I did it, bought my first floor loom! It’s a second hand glimakra Julia with 8 shafts, countermarche. I have only used a handloom for tapestry and a table loom before (Erica Louet) so I’m very intimidated by the treadling and I have yet to assemble it. The glimakra manuals are extremely confusing to me and most weavers I know don’t have much experience with countermarche looms…I really have no idea what to do with the lambs and I might just set it up with 4 or even 2 shafts first to get a feeling for it. I’m looking for tips, resources, whatever you have!

Fallen in love with these! Thought I put some feelers out to see if I can get myself a decent deal.

I've been getting really into weaving nature into weaves, and while this example is not really technical in weaving in general, especially with it just being by hand, needle, and comb, I still think it's a beautiful movement. That said, this is my first time doing such a piece, and I feel it's a bit messy and busy, and im just playing around. Any thoughts, critiques, advice for going forward?

Hi! I am a new* weaver and I just finished a baby blanket on my four-harness loom. It's already off the loom and I am getting ready to wash it and then hem it.
Here is my issue:

I have quite a few missed threads. Should I weave in extra thread by hand to cover those up?????? If yes, any advice or best practice in achieving that?
If yes, do I leave tails out during the wash, and then trim them one they are dry?
How long of threads should I do? Just a little longer than the missed spot? Or quite a bit longer so it would be less likely to come out over time?

I am super bummed about the missed threads . . . I should have noticed them and gone back and fixed them, but it's too late now. I think my problem was some uneven warp tension that was causing extra threads to pick up. It's all on the left side of my work!

Thank you for any advice!

*Actually, I've been doing it for many years, but am very, very slow and have only finished a few projects-ha!

Making a Christmas gift of a shawl but I chose a pattern where I have to hand weave in the accent white weft. Why would I do this to myself?!

On the upside, the bamboo thread is soooo soft.

Are there any shows with interest to weavers where you can try looms, look at weaving equipment and yarns etc in the UK or Europe? I’ve been to a fair few craft/yarn/sewing shows with very little weaving content.

What can I expect if I wet finish my piece with a steamer rather than throwing it in the wash? It’s a wall piece made with a combination of cotton linnen blend (70%/30%) and tapestry/wool. There are some loose ends and it’s not made for practical use anyway but I prefer the wet look. I’m a beginner but know that finishing with the steamer is normal for tapestry, I just wonder if the “regular”/cloth part of the piece will have the same look as when I machine wash it and/or if I will ruin it. I’m going to test it at some point but perhaps someone on here has tried it already!

I’m curious about how weaving fits in to your days.

I have a new reed that I’m trying to clean. I’ve spent a few hours (off and on) wiping it with a clean cloth, but it just keeps giving off a dark stain. Admittedly the residue has reduced, but it hasn’t been eliminated. Definitely not putting my warp threads through this.
Any tips or tricks for a thorough cleaning?

Edit: sorry for the confusion. The grease/oil is on the metal. Apparently part of the manufacturing process. The reed included a caution to remove the oil but did not say how.

I am a current second-year graduate student working on weaving for my thesis exhibition and have a question regarding my planned thesis. I have a 54” 8 shafts 10 Treadle loom and plan to weave a 40” x 50-yard long project. I’m curious if anyone has wound on a warp that long or has tips for doing so. I don’t have a sectional warp beam. Looking for the best tips to refrain from making multiple smaller warps that will cause the loom to be dressed multiple times.

Hi, I was wondering where I should start with weaving, I already do embroidery but would like to get into weaving what equipment and materials would I need and I am college student so not a big budget but I want to learn the skill. So where should I start?

I’m using a gradient yarn cake to weave a scarf. How do I wind the shuttle so the gradient flows? I can only think I’ll have to wind the shuttle, take off the yarn and rewind it from the end to ensure that the gradient isn’t broken up.

Question: I have a undulating pattern (threading) warped. Is there a way to do some tabby (for the hemstitch area)?. Threading is: 1234 1122 3344 4111 2233 44 TIA

I recall reading a post by a production weaver who uses an air purifier to help with the yarn dust or fluff (unsure of correct term) that can build up when dealing with large amounts of yarn.

I did a search on this sub and couldn't find it, so maybe I read it elsewhere.

Either way, does anyone use an air purifier and if so what brand would you recommend?

I used a Brassard cotton slub warp recently that shed a fair amount of tiny fibers, and I'm probably just quite sensitive generally to respiratory issues.

Edit: words for weaving dust from the comments -- lint, fuzz, dander

Most sources for these say that the "eye" part is made by dipping the heddle in solder.

If its regular leaded solder, that means all the warps that pass through these eyes rub off a bit of lead onto them, which seems bad, right?

Hello Good Weavers. I am in the process of assembling a new 24" Dorothy (four shaft) loom. I have questions concerning the heddles. While I have sent an inquiry via email to the fine folks at Camilla Valley Farm, where the loom was purchased, it was sent late today and I'm not expecting a response until tomorrow. I would like to place the heddles on the shafts tonight if possible. Being a night shift worker, this is when I function (even on off days).

So, firstly, the loom came with two bundles of heddles. A large bundle and a small bundle. The large bundle is color coded red, the small bundle is color coded green. The assembly directions included with the loom make no mention of the separate heddle bundles. The heddles look identical, save for the color coding. What am I to make of this?

Secondly, I am inclined to distribute all of the included 600 heddles evenly between the four shafts. This means that each shaft will have 150 heddles. Is this a good plan?

I am a novice weaver having only used a rigid heddle loom. My preference thus far is for worsted weight and chunkier yarns as that is what I have been using on my rigid heddle loom. I'm sure as I become a more experienced weaver I'll embrace the finer yarns as well, but I can't see me ever weaving delicate fibers. My loom came with a 12 dent reed. I would like to order another reed, either 10 or 8 dent, to accommodate the thicker fibers. What would be the logical choice? Would it make sense to order both?

Ok, these are my questions thus far. I expect you'll be reading many more in the future.

I thank you in advance for offering advice.

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Please be gentle lol I am about as newbie as they get, with a diy loom made of cardboard. On to the question, how do y'all weave the sides and ends back in neatly without scrunching up the rest of the weave? I'm so anxious that the horizontal and vertical threads are going to pull right out, but I don't want a fringe.

And do you have any advice for someone as green as myself that online tutorials don't always make apparent?