Hello,
I have a Newcomb Studio Loom that I've been weaving rugs on. I recently put on a new warp sing 8-4 Poly-cotton rug warp, 12epi. I used a tension box and warped each 2" section with 24 threads. The 24 spools were set up on a spool rack. I'm finding that as I've been weaving I get usually two warp threads that start to loosen usually by the second rug on the loom. Once these threads were located in a section in the center of the loom but usually this happens on the 1st 2" section and with the two outermost threads. After it loosens up I put weights on those two threads to keep tension at an acceptable level. At some point the weights stop being enough and I cut those threads one at a time and re-tie them so the knots fall just past where the header ends. Then I finish the rug and cut the rugs off and start over. Sometimes I only get one rug before I have to cut it off and re-tie all the warp ends. When I wound the warp on I just wound it on without putting any paper between. I thought that would be OK. I'm curious though. If it was the tension box why do most sections work OK? If it's something basic I'm missing please let me know. I'm green but I'm hoping to learn from these mistakes. I just haven't been able to trouble-shoot this one.
Thanks for any help,
John