CRICK

ET LO

OM ASSE

MBL

Y A

ND

WEA

VIN

G IN

STRU

CTIO

NS

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out

mor

e at

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dle.

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Wea

ving

Wid

th

15"

Wea

ving

Wid

th

2

CRICK

ET LO

OM

ASS

EMBL

Y A

ND W

EAVI

NG IN

STRU

CTIO

NS

left

loom

sid

eri

ght l

oom

sid

e (w

ith

ratc

het d

ogs

atta

ched

)

8-de

nt

rigi

d he

ddle

re

ed

war

p &

clo

th b

eam

sth

read

ing

hook

war

ping

peg

wit

h cl

amp

apro

n ba

rs

stic

k sh

uttle

s

tabl

e cl

amps

fron

t & b

ack

beam

s

1pa

rts

bag

PAR

TS2

si

de p

iece

s, o

ne w

ith in

sert

s an

d ra

tche

t dog

s at

tach

ed2

w

arp

and

clot

h be

ams

with

rat

chet

ge

ars

atta

ched

2

fron

t and

rea

r be

ams

2

apro

n do

wel

s1

8-

dent

rig

id h

eddl

e re

ed1

w

arpi

ng p

eg2

cl

amps

2

stic

k sh

uttle

s1

th

read

ing

hook

2

50 g

ram

bal

ls o

f wor

sted

wei

ght 1

00%

woo

l yar

n

Smal

l par

ts in

pla

stic

bag

:2

w

oode

n do

wel

han

dles

2

1" s

crew

s4

1

" sc

rew

s2

3/8"

scr

ews

2

fend

er w

ashe

rs6

w

hite

Tex

solv

cor

ds

TOO

LSPh

illip

s sc

rew

driv

er (

elec

tric

if a

vaila

ble)

ham

mer

rule

r or

tape

mea

sure

pape

r cl

ip

3

ASSE

MBLIN

G YOU

R CRIC

KET L

OOM

1.

Line

up

the

loom

sid

es p

aral

lel

and

with

the

ratc

het d

ogs

on th

e ri

ght

and

outs

ide

of th

e lo

om. P

lace

the

fron

t and

bac

k be

ams

betw

een

the

side

s an

d se

cure

with

the

1"

scre

ws.

(P

hoto

2)

15"

Loom

s: L

ine

up th

e ce

nter

cro

ss

brac

e w

ith th

e pa

irs

of h

oles

in th

e lo

om s

ides

. With

the

slot

on

top

and

para

llel t

o th

e lo

ng s

ides

of t

he c

ross

br

ace,

pla

ce a

bar

rel n

ut in

to o

ne o

f

the

hole

s in

the

brac

e. In

sert

a 2

" bo

lt th

roug

h th

e lo

om s

ide

and

scre

w in

to

the

barr

el n

ut. R

epea

t for

the

rem

ain-

ing

hole

s in

the

cros

s br

ace.

(Ph

oto

2a)

2.

Wor

king

from

the

outs

ide,

inse

rt

the

non-

gear

end

s of

the

war

p an

d cl

oth

beam

s th

roug

h th

e ho

les

in th

e ri

ght s

ide

of th

e lo

om, t

hen

into

the

hole

s in

the

left

side

of t

he lo

om. P

lace

a

fend

er w

ashe

r on

eac

h 1"

scr

ew a

nd

2

AD

DIT

ION

AL

PAR

TS

FOR

15"

CR

ICK

ET L

OO

MS

1

cent

er c

ross

bra

ce4

ba

rrel

nut

s4

2"

trus

shea

d bo

lts

cent

er

cros

s br

ace

barr

el n

uts

bolts

2a

4

4.

Atta

ch th

e ap

ron

cord

s. B

e su

re

to a

ttach

them

all

in th

e sa

me

way

so

that

they

end

up

the

sam

e le

ngth

.

