Assembly on the Loom
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1-A strong yarn is passed through each series of heddles. These will be suspended near the rope by stretching the yarn which supports them between the jumelles of the loom.
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2-3-Then we begun threading. This operation, which requires special attention, is generally carried out by two people.
One stands behind the loom and presents each yarn one by one to the other which is inside the loom and which alternately threads the even and odd heddles.
The person threading must turn the small bundles of selected heddles over the index and middle fingers of the right hand, so as to clearly see the “root” of the heddles near the small colored yarn, to be sure to follow the initial order. The thumb and index finger of the left hand pass through each heddle to grasp the yarn presented. As threading progresses, the groups of yarns will be retied after checking. For a warp of several lames, you must be careful not to thread the yarns of the second lame into the heddle bars of the first. To do this, after the last knot of the first lame, simply take up the heddle bars of the second lame, until the end of the last knot, etc. The additional heddles would therefore not be used. Of course, threading can be done by one person.
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4-The yarns which supported the heddles are removed, the rope is detached from the jumelles then the ratchet of the rear beam is removed. The heddle bars as well as the rope are brought forward and placed on the loom board. Then the rear beam is blocked again by its ratchet.
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