) can solve by using a same length of the cord with adding an additional part with the treadles as you know the front hinged treadles can adjust from the first as the height of the shed and it solve the shed size for the back hinged treadle the position is reversed, not that only also the lames are also hinged from the side you have to adjust every treadle cord so if you add the (knee part: the name of the additional part) it work to reverse the action of the back hinged treadle to make it work as the front hinged treadles, the problem will be very easy to solve (sorry for my pour English)
You are absolutely right, of course. Is that how you design the treadles on your looms? The rear-hinged treadles on the UC are curved as you describe and for the single-harness setup the cords are all precut to the same length at the workshop. I made new cords for the drawloom because the others weren't long enough, but I never measured those to see if they were all the same length as one another. That is an exercise I should do - thank you for the reminder.
This video is so great. Thank you for sharing your information. I have one question. I assume you have the countermarch logged when you do the first adjustments. At what point do you unlock the countermarch? I was doing some adjustments to a troublesome damaskloom we have at a weaving studio, and it dawned on me that there might be a specific time in the process when you unlock the countermarch. Your feedback would be much appreciated. 🙏
Hmmm ... Good question. With the drawlooms, I leave the locking pin in the countermarch all through setup and take it out just before I step on a treadle for the first time. After that - unless there is some sort of terrible catastrophe - I don't put it back until the warp is finished. I find the counterweights (on the UC) or elastics (on the Glimakra) are sufficient to keep everything stable while I make fine adjustments. If you find your lamms and shafts are shifting a lot when you take the pin out, that could be part of the problem. I hope you are weaving away soon!
@@DuellingRabbits Thank you for your reply, that was what I thought you did. My challenge is that this a loom on which a lot of people are weaving and whenever there has been a problem it has kind of been fixed there and then. No one has actually systematically gone trough and adjusted it treadle by treadle and shaft by shaft, until now, so I am sure that with a bit of patience it will be ok in the end. I have one more waiting to be adjusted. Just finishing the tie down. So I will get plenty of practice.
@@annettetvedten5774 Yes, patience is important 😉 It sounds like you are on the right track. You will be an expert when you're done. Is the loom in a Vävstuga?
@@DuellingRabbits Yes we are 20 ladies who have Vävstuga with 18 looms just outside Oslo in Norway, I also have a 60 shaft US draw loom at home. Are you coming to the weaving convention in Sweden later this month?
@@annettetvedten5774 A US drawloom with 60 shafts!!?? Please tell me more about it. Sadly, I will not be at the Väv conference although many weaving friends will be there - maybe the next one. It sounds like an amazing event. amy@duellingrabbits.com
I am still waiting for my loom to arrive, so my opinion may change as I get actual experience but watching several of your set up videos, I am guessing there are people who find this part of the process kind of tedious. Personally, it looks kind of relaxing to me. I can hardly wait to try it out myself.
Well, I enjoy the process very much and think you will too. 'Relaxed' might not be quite the right word for my own personal state of mind, but it is absolutely satisfying when everything is humming along. I hope you'll let me know when your loom arrives!
@@DuellingRabbits Relaxed may not have been exactly the right word. I have always been more math than art oriented, and really enjoy working puzzles. As you say this looks to be a satisfying project. Apparently I missed the last loom by a week so I expect a wait, but that give me time to get the house ready and to study up. I have read the usually suggested books, but I don't think I would even attempt this project if it weren't for your amazing videos. Thank you for all the hard work.
@@jimjasutis5046 If you enjoy math and puzzles then you will love drawlooms and weaving on them! It can be hard to wait but it sounds like you are making excellent use of your prep time - I have no doubt you'll hit the ground running when your loom arrives.
Thank you very much for watching! I like to answer every question if I can but I am sorry that I don't quite understand what you are asking. If you like, send me an email or an Instagram message and we can talk more.
Yes, absolutely! Well spotted. For more details on the piece, check out my vid 'Weaving Non-Symmetric Motifs on the Shaft Drawloom'. ruclips.net/video/RjAAGV8zuQU/видео.html
I am almost mesmerized.
You show and explain this loom SO WELL
it is fully delicious
AWESOMENESS !
