i am warping a 5 yard 36 inch wide warp of 10/2 cotton on a reel.  this is only the 2nd warp i have put on this reel, and the first one this long and wide.  i have watched people on youtube do it, and i am being careful not to overlap threads as i wind.  i took the warp off halfway through, and started another bout, but i was wondering if i could have just smushed the part that i had already wound together, and made more room for me to neatly wind the rest.  then i would only have had to do this once.  sounds lazy.  what do you think?

Comments

Mon, 11/06/2017 - 00:18

sandra.eberhar…

 I do this all the time with my reels.  I hate multiple bouts, and only do it with rep warps.

Mon, 11/06/2017 - 15:03

ellen santana

yay.  last time i do it...thank you.es

Tue, 11/07/2017 - 10:33

ReedGuy

The cross will keep your order, just make sure the bout is good and snug so some ends are not loose to slip. I push the warps on the pegs tight all the time. But when doing a 40"+ warp it is difficult to get it all on 4-5" dowels. So I will do maybe 4 -6 bouts, no choice when yarns are about to come off the end of a dowel. ;)

Wed, 11/08/2017 - 00:17

sandra.eberhar…

A reel lets  you warp much larger warps more evenly.  I just warped 440 ends, 22 yards in one bout and one afternoon on my big reel.