Tag Archives: Heddles

“Getting to know you…”

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

Getting to know all about the Norwood loom! I feel we are getting to know each other. I know how the loom goes together; today I got to know how the heddles on the shaft work. I am doing an … Continue reading →

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Threading completed … not without adventure!

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

Threading went smoothly once I bunched repeats together: easier to check and easier to pick up on after a day. Then, as I kept threading the heddles from shaft one, a coldness came over me. I realized I would not … Continue reading →

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Threading done

Posted on April 13, 2008 by

I finished threading the heddles. I took my time, recounted and rechecked and I feel sure all is in order. Only one small surprise: I thought the pattern would end with a different repeat than it did. Upon recalculating, it … Continue reading →

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Threading the heddles – small adjustment

Posted on March 7, 2008 by

I had just finished 2 repeats of the threading (3 to go!) when I observed that on Shaft one there were quite frankly not enough heddles on the left to get through one half of a repeat which I need … Continue reading →

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Threading and sleying completed

Posted on January 21, 2008 by

This morning I finished threading the heddles. Only one minor snafu. Two of the heddles on shaft 3 were tangled. I can’t fix until I take the whole shaft out! But I had a temporary heddle on hand so it’s … Continue reading →

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