Sectional Warp Beam Weaving

I even got myself one of louet s new warping mills i emailed you for advice about its capacity at the time and successfully put on a 20 yard warp of 10 2 cotton sett at 20 epi.

Sectional warp beam weaving.

The warp beams fig. Beaming sectionally is also useful when working with yarns that have twist energy in them. Sectional beaming is helpful for somewhat fine somewhat fragile threads. So what have i found are the benefits to sectional warping using a sectional beam.

Sectional warp beam to reduce the time involved in creating a warp and the threading it on sectional warp beams allow direct warping onto the loom from spools or small bobbins. This was obnoxious to know that everything had to be perfect. The advantage to sectional beaming is that one can beam a very long very wide warp without assistance. I understand that weaving is a mindful craft and the act of weaving is a precise execution of an idea.

Speed i find that i can beam a single section at lightning speed. You need to pay attention to what the warp is doing as it passes the warp beam pegs so it doesn t catch on the pegs but other than that it s simply a matter of turning the crank no packing materials required. It is especially appreciated by the weaver who has no helper because it can be beamed easily by one person without help. Regular warping on a sectional warp beam is a piece of cake simply wind your warp on the normal way.

I swore i d never section a warp again. Sectional beams commonly come in one or two inch wide sections. She is going to repair it for me and soon i will be putting on a new warp for linen kitchen towels. The burchard loom from berkley california is a 4 harness counterbalance loom that has a wooden sectional warp beam.

Both sectional warping and direct warping are applicable depending upon nature of warp to be produced. One of the sectional rakes was in need of repair so i took it on tuesday so that polly could take a look at it. Weaving technology ii prof. It went on just fine and i was thrilled.

ömer berkalp 2 warp preparation flow chart weaving bobbins winding winding yarns from spinner s packages to cones warping direct sectional section beams sizing loom beam drawing in tying in winding onto a tapered drum each end is threaded through a heddle eye and the reed according to a plan. There is no need of sizing but application of certain amount of oil wax on warp may improve the knitting performance.