Weaving Today Publishes A Guide to Using a Warping Board, Weaving Shuttle, and Other Weaving Tools

July 25, 2012 - PRLog -- The Free eBook can be Downloaded at: http://www.weavingtoday.com/weaving-supplies/

Loveland, Colo.: Weaving pleasure and success depends on having the right tools. There is a wide assortment of weaving tools available to weavers, and knowing what is available is important even if you don’t feel the need to have some of them right away. Fortunately, the experts at Weaving Today have created this useful guide to weaving supplies that covers handling yarn, warping, and weaving itself.

There are so many kinds of weaving tools to choose from, and the best choices depend on how and what you weave.  There are specific shuttles for everything from damask to rag rugs. Does it require a raddle? It depends on how it's warped. And what’s the best way to use the tools you have? This free guide explains how to set up a warping board for efficient and comfortable winding. There are even plans to make a warping board using simple materials at home with the free instructions in this booklet.


It's always hard for new weavers to know how to set priorities for what to buy, especially since weaving tools can be expensive. What do you really need? Everyone knows you need a loom, but with that come the weaving loom supplies, like raddles that enable efficient warping. A weaving shuttle is probably the most important piece of equipment you’ll need and those come in various types, each with its own best use. There are a few types of warp measurers; a warping board is probably the most common.

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Using the Right Weaving Tools
Your Weaving Teacher: Tools of the Trade by Deborah Chandler

In an effort to weavers the aggravation that Deborah experienced in her early weaving days, she covers a wide assortment of tools that are available to weavers, so you can then at least know what is available even if you don't feel the need to have some of them right away. No doubt some might be left out, and new things come out on a fairly regular basis, but she recommends that if anyone has a problem that seems like there ought to be a tool for, to ask a shopkeeper, or invent one.

Using a Warping Board
Warping Board Ergonomics by Karen Piegorsch

From a purely physical perspective, using a warping board doesn't top the list of ergonomic issues for most weavers. Viewed holistically, though, winding a warp is a complex task. There's the mental activity of counting, the need to apply even tension while winding non-overlapping threads, muscle tension induced by anxiety to avoid problems at the loom, and repetitive motion. Add personal concerns (e.g., shoulder injury; fibromyalgia), and there's ample motivation to apply these basic ergonomic principles.

Making Hand Weaving Supplies
Make Your Own Warping Board by Kelly Wetzel

There's an easy-to-make warping board! The materials are inexpensive, it requires very few tools, it can be taken apart easily for storage, and it can grow or shrink with the length of a warp. It's a perfect solution for weavers who don't have much space, who are budget conscious, or who travel to teach. The materials in this warping board cost less than eight dollars.

The Right Weaving Shuttle for You
Are You Using the Wrong Shuttle? by Madelyn van der Hoogt

Weaving shuttles are wonderful tools. They come in beautiful woods and finishes, they are not expensive (compared to looms!), they don't take up much space (you can never have too many!), and they make weaving a joy— especially when using the best shuttle for the task.

Yarn 101
Demystify Mystery Yarns with an Easy to Make Yarn Balance by Christina Hammel

Many projects call for using a variety of specific yarns that one may not have. Or, a project calls for a certain yarn in green, and you have an unknown green yarn—can you substitute? This article covers necessary steps to determining the yards per pound of the yarn on a mystery cone.


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