I'm always up for hugs, my friend!! And I'm so happy the video was helpful to you! I can't wait to see what you do with it!!

Wow! What incredible feedback! Thank you so much! I'm so glad the videos are helpful! If you ever have questions, just reach out. I'm cheering you on!

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Thank you for the comment! I certainly hope I can help! Brand-spanking-new weavers are my favorite!

Kim, I'm so glad you're here & that this was helpful!! Drop me a line if you have other questions!

It's a great book! I'm so glad this was helpful! Let me know if you have further questions!

Thank you so much, Marcel!! I really appreciate it!!

Oh, I'm so glad it was helpful! I did an episode all about direct tie-ups that will apply to your table loom. Hopefully, it'll help with the bigger picture! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9uSfqWB0tfGl4U.html

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Denise, my understanding is that if the author of the draft doesn't specify, you should read it from the top down. But Anne Dixon orients hers differently. She writes hers such that if you lay the draft next to you on the loom, you're going the same direction. I'm glad you've still been getting great results! So, I say, "carry on"! No worries!

Mike, I'm so glad this was helpful!! Best of luck to you!!!

My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much, Jennifer!! I appreciate the feedback!

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It's my pleasure! I hope it was helpful!

I'm so glad it was helpful!! When using a table loom, you'll be working with what's called a "direct tie-up" - meaning one lever connects to one shaft. So when the draft calls for lifting shafts 2 & 3, you'll simply pull down those levers. I'm including a link to a video that will provide a few more details about that - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9uSfqWB0tfGl4U.html I hope that's helpful! Let me know if you have any follow-up questions! Have fun with your brand new shafts!!!

@@ActonCreative thanks so much! I will check it out tomorrow. I can't wait to play and learn.

I'm so glad it was helpful!

Oh no!! I feel you! We've all been halfway through a project and had that "oh no!" realization!!

Hi Marina! You're welcome! That's up to you, my friend! I would recommend making life as easy as possible for yourself - whatever that looks like!

Exactly! Use the opposite! You've got it!!

Hi Sue! Great question! Typically Anne will show 3 variations on 1 page. And at the top she will include every tie up you need for all 3, which can look like a lot! However, when you select the 1 variation you want to try and follow the treadling up to the related tie-ups, you'll find it won't include more than 6 tie-ups. I hope that helps!! Let me know if you have follow up questions!!

@ActonCreative what about page 74 in Anne's for example? As you can probably tell, I'm new to the floor loom, maybe I have a mental block that I need to get past

@@stellaweaver79 Ah! I see what you're asking now! Thank you for the clarification. In this type of draft, I would tie up 1 shaft to 1 treadle, and then simply 2-foot it when you need to. Does that make sense?

Hi Kim!! Thank you so much!! I'm glad they are helpful!! Can you please clarify for me? What do you mean by "variety dent heddle"? Thanks so much!!!

@@ActonCreative I'm interested to understand how to introduce thicker/textured warp threads like a boucle it a plain weave or a twill. I get it with a ridged hedle but how do you keep your dent consistent with a floor loom?

Ps ... I am in the process of doing exactly as the lady that you interviewed ... who learnt for about 12 months before buying a loom ... I'm thinking that I'll jump straight into a floor loom ... once I've finished intellectualising the nuances ... nothingvlike living in your head 🙃

Just realised auto correct changed "variable dent" heddle to variety dent ...

@@kimchatwin-smith891 Hi Kim! When working with a thicker or a textured yarn in your warp, you just need to watch that they will move smoothly through the dents (spaces) in the reed. So a reed with 8-dents per inch might work better than a 15-dent reed. Does that help? Let me know if I'm on the right track!

That's the spirit!!

Hi Gloria! If your loom has 8 shafts, you can simply use the first 4 for the pattern. You have lots of options!

Hi Jill! That refers to the size of her yarn. And here's how I approach it - strictly for the ratios. For instance, Anne might note that for an overshot pattern, the warp is 2/16. Then she'll note that the pattern weft is 3x2/16. So she's using a yarn that is 3 times as big as the yarn she used in the warp. Let me know if that makes sense!

@ActonCreative Aaahhhaaa! I can now see this in the draft. So the 2/16 is her yarn size reference/default. But it's the formula for any size yarn you'd want to weave with. Right?

@@Jill4Today Bingo!!!

@ActonCreative 🎈🎈🌹🌹🌹 Thank you!

@@Jill4Today My pleasure!

I hope it was helpful!

Great question! This book is perfect for a 4-shaft table loom! All the patterns included will work with that style, or any 4-shaft loom. I highly recommend it!