Inse

rt o

ne e

nd o

f eac

h co

rd in

to

each

hol

e in

the

war

p an

d cl

oth

beam

s. U

se a

str

aigh

tene

d pa

per

clip

to

pus

h th

e co

rds

thro

ugh.

(Ph

oto

6a)

Pl

ace

the

othe

r en

d of

the

cord

th

roug

h th

e la

st h

ole

in th

e co

rd a

nd

pull

it tig

ht a

roun

d th

e be

am. (

Phot

os

6bc

)

A

fter

all o

f the

cor

ds h

ave

been

at

tach

ed to

the

beam

s, in

stal

l the

ap

ron

bars

. Fir

st m

ake

a lo

op in

the

cord

(Ph

oto

6d)

and

then

put

the

loop

6c6b

secu

re th

e w

arp

and

clot

h be

ams

on

the

left

side

of t

he lo

om. (

Phot

o 3)

Flip

the

ratc

het d

ogs

over

so

they

sit

on to

p of

the

gear

s.3.

In

sert

and

cen

ter

the

hand

les

into

th

e ho

les

in th

e en

ds o

f the

war

p an

d cl

oth

beam

s. If

the

dow

els

are

a tig

ht

fi t, u

se a

ham

mer

to g

ently

tap

them

in

to p

lace

. Use

the

3/8"

scr

ews

to

secu

re th

e ha

ndle

s. Y

ou c

an r

ub a

bit

of b

ar s

oap

or p

aste

wax

on

the

scre

w

thre

ads

to m

ake

them

eas

ier

to tu

rn,

or u

se a

n el

ectr

ic s

crew

driv

er if

you

ha

ve o

ne. (

Phot

os 4

5)

4 5

6a

3

5

6d 6e 6f

WEA

VIN

G W

OR

DS

Like

any

cra

ft, w

eavi

ng h

as it

s ow

n vo

cabu

lary

. Lea

rnin

g th

ese

wor

ds w

ill h

elp

you

as y

ou r

ead

the

inst

ruct

ions

.Th

e Cr

icke

t Loo

m is

for

wea

ving

fabr

ic. F

abri

c is

mad

e by

cro

ssin

g ve

rtic

al a

nd

hori

zont

al th

read

s. T

he v

erti

cal t

hrea

ds th

at a

re h

eld

by th

e lo

om a

re c

alle

d th

e w

arp

thre

ads

or e

nds.

To

put t

he th

read

s on

the

loom

is c

alle

d w

arpi

ng. T

he

hori

zont

al th

read

s th

at c

ross

the

war

p fr

om s

ide

to s

ide

are

calle

d w

eft t

hrea

ds

or p

icks

. The

tool

that

car

ries

the

wef

t bac

k an

d fo

rth

is c

alle

d th

e sh

uttle

. The

op

enin

g th

roug

h w

hich

the

shut

tle p

asse

s is

cal

led

the

shed

. The

she

d is

mad

e by

the

rigi

d he

ddle

ree

d (o

r ju

st h

eddl

e) w

hich

is a

lso

used

to b

eat o

r pa

ck th

e w

eft t

hrea

ds in

to p

lace

.Fo

r defi n

itio

ns a

nd a

ddit

iona

l inf

orm

atio

n, s

ee th

e gl

ossa

ry o

n pa

ge 1

2.

thro

ugh

the

last

hol

e in

the

cord

. (P

hoto

6e)

Slid

e th

e ap

ron

rod

into

th

e lo

op a

nd p

ull t

ight

. (Ph

oto

6f)

Con

-tin

ue w

ith th

e re

st o

f the

cor

ds.

Your

loom

is n

ow r

eady

to w

arp.

ASS

EMB

LIN

G T

HE

CLA

MPS

1.

Inse

rt th

e lo

ng th

read

ed e

nd o

f the

be

nt m

etal

pie

ce in

to th

e w

ood

bloc

k.2.

Pl

ace

a w

ashe

r an

d w

ing

nut o

n th

e th

read

ed e

nd.

3.

