What are lease sticks in weaving?

Lease sticks are important for maintaining the cross in warp threads. An inexpensive alternative to heavy commercially made ones, and easy way to make, are wooden yard sticks, the kind that usually have the hardware store logo on them. They are light weight and somewhat bendable.

When can you remove lease sticks?

They must be removed if there isn't room for them behind the castle without impeding the sheds. They must be removed if there are too many twists in the raddle groups and it is impossible to push back the sticks as they approach the heddles.

How do you tie a lease stick?

To tie lease sticks together, use a figure-eight tie

Insert the working end of the tie from the top down through the hole on one lease stick and then from the top down again through the hole on the other. Tie the ends of the string together so that the sticks are about 1″ apart.

What are warp sticks?

A simple weaving tool but one that is sure to give your weaving the key to a perfectly tensioned warp. And easy to use. As you wind your warp on the rear beam use these warp sticks to create a super strong foundation that will support your warp, from side to side and from one end to the other.

What is the difference between warp and weft?

Warp and weft are the two basic components used in weaving to turn thread or yarn into fabric. The lengthwise or longitudinal warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a frame or loom while the transverse weft (sometimes woof) is drawn through and inserted over and under the warp.

01a Tying lease sticks

What is a heddle bar?

A heddle bar is great for separating threads on your loom in order to pass a sword or a shuttle through from end to end. Rotating the heddle bar lifts threads alternately allowing tools to pass in either direction.

What is the best weaving loom for beginners?

Rigid Heddle Looms

A rigid-heddle loom is a good beginner's loom. It also offers a lot in terms of patterning to an experienced weaver through hand manipulation of the warp and weft. With one rigid heddle, the can be used for two-shaft weaving using yarns that are generally thicker than those used by shaft looms.

How long does it take to warp a loom?

Warping mill

It can take between one and two hours to wind the warp depending on how many cones of yarn I have available to wind at the same time. Fun fact: My warping mill was made for me for my 21st birthday, back in the late 80s, by a wonderful old weaver from Coromandel called Morrie Hill-Rennie.

What is a beam in weaving?

Beaming comprises winding the full width of the warp yarns in a single winding operation on the weaving beam (i.e. the beam which is to be placed on the loom). The warp yarns can be wound from a creel or a warping beam. Leasing comprises inserting lease cords between the warp yarns to separate groups of warp yarns.

What is twig weaving?

In this activity, you will make a loom using a branch, yarn and found objects in nature. After constructing the “loom”, you will weave natural materials into it that you have collected. Created By Amy Arato, RHA Educator. Level: All. Duration: One hour+

What is weaving used for?

Weaving is a process used to create fabric by interlacing threads. Ancient examples date back 12,000 years. Woven fabric fragments composed of natural fibers like linen and wool have been found in places as diverse as Egypt, Peru, China, and Turkey. Weaving uses two types of threads: the warp and the weft.

What is a shuttle on a loom?

shuttle, In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply.

What is the purpose of an apron on a loom?

Looms used to come with aprons on both the cloth beam and the warp beam. I think the original intent was to avoid the consequence of cords that otherwise might interfere with the smooth beaming of the warp and the even winding onto the cloth beam of the woven cloth.

What is an apron rod on a loom?

Metal rods are usually attached to the cloth beam with actual cloth "aprons." With these, you have to tie the warp in the spaces (usually triangular cuts into the canvas) where the rod shows in the apron sleeve.

What are the three types of loom?