This has felt like a long journey. I bought the Norwood on February 21 and just about a month later I began to warp and dress the loom.
There have been some bumps, but nothing at all serious, and I need to say that I like this loom! It is big! You may hear me say that again.
Beaming the warp was different. I am using the sectional warp pegs to divide the warp. This is in lieu of rolling paper. This worked nicely! Makes me think that actual sectional warping is something to consider in the future.
The shafts were next. Each shaft is divided into 3 sections. I wasn’t at all sure how to decide how many heddles to use in each section and that even changed after I threaded the heddles. Fortunately, it is easy to move the heddles between sections. The shafts seem very accessible!
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