Rep

eat f

or th

e ot

her

clam

p.

bent

met

al p

iece

woo

d bl

ock

thre

aded

end

was

her

win

g nu

t

6

rod

(wor

k ri

ght t

o le

ft or

left

to r

ight

, w

hich

ever

is m

ost c

omfo

rtab

le fo

r yo

u). (

Phot

o 8)

6.

Usi

ng th

e he

ddle

hoo

k, p

ull a

loop

of

yar

n th

roug

h a

slot

in th

e he

ddle

be

ginn

ing

2" fr

om th

e ed

ge o

f the

he

ddle

. Pla

ce th

e lo

op o

f yar

n ov

er th

e w

arpi

ng p

eg. N

ote:

ther

e ar

e tw

o w

arp

ends

in th

e sl

ots.

(Ph

otos

9a

b)

WARP

ING Y

OUR C

RICKE

T LOO

MT

he fi

rst s

tep

to w

eavi

ng is

to p

ut

the

war

p on

the

loom

. Thi

s is

cal

led

war

ping

the

loom

. T

he m

etho

d be

-lo

w is

wha

t we

call

the

dire

ct w

arpi

ng

met

hod*

it

is v

ery

fast

and

eas

y to

do

.

Bef

ore

you

begi

n, y

oull

nee

d a

pair

of

sci

ssor

s, a

rul

er o

r ta

pe m

easu

re,

and

heav

y pa

per

abou

t 10"

wid

e an

d 90

lo

ng (

we

cut s

trip

s fr

om p

aper

gr

ocer

y ba

gs).

You

can

use

mul

tiple

pi

eces

of 1

0" w

ide

pape

r.

1.

To b

egin

, pla

ce th

e cl

amps

into

the

end

hole

s at

the

back

of t

he lo

om a

nd

clam

p th

e lo

om to

a ta

ble.

(Ph

oto

7)

2.

For

the

scar

f pro

ject

sup

plie

d w

ith

this

loom

, pla

ce th

e w

arpi

ng p

eg 7

2"

away

from

the

fron

t of t

he lo

om (

90"

from

the

back

apr

on r

od).

3.

Plac

e on

e ba

ll of

yar

n on

the

fl oor

be

low

the

back

bea

m o

f you

r lo

om.

4.

Plac

e th

e he

ddle

in th

e ne

utra

l po

sitio

n. (

Phot

o 7)

5.

Bri

ng th

e ap

ron

rod

up o

ver

the

back

bea

m to

war

d th

e he

ddle

. Tie

th

e en

d of

the

yarn

to th

e ap

ron

rod

appr

oxim

atel

y 2"

from

the

end

of th

e

7

8

9a 9b

* T

he s

ingl

e pe

g w

arpi

ng m

etho

d w

as fi

rst

deve

lope

d by

Row

ena

Har

t.

7

7.

Mea

sure

the

next

two

war

p en

ds

by p

ullin

g an

othe

r lo

op o

f yar

n un

der

the

apro

n ro

d an

d th

roug

h th

e ne

xt

slot

in th

e ri

gid

hedd

le. P

lace

the

loop

ov

er th

e w

arpi

ng p

eg. A

ltern

ate

pull-

ing

loop

s ov

er th

en u

nder

the

apro

n ro

d un

til y

ou h

ave

6" (

48 e

nds

thre

aded

in 2

4 sl

ots)

mea

sure

d.

(Pho

to 1

0)

8.

Afte

r al

l war

p en

ds h

ave

been

m

easu

red,

cut

off

the

yarn

from

the

ball

and

tie th

e en

d to

the

apro

n ro

d.

(Pho

to 1

1)

9.

Rem

ove

the

yarn

from

the

war

ping

pe

g. H

old

it tig

htly

in y

our

hand

and

w

ith a

pai

r of

sci

ssor

s cu

t the

end

of

the

loop

. Tie

the

bund

le in

to a

n ov

er-

hand

kno

t. (P

hoto

s 12

a - b

)

10. W

ind

the

war

p on

to th

e w

arp

beam

by

turn

ing

the

war

p be

am c

rank

ha

ndle

clo

ckw

ise.

