Hog Clips for a Loom
Many people have asked me for more details on how I used the hog clips to reduce the waste when warping my loom. The following are some pics and an explanation. Please use the comments option at the end for questions or comments so I don't have to dredge through all the news groups and listserves.
This pic shows the 3/8" clips and the special pliers with a clip inserted ready to use. The clips come in several sizes but I find 3/8" just right for a bundle of 25 2/6 warps.
Here we see a view of the rear beam and how I use the clips to prevent the warp from slipping around the smooth steel rod. This problem is likely unique to my design and may not be necessary for more conventional looms.
This is a view of the front beam tied off , tensioned and ready to start weaving.
The bundle is divided roughly in half and a line is passed through the space and in front of the clip. It is brought back over the beam and under the roller. It is wrapped a few turns around the head of a wood screw in the roller and a piece of scotch tape is used to prevent it from unwinding.
As can be seen, the yarn wasted is less than two inches.
The clips and tool can be purchased from Allied Kenko among many other places.
Any questions... comments?
js
This pic shows the 3/8" clips and the special pliers with a clip inserted ready to use. The clips come in several sizes but I find 3/8" just right for a bundle of 25 2/6 warps.
Here we see a view of the rear beam and how I use the clips to prevent the warp from slipping around the smooth steel rod. This problem is likely unique to my design and may not be necessary for more conventional looms.
This is a view of the front beam tied off , tensioned and ready to start weaving.The bundle is divided roughly in half and a line is passed through the space and in front of the clip. It is brought back over the beam and under the roller. It is wrapped a few turns around the head of a wood screw in the roller and a piece of scotch tape is used to prevent it from unwinding.
As can be seen, the yarn wasted is less than two inches.
The clips and tool can be purchased from Allied Kenko among many other places.
Any questions... comments?
js
3 Comments:
Jack, this is ingenious. I have a Baby Wolf and by the time I beam from back to front, the warp mysteriously slides off-center. Hopefully, this will correct the problem. I hope the pliars are not expensive in order to try this... Are you using clips in the front? I'm not sure I understand your description of the front.
Jack, I was tickled to find the pliers and clips were only $7.95. They are enroute along with a blue, vinyl apron. (Ordering aprons from another online source was fairly expensive at $40 especially considering I never received the merchandise, was charged and then backordered.)
Many thanks for the good pictures and hoping to hear about the front beam.
Best regards,
Margaret
Perhaps my nomenclature is wrong and keep in mind, this is a rigid heddle loom.
The top pic is the beem that winds up the warp before weaving can begin. The thread loops around the steel rod and then goes to the post about 3 yards in (front?) of the loom.
The bottom picture is the beam that winds up the cloth.
As received, both beams wound warp/cloth directly and was a pretty lousy design. I added the front and rear horizontal member and by winding the warp/cloth from under, the height of the cloth never changes.
My loom is set up for 8 bundles of 25 sets. Each set being actually two threads... one in the slot and one in the hole.
I screwed 8 wood screws into the roller at the proper spacing, leaving about 1/8" sticking up.
After tensioning the bundle, I squeeze on the clip and pass a cord through the center of the bundle at the clip and wrap the two ends of the cord aroun the screw after passing it over the horizontal and under the roller.
After doing the eight, I go back and adjust the bundle tensions so they are about the same.
I then wind up the cord until the warp is where I want it to start weaving.
js
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