Weaving Instructions
K-Series Loom User Manual
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Threading, Sleying, & Tying On
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HREADING
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LEYING
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YING
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Preparation For Threading
The K-series loom was designed so that you can get as close to the
harnesses for threading as possible. To do this, follow these steps.
1)
Remove the cover over the cloth beam.
2)
Remove the cloth beam.
3)
Remove the guide rollers.
4)
Remove the Beater by lifting it out of the loom.
5)
Remove the cloth storage beam.
6)
Place your chair or bench in a comfortable position near to the
harnesses. You will have to position it over the treadles.
The important thing in threading is your comfort. Take the time to position
everything so that your body feels at ease while threading.
Threading The Harnesses
The heddle support rods are held in the loom at the ends and in the middle
with a hook. The hook will prevent you from moving heddles from one side
to the other. Arrange your heddles so that you have the number you need
on each side before you begin threading the loom.
Now we’re ready to thread the loom. If you are right handed, it is
recommended to start at the right side of the warp. Grasp one group of ends
in your left hand and your sley hook in your right hand. Direct the “hook
end” of the sley hook through the “eye” of the first heddle you need to
thread. Pull the thread through.
For example, if you had a straight draft on eight harnesses, your first thread
would go through the eye of a heddle on the 8th harness. The second thread
would be threaded through the eye of the first heddle on the 7th harness,
the third thread through the first on the 6th harness, and so on.
Some weavers mark the center heddle on each harness and thread from
center, out to each side. This allows for leaving an equal number of heddles
at both sides of the harnesses, when threading is completed.