Whe

n th

e w

arp

has

been

rol

led

arou

nd th

e be

am o

nce,

in

sert

hea

vy p

aper

bet

wee

n th

e la

yers

to

sep

arat

e th

em. (

Phot

o 13

)

11. C

ontin

ue r

ollin

g th

e w

arp

and

pape

r on

to th

e w

arp

beam

. Sto

p ev

ery

so o

ften

and

pull

fi rm

ly o

n th

e w

arp

to ti

ghte

n th

e w

arp

and

pape

r on

the

beam

.12

. Sto

p w

indi

ng w

hen

the

fron

t end

of

the

war

p is

abo

ut 8

fr

om th

e he

ddle

. U

ndo

the

knot

in th

e en

d of

the

war

p.

11

12a

12b

13

10

8

16.

Wor

k ba

ck a

nd fo

rth

acro

ss th

e w

arp,

tigh

teni

ng a

ll th

e gr

oups

. Pat

ac

ross

the

war

p to

mak

e su

re th

e te

n-si

on is

eve

n. (

Phot

o 16

)

17. T

ie th

e en

ds o

f eac

h gr

oup

in a

bo

w ti

e. Y

ou a

re n

ow r

eady

to w

eave

.

13. U

ncla

mp

the

loom

from

the

tabl

e an

d tu

rn it

aro

und

to fa

ce y

ou a

nd

wor

k fr

om th

e fr

ont.

You

have

two

war

p en

ds in

eac

h sl

ot. T

ake

one

end

out o

f eac

h sl

ot a

nd th

read

it th

roug

h th

e ne

xt h

ole

usin

g th

e th

read

ing

hook

. Wor

k fr

om o

ne e

dge

of th

e w

eavi

ng to

the

othe

r un

til a

ll ho

les

have

bee

n th

read

ed. (

Phot

os 1

4ab

)

14. B

ring

the

apro

n ro

d ar

ound

and

ov

er th

e to

p of

the

fron

t bea

m s

o th

at

it is

abo

ut 6

" fr

om th

e he

ddle

.15

. Sel

ect a

1"

grou

p of

thre

ads

at th

e ce

nter

of t

he w

arp

and

brin

g th

em

over

the

top

of th

e ap

ron

rod,

div

id-

ing

them

in h

alf.

Tie

them

toge

ther

ar

ound

the

apro

n ro

d us

ing

a su

r-ge

ons

kno

t. It

s li

ke s

tart

ing

to ti

e yo

ur s

hoes

, exc

ept y

ou g

o ar

ound

tw

ice.

Com

plet

e ty

ing

1" g

roup

s. Y

ou

shou

ld h

ave

6 gr

oups

. (Ph

otos

15a

c)

14a

14b

15a

15b

15c

16

9

war

p ou

t eve

nly

so th

at y

our

wea

ving

pr

ojec

t can

beg

in o

n an

eve

n, u

nifo

rm

war

p. U

se s

crap

yar

n ab

out t

he s

ame

size

as

your

pro

ject

yar

n. W

eave

abo

ut

thre

e ro

ws

with

out b

eatin

g an

d th

en

pres

s th

ese

in p

lace

with

the

hedd

le.

Your

war

p sh

ould

be

even

ly s

prea

d; if

no

t, re

peat

. (Ph

oto

19)

18a

18b

18c

19

WEAV

ING O

N YOU

R CRIC

KET L

OOM

WIN

DIN

G A

SH

UTT

LEW

ind

the

wef

t yar

n ar

ound

the

shut

tle

in a

fi gu

re-e

ight

pat

tern

. You

can

win

d al

ong

one

edge

or

both

edg

es o

f the

sh

uttle

. (Ph

otos

17a

b)

SETT

ING

UP

THE

LOO

MT

here

are

two

way

s to

wea

ve o

n yo

ur

loom

. You

can

cla

mp

the

fron

t of t

he

loom

to th

e ta

ble

top

and

wea

ve s

tand

-in

g up

, or

you

can

wea

ve s

ittin

g do

wn

by h

ooki

ng th

e ba

ck n

otch

on

the

edge

of a

tabl

e.

