K-Series Loom User Manual
Weaving Instructions
Warping The Sectional Beam
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example, if your section is 2” wide, with sixteen E.P.I., you would need
thirty-two spools or cones of yarn.
To prepare for Sectional Beam warping, we need to calculate:
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NUMBER OF SPOOLS?
Sectional Beaming requires the use of as many spools loaded with thread
per individual section as your Ends Per Inch, or planned sett in the reed,
dictates.
To calculate the actual number of spools required, we need to know:
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1.
how many EPI (this is the sett) are you going to use in the warp
2.
what SIZE of SECTIONS (1” or 2”) will you use on the Beam
If your warp is set at 24 epi per 1”, you will need 24 spools for a Sectional
Beam with 1” sections or 48 spools for a Beam with 2” sections.
# OF SPOOLS = EPI x SIZE OF THE SECTION
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NUMBER OF YARDS PER SPOOL?
To calculate the number of yards per spool, we need to know:
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1.
the LENGTH OF THE WARP
2.
NUMBER OF SECTIONS on the Beam
We calculate the number of sections by dividing the WIDTH OF THE WARP by
the SIZE OF THE SECTION. If the warp width is 30” and we are using 2”
sections, our number of Sections is 15.
# OF YARDS PER SPOOL = LENGTH OF THE WARP x # OF SECTIONS
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TOTAL YARDAGE?
If it is a single color warp or if a color sequence is repeating in each section,
the same spools or cones can be used to wind all the sections needed for the
warp.
TOTAL YARDAGE = # OF SPOOLS x# OF YARDS PER SPOOL
It is important to make these calculations in advance so that you can
purchase your yarn in spools or cones corresponding to the amount of
yardage needed on each. Sometimes this is not possible and you will need to
wind your own spools from yarn that is in larger packages. For doing this,
you will need empty plastic spools, a bobbin winder (preferably electric), and
a yardage counter. These items are available from AVL.
