Beaming warp process with 2nd raddle
I wanted the threads going straight into the 1st raddle, all being under the same weight/ tension.
Thus the idea came up to use a second raddle to distribute the threads evenly and add weight at the same time.
I ended up with the 2nd raddle hanging between the castle having the 1st raddle on top - and the breast beam.
The difference in length is about 50“ / 130cm, allowing for a number of turns of the warp beam.
This method works very well for divers materials (wool… linen) and a huge range of setts (10 - 30 epi tested).
30.11.2024
The specific part of the beaming process here is how to feed the warp chains into the first raddle and weight all threads the same to supply even tension along and across the warp. Also I want to wind a significant length onto the warp beam sitting on the backside before I have to go to the front to give more warp chain into the process - without using a lot of space in the room (like books along the floor or a trapeze). I do not need any additional space in the front of the loom using the bench and books to keep the warp chains in place.
Getting the threads straight from the raddle on top of the caste over the backbeam to the warp beam is already build into Louët Spring 2 loom - this is not what the 2nd raddle technique I use is about. I see it as a given.
To not having to sort the threads into the raddle twice, I just position them next to each other (centered). My build-in raddle has 2 slots per cm (5/inch), and the 2nd raddle has 1 slot per cm. This makes it pretty easy to sort the threads into both raddles at the same time. Also my 2nd raddle is constructed in a way, that one can put a stick through the separators above the threads
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