I was reviewing a waffle weave pattern, used from the book "Simple Weaves"  by Bjork and Innell.   They comment that a like sided waffle weave has to be done on a countermarch loom, Since I have a jack type, I put the brakes on using their pattern.   Can anyone explain to me if some weaving patterns are specific to the type of loom you have?  What would happen if I set up my norwood with this pattern?  I have been weaving for a long time, but I only thought the number of shafts on my loom limited me to a pattern not the loom type.  

Thanks so much!

Comments

Sun, 12/27/2015 - 21:45

laurafry

Not sure why they would specify a countermarch loom.  I frequently do waffle weave on my AVL, which is a rising shed action.

 

Sun, 12/27/2015 - 22:15

endorph

familiar with that book but I have done waffle weave on my jack loom.

Sun, 12/27/2015 - 23:23

Guiding Myth (not verified)

Perhaps they meant that it wouldn't work on a counterbalance loom.  Europeans are not so familiar with Jack looms.

Stephanie S

Mon, 12/28/2015 - 01:26

Joanne Hall

You are correct.  The comment is that if you have a counterbalance loom, there is a four shaft waffle weave draft that they recommend, since the one in the book has a 5 shaft draft.  I have tied up five shafts waffle weave with counterbalance, but most weavers not only do not have the correct pulleys to do this tie-up, but don't know where to look for the instructions. 

Alternately they suggest tying it up as a reverse jack loom.  It is easy to do this with elastic bands to hold up the five shafts.  This is very easy to do with buttonhole elastic or any elastic bands.  I have done this with a three shaft weave.

Joanne