V-Series Dobby Loom User’s Manual
Weaving Instructions
Warping The Plain Beam
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the weaving process. Then be sure to bring the end of the warp around the
Separation Beam so that it now travels into the loom.
Using a strong cord, suspend the lease sticks between the Separation Beam
and the Harnesses.
Now remove the ties from each Threading Cross and spread the warp out on
the sticks.
Using Two Beams
There will be times when you will want to use more than one warp, which
cannot be put together on one beam.
You will have to put them on separate beams with separate tension systems.
When Do You Need To Tension Your Warps Separately?
When weaving:
1.
Very different size yarns.
2.
Yarns with different stretching qualities.
3.
Different densities.
4.
Different structures.
5.
Supplementary warp techniques (because some warp threads do not
interlace as often as others).
6.
A group of special yarns for selvedges and borders. Loops, piles, or
puckers like seersucker.
7.
More then one layer with different setts in each layer.
8.
More than one layer with a different pick count in each layer.
Setting Two Beams
The process of setting up a second beam is the same as setting up one
beam. You need to be careful not to mix sequences between the beams. It
will also take more time to setup two beams rather than one.
The V-series loom allows you to have two plain beams on the loom. The
second beam is placed in the bottom position, with the handle on the right
side of the loom.
This means your wind-on direction will now be clockwise.
1)
Wind each warp on the beam the same way you would do it if there
were only one beam on the loom (plain or sectional). Make a cross
and have a pair of lease sticks with a cross in each warp.
