Great Idea ❤️😊 . And I like the clamping idea. For those who don’t like using 1” drill bits: You can screw on wood closet pole mounts on inside of ea. 1x4. Then use a wood closet dowel.
Felicia, great idea. I might be able to hang a pole from the beams in my ceiling sine they are exposed. Also, I noticed you are using warping sticks for separators on then back beam. I have a David III and my husband rigged a pole at the back that holds a large roll of paper which I just rewind after every project. It's fantastic and easy to do.It also stays perfectly straight while winding on. If you are interested I can give you the specs.
I like your solution - simple, easy to disassemble for storage, and it looks like it is working. I also like the use of bags for weight instead of jugs - smart, as usual. Have fun camping.
Thanks Wanda! Yes I used whatever I had handy. Hahah. I put a couple of cones of cotton yarn in each bag for weights. And yes, I wanted to be able to disassemble and store it out of the way. 😊
Back in the dark ages (around 1988) we had something very similar to your warping trapeze in my weaving class. I think yours is actually a better, more secure design...if my memory serves me. Love seeing that it all worked out for you.
Hi, Felicia! Sorry, I'm a bit late to this party, but I just saw it. I use a Chin-up bar mounted in the doorway of my weaving room. It's certainly not very elegant, but it only cost me $20.00 all tolled. I also use water-filled gallon milk jugs, S-hooks, and Texsolv cording to get the job done. I just saw a way to use a couple 2x4s with a notch in the tops big enough to accommodate my knee beam. If I do that, I'll eliminate the need to move my loom (I have a Glimåkra Idea 8S 10T Countermarch loom) and it's a real workhorse! I really wanted a Louet like yours, but they don't languish on the market. They sell before they even leave the weaver's home. It's all good, tho. If I'm meant to have one, it'll happen.
Thanks. You have given me a better way to do mine. My space is confined. Still working on my epic cloth, sort of. Couldn't get all the materials I needed for my jacket, but had a lot of older yarn, bits and pieces all the same weight and blend, so i put them together to make a lining for the jacket I want to make next time. 6 yds, 23" wide. My hubby got to play tension keeper for this one. :-)
Hummmm, this has possibilities. Jane Stafford lays her warp on her floor and puts a few weaving books on top of it. That works for her, but I have dogs. My floor is rarely clean enough to do that. I do have a beam that goes across the center of my living room. It would be easy to clamp a couple of clamps to it and hang a warping trapeze from it. I already have a few lights clamped to it. Apparently it didn't occur to the builders of my house that artificial lighting might be helpful on occasion in my living room, like at night.
The issue with the ceiling would likely be false ceiling (no support) and likely the fire risks. Cool looking project! I need something like this.. I had been thinking of more of a roller bar system.
Pffft? In my experience at hardware stores it’s more a factor of them thinking that a woman wouldn’t do it right. But wonder of wonders women can actually find studs and rafters just as easily as men can. As for fire risk I wonder what kind of fire risk a ceiling mounted light or fan is compared to a couple of screws?
I am just about to build a weaving trapeze, and I am wondering how yours is holding up, and also if you have updated recommendations based on having use it. What size wood pieces did you use?
I still use mine often! Yes, I think it was 1x4 pieces that were 6 feet long. They work great. I would make sure you have clamps to hold them in place! Good luck with it!
I realize you posted this quite awhile ago, so I'm not sure you'll see this question...but I'm desperate! I am trying to set up Purrington Angel Wings on my Louet Spring. I have the slat adapter but the provided carriage bolts are not long enough. Did you buy longer ones? How do you deal with the apron rod and limited space. Once I've wound a bit on, it should be fine. I'm trying to get my lease sticks in the angel wings plus have the warp run over/under two more dowels for tensioning. If you have all this in some other blog/vlog, just refer me on! Hats off to you for building your own trapeze. Thanks!
Using a trapeze without a net sounds scary. Unless you’re weaving the net🙃. Just watched Tabetha’s tutorial on pattern submissions on School of Sweet Georgia and found it very encouraging. Plus talking with Charlotte at knit city made me feel I could maybe get my pattern ideas to publishing. Thanks so much.
Can you give me some dimensions for the wood you used and the metal bar? I have a 6ft x 6ft x 7ft counterbalance loom and it will hold up to 15 yards of warp. It was hand made in the 1970s. I NEED one of these! I have gotten 9 yards of warp on my loom by myself but, my next clothing fabric has to be longer still. 11 yards are needed for the next fabric. This would be so very useful!!!
Great Idea ❤️😊 . And I like the clamping idea. For those who don’t like using 1” drill bits: You can screw on wood closet pole mounts on inside of ea. 1x4. Then use a wood closet dowel.
Yes!!! Absolutely! I just made this one the least expensive way possible. The closet rod was $50 so I opted for something cheaper 😜
Sounds brilliant!!
Felicia, great idea. I might be able to hang a pole from the beams in my ceiling sine they are exposed. Also, I noticed you are using warping sticks for separators on then back beam. I have a David III and my husband rigged a pole at the back that holds a large roll of paper which I just rewind after every project. It's fantastic and easy to do.It also stays perfectly straight while winding on. If you are interested I can give you the specs.