Hi Jan! It depends on who is writing the draft. Hopefully they specify!

Hi Loyann! I'm not familiar with the korberguard pattern, but I have done overshot! The key there is that the draft won't spell out each throw of tabby. It's implied. Episode 72 tackles that exact pattern! Hope that helps!

Hi! I'm so sorry I didn't see your comment earlier! My apologies! The notable difference between a floor loom and a table loom is the tie-ups. So as you read a pattern for your table loom, you won't have to worry about connecting the treadles to the shafts since a table doesn't have treadles. In some ways, reading a draft for a table loom is much more straightforward! Let me know if you have follow up questions & I'll be happy to help!!

Hi Mary! Are you envisioning the edges in plain weave and the body of the fabric with a different pattern?

Hi Kim! Great question! If you want your diagonals to move the other way, you can do the exact opposite of the treadling order. For instance, if the pattern calls for the shafts to lift in a 1-2-3-4 order and that looks backwards, go the other way - 4-3-2-1. If this is continuously a problem, consider threading your heddles the opposite direction. That should help! Let me know if that works for you! Best of luck!!

But if I thread my heddles so they look exactly the way the draft shows (the only difference being I threaded left to right), and I treadle exactly the way the draft states, why would the twill direction be opposite to the drawdown?

@@kimdaniel3421 What kind of loom are you working on? Not all drafts are designed for a Jack loom. With a Jack, if your treadle is tied to shaft #1, then when you step on it, shaft #1 will lift up. So, the yarns threaded in those heddles will be on top of the fabric. There are other styles of looms designed exactly the opposite. When you step on a treadle, those yarns will be on the bottom of the fabric. I hope I didn't seem more complicated than it is. All that to say that if the pattern you are following isn't drawn for your style loom, you could have different results. Kim, if you want to send me some specific photos of your loom/draft, I'm happy to help offline! Just send me a note at chris@actoncreative.net.

Hi Carolyn! Ultimately, your goal is to use a draft as a visual guide for your fabric. You can read it either direction, as long as it looks like the draft when you're done! Hope that helps!

Absolutely! Do you have a direct tie-up loom? (1 treadle controls only 1 shaft) If so, here's an episode you might enjoy! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n6p9YK6isqeUZmg.html

Yes I have a direct tie up.

Hi Rhonda! Can you please clarify your question? At what stage of the process are you referring?

I have a Schacht 36" 4-shaft floor loom!

@@ActonCreative thank you so much :)

Hi Carole! Great question! The draft I use as an example is for a jack loom, meaning when I step on a treadle, the shafts lift up. With a counterbalance, the shafts will lower. This means that if a treadle on a jack loom has a 1 & 3 tie up, threads on 1 & 3 shafts will be on top of the fabric. For a counterbalance, it'll be just the opposite - threads on 1 & 3 will drop below the others. So you can tweak the tie ups for a counterbalance to get the same results - you just need to play the opposite game. I hope that makes sense! Let me know if you need clarification!

So, I tie up the white squares !

@@carolegilles1 Look at you!! Exactly!!

Great question! Absolutely! Does your loom give you the ability to lift more than 1 shaft at a time? Or are they directly connected - 1 shaft to 1 treadle?

@@ActonCreative it seems that it’s 1:1

@@sandradelvecchio6894 Excellent! You have a direct tie-up loom. So if a draft says to lift multiple shafts, you'll simply depress multiple treadles to achieve the same effect. Here's a follow-up video about direct tie-up looms that might help! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9uSfqWB0tfGl4U.html

@@ActonCreative it seems my loom is a counterbalance, doesn’t that mean that while one shaft goes up another must come down? And if that’s the case won’t that make it so some combinations I cannot treadle at the same time? Or is that not what happens with a counterbalance loom?

@@sandradelvecchio6894 Sandra, while I understand the concept of a counterbalance loom, I've never worked on one before! So, I'll be curious to hear about your experience!

Linda, was it too complicated?

@@ActonCreative no ma'am it's just a lot to learn. Can you explain page 59 ? It's in the book

@@lindaakers2991 Yes, I have page 59. How can I help?

@ActonCreative the tie-up seems more than 6 tie ups

@@lindaakers2991 You're right! Anne showcases 3 options on each page. So you simply use the tie-ups per the variation you're weaving. However, when tackling one like at the bottom of page 59, you will need to use both feet and combine treadles. Here's an episode to help with that idea - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJ9-iMWUtbyWfnk.html Let me know if you have follow up questions!