So, I have this 8 harness Cranbrook and I want to weave some 4 harness stuff.  I know I can just shove the heddles on the back 4 harnesses to the sides, thus using only the front 4,  but if I want to get down to only 6 treadles, do I have to completely take off the back 4 harnesses? 


Katie

Comments

Sat, 03/26/2011 - 09:47

kerstinfroberg

I have a 16-sh vertical CM. Usually I take off the shafts not needed, but if I'm doing a short warp I let them be. To prevent them "falling down" I put the locking-pin halfways, just holding the jacks of the unused shafts. Despite having been taught to always *always* strip down the loom to the bare frame beteween warps I only take off the treadles (I have 20) if I'm moving the loom, and I never tie treadles not needed. Usually I take out the lamms not needed, though (have not found a practical way to keep them out of the way).

Does that help?

Sat, 03/26/2011 - 13:45

Katie Lacewell (not verified)

Thanks, Kerstin.  I'll try putting the locking pins in half way and removing the lamms not being used.

Katie

Tue, 03/29/2011 - 02:21

Sara von Tresckow

You can also put just enough connections on the back 4 on those 6 treadles to keep them from falling down. You don't need to pay any attention to what is connected - you can simply leave them as is from your last project.

I often don'e know what is on my "back forty" until I need all 8 shafts.

Tue, 03/29/2011 - 02:43

debmcclintock

To add to what Sara brought up, I've used the lamms that are not tied up to adjust my shed to open wider. The simple act of tying it on up or down helps the "loaded or threaded" shafts open wider.  As long as there are no heddles threaded the loom doesn't care how many shafts are tied on to it.  My attitude was I had already tied them up and it was more work to untie them.  Since they weren't threaded who cared?  My experience is with a Cranbrook, iot is a little harder to pull out unused lamms on the Cranbrook configuration, at least it was on the Bexall.