Mirrix Warping Tips

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Mirrix Looms are fantastic for tapestry weaving. I (Rebecca Mezoff, www.rebeccamezoff.com) have been using them for many years and wanted to present a few tips for easier warping. This video was made for students in my Warp and Weft: Learning the Structure of Tapestry online tapestry techniques course, but I thought my KZfaq subscribers would also enjoy it. Visit my website at www.rebeccamezoff.com for more details about my work and courses. Check out my blog while you're there!
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@amyinboulder 5 ай бұрын

Watching again - a good refresher as I am going to rewarp my 16" Mirror again today - can't wait to get weaving with my Taos Wools Churro in the beautiful southwest colors!

@anndavies3555 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Rebecca. Thanks for the tips. Just started with a mirrix. Loved the visual perceptual comment. Happy Birthday AOTA! I just got back into weaving. My old OT roots are just smiling!

@user-mu5zx3qm3r Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I've had my Mirrix for a year and my warping has been improving by trial and error each time, but I never thought of using a shed stick to pick up warps when adding heddles, or stopping to adjust tension from time to time while warping. After watching this I know my next warp will be easier and have better tension!

@bananaaaaaaaah 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you! Very clear and concise.

@wevrldy 3 жыл бұрын

Saving my money to take one of your classes! Thank you for sharing these great tips.

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@worksofhands Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@laurenhedges6380 8 жыл бұрын

Could a mirrix or another kind of loom be used to weave tapestry fabric? Not a yarn tapestry/wall hanging but the type of fabric that's made using a double weave. I have a tapestry dress that I love and I was wondering if I could, with enough practice, weave my own tapestry fabric using thread and looms like yours. I'm just concerned about spacing, would the thin warp made from strong thread need to be closer together than the spacing on the top of the loom allows? Also would I need a huge loom to make enough fabric? I know people make their own fabrics, it's just so hard to find anything on the internet about how to do it.

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry 8 жыл бұрын

The word "tapestry" is used for many things, but officially it is a discontinuous weft-faced weave most often used to make images for art pieces. Double weave is not tapestry, nor is inlay. I suggest you look into floor loom weaving techniques. What it sounds like you want is to learn some nice loom-controlled weaves which sometimes approximate the image-making in tapestry. But you can't do that on a two-shed tapestry loom like this.

@jeany8711 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rebecca, very excited to get a Mirrix loom soon, I'm wondering what size loom you have here and which accessories?

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry 2 жыл бұрын

This is the Mirrix Big Sister. I don't think there are any accessories in this video? Mirrix has added a lot of things over the last 6 years since I made this video. I like warp extenders on the Little Guy loom (or now they sell a longer version of this loom) and the Shasta Combs can be useful if you want a fast warping but it means some other things in terms of ergonomics and the length of tapestry you can weave. I do really like the bottom spring kit and this loom doesn't have one on it. It really helps get the initial warp spacing even. It isn't required and if you're patient, you can space the warps manually.

@jeany8711 2 жыл бұрын

@@RebeccaMezoffTapestry Thank you so much, your reply was very helpful and helped me finally decide!

@treveenos 5 жыл бұрын

Hi how long can your piece be with this loom. Im wanting to make scarfs. Thanks great channel.

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry 5 жыл бұрын

These looms are for tapestry and for beading. I don't think they will work well for scarves. You'll want to look into rigid heddle looms for that and I'd highly recommend looking at Liz Gipson's classes and books. Her website is yarnworker.com/

@maevecaplin2183 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you have saved many mistakes.

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@user-oz2hc6zy4e 3 жыл бұрын

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@sondesjwini6828 8 жыл бұрын

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@HJKelley47 7 жыл бұрын

$338 for this loom. What might you recommend for someone on a 'budget'?

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome question. I absolutely recommend making a copper pipe loom. If you're at all handy, or even if you're not with a little help from someone at the hardware store, you can make one for less than $50. There are directions in my Weaving Tapestry on Little Looms class, but there are free plans on Archie Brennan's website. A copper pipe loom has tensioning and that is the main thing you want.

@christianejoly1842 4 жыл бұрын

Bonjour.. super mais dommage qu il n y ait pas de traduction en francais

@jeannemaxie Жыл бұрын

Do you always go the same direction on the top. Top of the loom. (Top of loom is cut off on the video so I can't see if you loop the thread over around the top of the loom in the same direction every time when you warp).

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry Жыл бұрын

Hi Jeannie, happy to help with this question but I'm not sure what you mean. Can you either give me a time stamp from the video or be more specific about what is going where "on the top"? Thanks!

@jeannemaxie Жыл бұрын

@@RebeccaMezoffTapestry I added to my comment hope that explains my question a little better. Thank you

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry Жыл бұрын

@@jeannemaxie Mirrix looms are continuously warped. The warp goes all the way around the loom reversing direction at the warping bar. So one warp comes from the bottom over the front, the other from the back over the front. The reversal of direction is at the warping bar. I have detailed videos about this in my online classes or Mirrix has videos on their site. Hope that helps!

@robind8155 7 жыл бұрын

What size loom is this?

@RebeccaMezoffTapestry 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Robin. I think this is a 16 inch Big Sister. It is their most popular size and a great one for small tapestries. The 22 inch is probably my favorite size just because you can do bigger work on it, but I own a whole bunch (I think 3 to be exact) of these 16 inchers for my teaching business. They're great!