I just picked up my new to me Mac and not sure what do you do with all the strings on the front and back beam when you aren't using them? Do they just hang and get caught when you crank the beam (if your warp is not as wide as all the strings on the beam)? Is there a way to tie them to each other so they aren't causing issues?? The ones on the back near definitely would like to get caught up on the lower beam warp separators.
Does most everyone change these out for a cloth apron and is that difficult to put on?