K-Series Loom User Manual
Weaving Instructions
Warping The Sectional Beam
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Threading Cross. Right now we’ll need to use it to help put the
heddles on the harnesses.
2)
Remove the “heddle retainer” of the harness that is up, using a
phillips head screwdriver.
3)
Notice there are four twist ties holding the heddles together.
Separate the top two. Insert the top bar (of the harness that is up)
into the space created by pulling apart the twist ties. Insert the
bottom bar (of the harness that is up) into the space created by
pulling apart the bottom two twist ties, making certain that the
heddles aren’t twisted. Now remove the twist ties.
4)
Count off fifty heddles and cut the loop at the top between the 50th
and the 51st heddle.
5)
Now put the four twist ties back on the fifty heddles that were the
last to go on the harness.
6)
Remove these fifty and reattach the “heddle retainer”.
7)
Now push down on the harness that is up, making the other
harness come up.
8)
Remove the heddle retainer.
9)
Pull apart the top two twist ties and insert the top of the harness
(which is up) into the space created. Pull apart the bottom two twist
ties and insert the bottom of the harness into the space created.
10)
Reattach the heddle retainer.
Positioning The Tension Box
Mount the Tension Box in the groove, with the Counter facing into the loom.
The Tension Box is fastened to the Separation Beam with a small cross piece
and wing nuts. This will stabilize the Tension Box and allow it to travel
smoothly from one section to another. The wing nuts can be released for the
Tension Box to move easily from side to side. Each time the Tension Box is
moved and centered properly for a particular section, the wing nuts must be
tightened again.
Threading The Tension Box
The best way to thread the Tension Box is to take one thread from the
furthest left cone (as you face the Cone Rack, with your back to the loom)
and thread it all the way through all the parts of the Tension Box, nearest to
