While I was warping (10 yards!) for the first time on a new loom, I realized that I couldn't use the cardboard separators that we use in between layers on the back beam of our first loom. Instead of using a paper bag, I decided to use FREEZER PAPER. I just laid the box of freezer paper on the floor below the back beam with the edge started, making sure it was very straight. As I started rolling the warp on, the freezer paper just came straight out and made it the easiest beaming we ever did.  The only downside is that the freezer paper is only 18" wide, so it wouldn't work so great for wider widths.    

Comments

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 22:08

Dawn McCarthy

you can also buy rolls of contractor paper which is 36 inches or more and has hundreds of feet on it for under $10!
Wed, 02/06/2013 - 22:56

ReedGuy

I think you can pick that kind of paper up in the Curtain Store. I don't know if that is a national chain, I see it in Bangor, Maine.

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 04:49

sally orgren

...from Weavo member Cat B is to cut the beaming paper into 1 yard increments. Every time a piece of paper falls off the beam, you know you have woven 1 yard!

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 05:33

Cat Brysch

I get my paper from the painting department of Home Depot. The roll is large so it will last a long time, it's good sturdy paper and it's less expensive than anywhere else I have found!

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Thu, 02/07/2013 - 17:09

euglossa (not verified)

I use a roll of brown paper wrapping I found in the office supplies section of my grocery/department store.

I cut a dowel the width of the loom and hung it off the back of the loom with the paper roll on it.  As I weave I periodically wind the paper back onto the roll on the dowel, keeping it off the floor. 

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 18:39

LDWYERLMT

Old vinyl blinds work well. There's a ton of them in one! Just remove them and trim if necessary. Even a new set at wallymart or target is not going to break the bank.
Sun, 02/10/2013 - 17:02

Cotton spinner

Vinyl blinds are the only thing I use. I got mine from the scrap bin at Home Depot
Sun, 03/03/2013 - 07:06

Czanne

They're the pleated temporary paper or non-cloth blinds. Decently sturdy, easy to cut to size, 72" long and since one end has an adhesive strip, very easy to stick together as needed. Also, cheap.
Tue, 03/12/2013 - 19:02

Dedee

I love the ideas for sources of paper for warping.

I tried vinyl shade slats but they were flexible enough to bend at the ends of the warp roll, and didn't keep correct tension. Of course, I was using a chenille, not a fine, smooth yarn.

Fri, 07/12/2013 - 11:54

sequel (not verified)

There are various grades of contractor walk-off paper.  The good, heavy kind is called Rugby.  Costs a little more than the thinner kind at Home Depot or Lowes, but much more rigid.  Try a real hardware store that caters to builder/contractors.