Videos, videos, videos!

I am back to work on my blog after a long hiatus.  The first thing I want to do is share some videos with you that I have created.  Jane Stafford I am not, and I can promise you these videos are not professional, but I think that they do a pretty good job of showing my process for warping back to front.  I also think that even more experienced weavers might benefit from a host of tips that I share in the videos.

Over the past two years of the pandemic, I taught a "next step" Weave a Scarf class on Zoom.  The class was intended to be for students who had taken a beginning weaving class and warped a loom before but who might not be super comfortable yet going through the steps for getting their warp on the loom.  To prep for the class, I created 5 "refresher" videos to help my students get through the process of setting up their looms at home.

I hope you enjoy the videos.  Send me feedback!

To view the videos, click on the hyperlink (the blue title) or on the photo next to the video description.

Video 1: Preparing the warp
​19:41

• Reading your draft
• Measuring & positioning your guide thread
• Measuring the warp
• Counting threads at the cross
• Tying of the warp
• Chaining off the warp

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Video 2: Moving to the loom
​17:21

• Moving the warp chains to the loom
• Setting up the loom for back to front warping
• Spreading the warp in the raddle
• Winding on to the back beam

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Video 3: Threading the heddles
​6:24

• Getting the loom ready
• Threading the heddles

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Video 4: Threading the reed
​5:52
This is a brief video showing the most comfortable way of threading the reed that I have found.

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Video 5: Tying on to the apron rod 8:24
I have tried many methods of tying on to the apron rod over the years.  This is the best method I have found.

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Bonus video: Knots, knots, knots! 5:00
A review of some of the knots I use when warping the loom as shown in the videos above.

• Overhand loop for the guide thread
• Slipknot at the start of the warp
• Slipknot for joining 2 threads
• Overhand knot for joining 2 threads
• Twining the counting thread
• Tying off the warp chain

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Bonus video: Threading a loom/ Threading Tips 
​7:00
This is a short video that shows how I thread a loom and check my work. This method has been a life saver for me. I count out heddles and threads for a small section of my draft. This allows me to thread, check, and catch my mistakes before proceeding to the next group.