I like your solution - simple, easy to disassemble for storage, and it looks like it is working. I also like the use of bags for weight instead of jugs - smart, as usual. Have fun camping.
Thanks Wanda! Yes I used whatever I had handy. Hahah. I put a couple of cones of cotton yarn in each bag for weights. And yes, I wanted to be able to disassemble and store it out of the way. 😊
I want to see you use it! This is a totally foreign process to me and I find it fascinating!
Yes! There’s a bit of video at the end showing me using it :)
Back in the dark ages (around 1988) we had something very similar to your warping trapeze in my weaving class. I think yours is actually a better, more secure design...if my memory serves me. Love seeing that it all worked out for you.
Thanks Melissa!! Yeah I had to do some finagling to get the front beam to stay secure but it finally worked out! Thanks for watching!
Hi, Felicia! Sorry, I'm a bit late to this party, but I just saw it. I use a Chin-up bar mounted in the doorway of my weaving room. It's certainly not very elegant, but it only cost me $20.00 all tolled. I also use water-filled gallon milk jugs, S-hooks, and Texsolv cording to get the job done. I just saw a way to use a couple 2x4s with a notch in the tops big enough to accommodate my knee beam. If I do that, I'll eliminate the need to move my loom (I have a Glimåkra Idea 8S 10T Countermarch loom) and it's a real workhorse! I really wanted a Louet like yours, but they don't languish on the market. They sell before they even leave the weaver's home. It's all good, tho. If I'm meant to have one, it'll happen.
Thanks. You have given me a better way to do mine. My space is confined. Still working on my epic cloth, sort of. Couldn't get all the materials I needed for my jacket, but had a lot of older yarn, bits and pieces all the same weight and blend, so i put them together to make a lining for the jacket I want to make next time. 6 yds, 23" wide.
My hubby got to play tension keeper for this one. :-)
Hummmm, this has possibilities. Jane Stafford lays her warp on her floor and puts a few weaving books on top of it. That works for her, but I have dogs. My floor is rarely clean enough to do that. I do have a beam that goes across the center of my living room. It would be easy to clamp a couple of clamps to it and hang a warping trapeze from it. I already have a few lights clamped to it. Apparently it didn't occur to the builders of my house that artificial lighting might be helpful on occasion in my living room, like at night.
Great content! Looks like it worked! Please continue weaving content. thanks
Yay! Thanks! For sure, I will keep weaving!
The issue with the ceiling would likely be false ceiling (no support) and likely the fire risks. Cool looking project! I need something like this.. I had been thinking of more of a roller bar system.
Pffft? In my experience at hardware stores it’s more a factor of them thinking that a woman wouldn’t do it right. But wonder of wonders women can actually find studs and rafters just as easily as men can. As for fire risk I wonder what kind of fire risk a ceiling mounted light or fan is compared to a couple of screws?
I am just about to build a weaving trapeze, and I am wondering how yours is holding up, and also if you have updated recommendations based on having use it. What size wood pieces did you use?
I still use mine often! Yes, I think it was 1x4 pieces that were 6 feet long. They work great. I would make sure you have clamps to hold them in place! Good luck with it!
I realize you posted this quite awhile ago, so I'm not sure you'll see this question...but I'm desperate!
I am trying to set up Purrington Angel Wings on my Louet Spring. I have the slat adapter but the provided carriage bolts are not long enough. Did you buy longer ones?
How do you deal with the apron rod and limited space. Once I've wound a bit on, it should be fine. I'm trying to get my lease sticks in the angel wings plus have the warp run over/under two more dowels for tensioning.
If you have all this in some other blog/vlog, just refer me on!
Hats off to you for building your own trapeze.
Thanks!
This is so brilliant! I see another gadget the yarn is sliding over from the raddle to the back beam. Could you share what that is? Thanks!
Those are lease sticks being held in place with some "angel wings" :)
Great Idea but my space is limited but I now hang the warp with weights over the banister.
I haven't seen this style of raddle before. Where did you get it and what is it called? Super cool!!
I had to take off the entire summer from weaving. California has just been too hot, hopefully I can put my warp on my loom by September.
I sympathize! It was roasting hot in the attic when I put on that warp... lol but I did it for the vlog 🤣 hope it cools down for you soon!
I will never warp again without my trapeze! It makes a huge difference in getting my warp on quickly and well
Yahoo! Would love to see your setup!
Using a trapeze without a net sounds scary. Unless you’re weaving the net🙃. Just watched Tabetha’s tutorial on pattern submissions on School of Sweet Georgia and found it very encouraging. Plus talking with Charlotte at knit city made me feel I could maybe get my pattern ideas to publishing. Thanks so much.
That’s great Angie!!! I’m so glad. Tabetha and Charlotte are great at encouraging and supporting Knitters and designers.
Can you give me some dimensions for the wood you used and the metal bar? I have a 6ft x 6ft x 7ft counterbalance loom and it will hold up to 15 yards of warp. It was hand made in the 1970s. I NEED one of these! I have gotten 9 yards of warp on my loom by myself but, my next clothing fabric has to be longer still. 11 yards are needed for the next fabric. This would be so very useful!!!
hold and make sure it's hold tight together, mark the wood, and then drill through both at the same time. Have fun!!!