You are right, drawlooms are deliciously awesome. I think that's going to be the title of my book (if I ever get round to writing one) 🤣
awesome as usual Amy
but I have a note
all problems which be done in the shed size or its parts (upper or lower) can solve by using a same length of the cord with adding an additional part with the treadles
as you know the front hinged treadles can adjust from the first as the height of the shed and it solve the shed size
for the back hinged treadle the position is reversed, not that only also the lames are also hinged from the side
you have to adjust every treadle cord
so if you add the (knee part: the name of the additional part) it work to reverse the action of the back hinged treadle to make it work as the front hinged treadles, the problem will be very easy to solve
(sorry for my pour English)
You are absolutely right, of course. Is that how you design the treadles on your looms? The rear-hinged treadles on the UC are curved as you describe and for the single-harness setup the cords are all precut to the same length at the workshop. I made new cords for the drawloom because the others weren't long enough, but I never measured those to see if they were all the same length as one another. That is an exercise I should do - thank you for the reminder.
@@DuellingRabbits
yes, I do that in some of our looms
specially with back hinged treadles
Do you have whatsapp?
I've been wishing you'd make a video about adjusting the treadles to get a good shed. Thanks!
Your wish is my command! And if you have other ideas for future videos, I hope you will let me know.
Awesome video. I can see me needing this in a few weeks.
Are you totally excited? Not long now!
This video is so great. Thank you for sharing your information. I have one question. I assume you have the countermarch logged when you do the first adjustments. At what point do you unlock the countermarch? I was doing some adjustments to a troublesome damaskloom we have at a weaving studio, and it dawned on me that there might be a specific time in the process when you unlock the countermarch. Your feedback would be much appreciated. 🙏
Hmmm ... Good question. With the drawlooms, I leave the locking pin in the countermarch all through setup and take it out just before I step on a treadle for the first time. After that - unless there is some sort of terrible catastrophe - I don't put it back until the warp is finished. I find the counterweights (on the UC) or elastics (on the Glimakra) are sufficient to keep everything stable while I make fine adjustments. If you find your lamms and shafts are shifting a lot when you take the pin out, that could be part of the problem. I hope you are weaving away soon!
@@DuellingRabbits Thank you for your reply, that was what I thought you did. My challenge is that this a loom on which a lot of people are weaving and whenever there has been a problem it has kind of been fixed there and then. No one has actually systematically gone trough and adjusted it treadle by treadle and shaft by shaft, until now, so I am sure that with a bit of patience it will be ok in the end. I have one more waiting to be adjusted. Just finishing the tie down. So I will get plenty of practice.
@@annettetvedten5774 Yes, patience is important 😉 It sounds like you are on the right track. You will be an expert when you're done. Is the loom in a Vävstuga?
@@DuellingRabbits Yes we are 20 ladies who have Vävstuga with 18 looms just outside Oslo in Norway, I also have a 60 shaft US draw loom at home. Are you coming to the weaving convention in Sweden later this month?
@@annettetvedten5774 A US drawloom with 60 shafts!!?? Please tell me more about it. Sadly, I will not be at the Väv conference although many weaving friends will be there - maybe the next one. It sounds like an amazing event. amy@duellingrabbits.com
I am still waiting for my loom to arrive, so my opinion may change as I get actual experience but watching several of your set up videos, I am guessing there are people who find this part of the process kind of tedious. Personally, it looks kind of relaxing to me. I can hardly wait to try it out myself.
Well, I enjoy the process very much and think you will too. 'Relaxed' might not be quite the right word for my own personal state of mind, but it is absolutely satisfying when everything is humming along. I hope you'll let me know when your loom arrives!
@@DuellingRabbits Relaxed may not have been exactly the right word. I have always been more math than art oriented, and really enjoy working puzzles. As you say this looks to be a satisfying project. Apparently I missed the last loom by a week so I expect a wait, but that give me time to get the house ready and to study up. I have read the usually suggested books, but I don't think I would even attempt this project if it weren't for your amazing videos. Thank you for all the hard work.
@@jimjasutis5046 If you enjoy math and puzzles then you will love drawlooms and weaving on them! It can be hard to wait but it sounds like you are making excellent use of your prep time - I have no doubt you'll hit the ground running when your loom arrives.
I want to see how you pull upper and how it goes down the wire
Thank you very much for watching! I like to answer every question if I can but I am sorry that I don't quite understand what you are asking. If you like, send me an email or an Instagram message and we can talk more.
I have to ask are the people in this piece Odin and Frigg?
Yes, absolutely! Well spotted. For more details on the piece, check out my vid 'Weaving Non-Symmetric Motifs on the Shaft Drawloom'. ruclips.net/video/RjAAGV8zuQU/видео.html