I don't have a warping board, so I can only warp my loom using the direct warping method (see this post). Direct warping is fast and easy. When I started reading about card weaving (was inspired by Sara Lamb's book Woven Treasures) all the instructions wanted me to use in-direct warping which requires a warping board or multiple warping pegs. So I figured out how to direct warp my loom for card weaving!
Most card weaving uses 4 threads per card, and you twist the cards to create patterns. I warped my loom with 4 threads per heddle slot, then threaded each card using one slot's threads...kept everything nice and organized. Because the Flip is a very long rigid heddle loom, and has extra heddle slots, I was able to place the heddle in the far back of the loom, leaving myself plenty of room to twist the cards and weave. Great fun, and a great way to get multiple uses out of a single piece of equipment.
Edited to Add: BTW, I will be really freaking disappointed if Apple doesn't announce a kickass tablet that will be everything I wanted to read knitting, spinning and weaving books and patterns on, plus surf the web, do simple web applications (think google cloud apps), games, videos, and other fun cool stuff.
2 comments:
Loving your weaving, it all looks fabulous. I am interested in it, but I really really shouldn't!
You do have a warping board...it's anything that you can warp yarn around! Turn a chair upside down and use the legs as "pegs"...protrude pegs (pencils, pens, dowels, kitchen spatulas..anything stick-like) between books on a book shelf...the stems of quick grip or C clams...just about anything. :)
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