Hello!
I am brand new to floor looms, and I am trying to figure most of it out from books. I just purchased a 4 harness, 4 treadle JL Hammett loom. I finally got it all set up and a warp on it so I could begin learning. However, the treadles are giving me fits! Treadles 1 and 2 work just fine. Treadles 3 and 4 move harnesses 3 and 4 up and down together, not seperately. I have tried adjusting the tie ups this way and that, with no help.
I have been trying to do the first lesson in Deborah Chandler's book, which is tying up all four treadles directly, and doing a simple tabby weave using treadles 1 and 3 together and 2 and 4 together. I can get the sheds to form just fine with these combinations, but the treadles are coming up way too high, which makes me think I have them tied up too short to start with. But again, when I try to form sheds using individual treadles, 3 and 4 sink and rise together, but stay near the floor.
Any suggestions? Thanks - Lori