Che

ck y

our

loom

for

hedd

le p

lace

-m

ent.

The

up

posi

tion

is s

how

n in

ph

oto

18a,

the

neut

ral p

ositi

on u

sed

for

thre

adin

g is

sho

wn

in p

hoto

18b

, an

d th

e do

wn

posi

tion

is il

lust

rate

d in

ph

oto

18c.

(Ph

otos

18a

c)

Bef

ore

begi

nnin

g to

wea

ve y

our

proj

ect,

it is

a g

ood

idea

to w

eave

a

hea

der

with

scr

ap y

arn.

The

pur

-po

se o

f the

hea

der

is to

spr

ead

the

17a

17b

10

To s

ecur

e th

e ta

il of

the

wea

ving

you

ca

n le

ave

it ha

ngin

g an

d se

w it

in a

fter

you

have

fi ni

shed

wea

ving

or

you

can

fold

it b

ack

into

the

wea

ving

for

a

" or

so.

(Ph

oto

21)

AD

VAN

CIN

G T

HE

WA

RP

Afte

r a

few

inch

es o

f wea

ving

, you

will

ne

ed to

adv

ance

you

r w

arp.

Rel

ease

th

e te

nsio

n on

the

war

p by

turn

ing

the

fron

t cra

nk h

andl

e co

unte

rclo

ckw

ise

just

eno

ugh

to th

at y

ou c

an r

elea

se

the

fron

t rat

chet

dog

with

you

r fi n

ger.

Lift

the

rear

rat

chet

dog

and

turn

the

fron

t cra

nk h

andl

e co

unte

rclo

ckw

ise

to w

ind

a fe

w in

ches

of w

arp,

then

re

-eng

age

the

ratc

het d

ogs.

Adj

ust

the

war

p by

turn

ing

the

fron

t cra

nk

hand

le c

ount

ercl

ockw

ise

until

the

war

p is

taut

. (Ph

otos

22a

b)

WEA

VIN

GPl

ace

your

hed

dle

in th

e up

pos

ition

. In

sert

you

r sh

uttle

into

the

open

-in

g be

twee

n th

e ra

ised

and

low

ered

th

read

s (c

alle

d th

e sh

ed).

Tak

e th

e sh

uttle

out

the

othe

r si

de. P

ress

, or

bea

t, th

e w

eft i

nto

plac

e w

ith th

e he

ddle

. Now

pla

ce th

e he

ddle

in th

e do

wn

posi

tion.

Inse

rt th

e sh

uttle

into

th

e sh

ed a

nd r

etur

n th

e sh

uttle

to th

e ot

her

side

. Bea

t the

wef

t int

o pl

ace.

R

epea

t. T

hats

all

ther

e is

to it

! Pre

tty

soon

you

ll b

e do

ing

all o

f the

ste

ps

auto

mat

ical

ly. (

Phot

os 2

0ac

)

Whe

n in

sert

ing

the

wef

t in

to t

he

shed

, pla

ce it

at

abou

t a

45 d

egre

e an

gle

to p

reve

nt t

he w

eavi

ng f

rom

pu

lling

in a

t th

e ed

ges

(dra

w-i

n).

(Pho

to 2

0c)

20a

20b

20c

21 22a

22b

11

AD

DIN

G N

EW W

EFT

Whe

n yo

ur s

huttl

e ru

ns o

ut o

f wef

t, le

ave

the

yarn

in th

e sh

ed w

here

it

ends

. Win

d m

ore

yarn

ont

o yo

ur

shut

tle, i

nser

t the

shu

ttle

into

the

sam

e sh

ed, o

verl

appi

ng th

e ne

w e

nd

with

the

old

end

for

abou

t an

".

