Hello to all, and welcome new members! Earlier this month while viewing another weaving site a thread was active on Warp Spreaders. A member there asked an interesting question. It seemed to them that the spreader would be better served with the opening on top instead of the customary design of the opening on the bottom. However if one were to turn it over it would surely drop through the warp! Since I was about to make a pair of these little gadgets anyway, I decided to do what I like best, "innovate"! My design is open to the top, won't fall through, tapered to pass easily between the warp.It's made of a bit of black walnut from the scrap box, really only costing the time to make them. Oh! did I mention, they work! Great fun!, Frank.

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marlenedg (not verified)

Frank those are just beautiful. Would you post a picture of them in use? I don't understand what they are for. But I want to learn.

Love the wood!

Marlene

TheLoominary (not verified)

Hello Marlene,thanks! Since my Marquardsen loom is currently unwarped here is a picture of the standard type warp spreader in use (photo from the "Waverly" web blog. You'll notice that the opening is on the bottom while mine is a bit more conveniently located on top so the broken warp string can just lay in while the repair is made. It's tapered end slides easily between warp threads, then twist, and you are ready! The opening is level with adjoining warps so tension of the repair remains equal to all. Regards, Frank.

SallyE (not verified)

I confess that I've never heard of these.   Yours are beautiful, but they remind me of water caltrops.   I recently spent a month in China and tasted them at a little town west of Shanghai.   Delicious!   Now I'm hungry. . . . .

Sally

marlenedg (not verified)

Ok so you use them if you have a broken warp and need room to replace it? Yours sounds much improved. Thanks. I'm old and like to learn at least something new every day so today I'm covered. lol

Thanks

marlene

apk5 (not verified)

never heard of these before. I get my fair share of broken ends

When i read the topic I thought it was a post about raddles