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Reeding the loom The final part of preparing the loom for weaving is to pass all the threads through a metal grill at the front of the loom called a 'reed'. This helps to maintain the width of the warp at the front and also is used to beat the weft thread down each time one is added. A flat metal tool is used to pull groups of about 6 threads through each space in the reed. The image on the right shows a scarf from the 'Pencil Stripe' collection half reeded. Once all the warp has passed through the reed it is tied on to the beam at the front of the loom and weaving can begin. To reed the loom takes 1.5 hours. |
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