You

ca

n al

so s

tart

and

sto

p yo

ur o

ld a

nd

new

end

s at

the

selv

edge

(ed

ge)

and

wea

ve th

em in

to th

e sh

ed a

s yo

u di

d in

the

begi

nnin

g. (

Phot

o 23

)

REM

OV

ING

YO

UR

PR

OJE

CT

FRO

M T

HE

LOO

MW

hen

you

can

t wea

ve a

ny fa

rthe

r or

ha

ve fi

nish

ed y

our

proj

ect,

wea

ve a

fe

w r

ows

with

was

te y

arn,

and

cut

the

war

p of

f fro

m th

e ba

ck o

f the

loom

. U

nwin

d th

e fa

bric

from

aro

und

the

clot

h be

am a

nd u

ntie

or

cut o

ff th

e w

arp

from

the

fron

t apr

on r

od. B

e ca

refu

l not

to c

ut th

e ap

ron

cord

s.

(Pho

to 2

4)

2423

To p

reve

nt th

e w

eft f

rom

rav

elin

g,

tie g

roup

s of

ove

rhan

d kn

ots

alon

g th

e ed

ge. F

inal

ly, h

andw

ash,

dry

and

pr

ess

your

fi ni

shed

fabr

ic!

CHA

NG

ING

YA

RN

S W

HIL

E W

AR

PIN

GSo

met

imes

you

wan

t to

have

str

ipes

or

to

use

a va

riet

y of

yar

ns in

you

r w

arp.

Whe

n

you

are

usin

g th

e di

rect

war

ping

met

hod,

you

have

a c

oupl

e of

cho

ices

for

how

to

chan

ge y

arns

whi

le y

ou a

re w

arpi

ng:

Met

hod

1 - D

rop

and

Pick

Up

dr

op th

e fi r

st y

arn

at th

e ba

ck a

pron

rod

ti

e th

e se

cond

yar

n to

the

back

apr

on

rod m

easu

re w

arp

ends

wit

h th

e se

cond

yarn

This

met

hod

wor

ks b

est i

f you

are

chan

ging

bac

k &

fort

h be

twee

n ya

rns,

wit

h

only

a fe

w e

nds

(an

inch

or

less

of w

arp)

betw

een

chan

ges.

Onc

e yo

ur s

econ

d ya

rn

is t

ied

onto

the

back

apr

on r

od, y

ou c

an

chan

ge b

etw

een

yarn

s by

dro

ppin

g on

e

and

pick

ing

up th

e ot

her.

Met

hod

2 - C

ut a

nd T

ie

cu

t th

e fi r

st y

arn

at th

e ap

ron

rod,

leav

-

ing

a ta

il a

few

inch

es lo

ng

ti

e th

e fi r

st a

nd s

econ

d ya

rns

toge

ther

wit

h th

e kn

ot a

t th

e ba

ck a

pron

rod

(tri

m

the

tails

on

the

knot

if n

eede

d)

co

ntin

ue w

arpi

ng w

ith

the

seco

nd y

arn

This

met

hod

is b

est i

f you

will

be

win

d-

ing

man

y en

ds (m

ore

than

an

inch

) bef

ore

chan

ging

yar

ns a

gain

. If y

ou n

eed

an o

dd

num

ber

of e

nds,

you

can

use

this

met

hod

to c

hang

e ya

rns

at th

e w

arpi

ng p

eg in

-

stea

d of

the

back

apr

on r

od.

12

GLO

SSA

RY

OF

WEA

VIN

G T

ERM

S Ba

lanc

ed w

eave

: Fab

ric

in w

hich

the

num

ber

of w

arp

ends

per

inch

(see

e.

p.i.)

equ

als

the

num

ber

of w

eft e

nds,

or

pic

ks, p

er in

ch (s

ee p

.p.i.

).

Beat

: Pus

h th

e w

eft t

hrea

ds in

to p

lace

w

ith

the

rigi

d he

ddle

.

