hi folks. I am new to weaving and being a keen DIYer have already made myself an Ingle loom and a rigid heddle loom. I just finished making a counterbalance floor loom With four frames and six treadles.
It is working well on my first project - a tabby weave scarf with variegated yarn. I have noticed that the left three treadles are harder to press than the three on the right. This is very noticeable because the tabby weave uses only the leftmost and rightmost treadles.
My Lamms are hinged on the left side of the loom so given the character of levers this is to be expected.
Question. Could I divide the Lamms, leaving 2 & 4 hinged on the left with 1 & 3 hinged to the right side of the loom? The tie up would then use only the outer half of the Lamms and equalise the effort needed to press them down?
I could try it and see, but it is so much easier to learn from other peoples' mistakes.