Drawloom Threads (With Tips for Weaving Fine Ones)

[@MackenzieFrere]

These are all brilliant tips Amy. Thank you :)

[@sunriseeyes0]

Thank you for sharing your super in-depth tips! I don’t have a draw loom, just a basic floor loom, but oh wow are these tips helping me understand weaving better! Thank you! 🧶🙏🏽💗

[@DuellingRabbits]

That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you so much for letting me know that my vids are helpful.

[@sethreed3554]

Great video! I love experimenting with different size warps, the possibilities for fun keep multiplying with a drawloom! I like that you advocate for 30/2 yarns, I've recently started with 2/28 and am enjoying the outcome

[@DuellingRabbits]

I love fine threads on the drawloom - and you are right. The possibilities are endless!

[@lizkimber]

My first drawloom pieces were 8/4. Cos well i have a house full of the stuff i love how thick and absorbent it is for tea towels

[@kawarthaweaving]

This video is amazingly helpful!!!

[@shaaraftet3797]

Butefull Amy we work on a draw loom now we warped it by 42/2 (50 cm weaving width) 6 end ground shaft (50 drawing shafts - use 27 shafts only in the design) when we finished warping I hope to make video for it

[@DuellingRabbits]

I would love to see that!

[@carolinemorse9653]

I have lots of 8/2 & 10/2 cottons (and a few others, almost all cotton, but some tencel, silk, etc). Peter Patchis has 24/2 cotton on sale this month, however, and I’m planning to grab a bunch.

[@DuellingRabbits]

Yes! 24/2 will be awesome. Get more than you think you'll need - drawloom weaving is addictive 🤣

[@cbritten]

Thanks so much for yet another outstanding video! I have a question about winding your warp with finer threads on spools: do you set up the spools vertically or horizontally?

[@DuellingRabbits]

Good question. I set them up vertically on my lazy Kate because that's what I've got. I set the cones/spools/whatever so the yarn is winding off the top (clockwise) and don't have trouble with untwisting. But I do know folks who insist the cones must be set on their sides. Matter of personal preference, I guess?

[@cbritten]

@@DuellingRabbits Thanks so much for mentioning your lazy kate! I will give mine a try on my next warp. (It's an older Majacraft that will hold three spools at an angle - a compromise position.)

[@saraclevering1419]

Thank you so much for this helpful video! I used many of these techniques on my first 16/2 repp weave project--in particular beating on a closed shed to clear things up. One question though on threading multiple threads through one heddle--do you find that the technique of using the ladders is only necessary for 30/2 cotton or would you advise it on 20/2, 24/2 or even 16/2? Because I'd rather not if I can avoid it...

[@DuellingRabbits]

Sara, that is a good question. I think the best answer is, 'Do whatever you can get away with.' So if you'd rather not use ladders, don't - and see how it goes. In most cases, it is not a necessary bother. I personally have never threaded ladders for anything finer than 30/2 - mostly because otherwise I've had sufficient pattern heddles to allow one for each warp end. But at the moment (spoiler alert!) I am using mallions (rather than pattern heddles) for fine linen singles and wondering why I don't use them for everything.

[@cbritten]

I have another question: I see in this video that you've used a warping mill. Do you find that you prefer the mill to the warping board for fine threads?

[@DuellingRabbits]

Such a personal choice! There are as many ways to wind a warp as there are weavers, and many swear by their warping boards. But yes - once I tried a mill there was no going back for me. I use mine for every warp regardless of the length of size of the threads.

[@carolburns8667]

Thanks for the great tips. Useful for any type weaving of finer threads.🫶🇨🇦