Dra

w-i

n: T

he te

nden

cy o

f the

wef

t to

pull

the

war

p in

dur

ing

wea

ving

.

End:

One

war

p ya

rn o

r th

read

.

E.p.

i.: E

nds

per

inch

. The

num

ber

of w

arp

thre

ads,

or

ends

, per

inch

, det

erm

ined

by

the

num

ber

of s

lots

and

hol

es p

er

inch

on

the

rigi

d he

ddle

.

Hed

dle

bloc

k: T

he n

otch

ed a

rea

on th

e in

ner

face

of t

he lo

om s

ides

. Hol

ds

the

hedd

le in

the

uppe

r po

siti

on (o

n to

p of

the

bloc

k) o

r th

e lo

wer

pos

itio

n (u

nder

the

bloc

k). W

hen

the

hedd

le is

in

the

notc

h it

is in

the

neut

ral p

osi-

tion

.

Loom

was

te: T

he e

nds

of th

e w

arp

thre

ads

whi

ch a

re n

ot u

sabl

e be

caus

e th

ey a

re k

nott

ed o

nto

the

loom

, or

rem

ain

unw

oven

.

Pick

-up

stic

k: A

nar

row

sti

ck u

sed

to p

ick

up p

atte

rns.

P.p.

i.: P

icks

per

inch

. The

num

ber

of

shot

s, o

r pi

cks,

of w

eft p

er in

ch.

Plai

n w

eave

: The

mos

t bas

ic w

eave

in

whi

ch th

e w

eft i

s w

oven

ove

r an

d un

der

the

war

p th

read

s. A

lso

calle

d ta

bby.

Rig

id h

eddl

e: T

he d

evic

e th

at c

reat

es

the

shed

s in

wea

ving

and

is m

ade

up

of a

ltern

ate

slot

s an

d ho

les.

It is

als

o us

ed to

bea

t the

wef

t.

Selv

edge

: The

ver

y ou

tsid

e w

arp

edge

of

the

wov

en fa

bric

.

Sett

: The

num

ber

of w

arp

ends

per

inch

.

Shed

: The

spa

ce b

etw

een

rais

ed a

nd

low

ered

war

p th

read

s th

roug

h w

hich

th

e w

eft p

asse

s.

Shut

tle: A

tool

for

hold

ing

and

carr

ying

w

eft.

Tabb

y: S

ee p

lain

wea

ve.

Take

-up:

The

am

ount

of w

arp

leng

th

los

t d

urin

g w

eavi

ng. T

he w

arp,

in

stea

d of

goi

ng in

a s

trai

ght l

ine,

ac

tual

ly c

urve

s ov

er a

nd u

nder

the

wef

t, a

nd th

eref

ore

extr

a w

arp

yarn

is

requ

ired

.

War

p: N

oun:

the

set o

f thr

eads

hel

d ta

ut b

y th

e lo

om. V

erb:

the

proc

ess

of

thre

adin

g th

e w

arp

onto

the

loom

.

Wea

ving

: Cro

ssin

g on

e se

t of t

hrea

ds

wit

h an

othe

r.

Wef

t: T

he th

read

s or

yar

n w

hich

is

pass

ed a

cros

s th

e w

arp

thre

ads.

RES

OU

RCE

SG

ipso

n, L

iz. D

VD. S

lots

and

Hol

es: T

hree

W

ays

to W

arp

a Ri

gid-

Hed

dle

Loom

, In

terw

eave

Pre

ss, I

nc.,

2012

.

____

_. W

eavi

ng M

ade

Easy

, Lov

elan

d, C

ol-

orad

o, In

terw

eave

Pre

ss, I

nc.,

2008

.

Patr

ick,

Jane

. The

Wea

vers

Idea

Boo

k,

Love

land

, Col

orad

o, In

terw

eave

Pre

ss,

Inc.

, 201

0.

____

_. D

VD. W

eavi

ng o

n a

Rigi

d H

eddl

e Lo

om, I

nter

wea

ve P

ress

, Inc

., 20

10.