Counting Threads

[Janice]

I am only up to episode 3 so far and already there is more here than I have previously learned! I am especially intrigued by the counting method and I’m wondering if we can see that again, perhaps more slowly? I think this is going to be more accurate than the counting threads, and much faster! Thank you for a wonderful series!

[Sandra]

Hi Janice – I think if you go back to video 2 – Warping on a Warping Board, around the 22 minute mark you can see a close-up of Jane doing her counting. Watch the video again and give it a try when you next are winding a warp and I’m sure everything will fall into place 🙂

[Kathleen McDonald]

Here is Jane showing how to count threads on an earlier U Tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFAfQ_E045Y

[Sandra]

Brilliant Kathleen! Thank you for pointing us in the right direction.

[Rita]

I, also, had to watch Jane counting a few times. I will be trying that next.    I like the videos.  very helpful!

[Karen]

This is one of the best items about the first webinar I learned!  I am definetly going to give this a good go at!

 

[Corinna Hettinger]

Thank you for the Youtube clip. It made4 it a whole lot clearer. Great counting method which I will definitely try next time I warp

[Martha]

Thank you.   I like the idea of warping without stopping to put the counting chain on.  I’ll be practicing this technique.

[Freda]

Hi

Using a little piece of contrasting yarn, I do a little chain to count my threads.  So every 1/2 inch of threads I count as one section of the chain, so two chains would be 1 inch of threads and so on.  This helps me when I am warping then I have bundles of threads for each 1/2 inch in my  raddle.  Also a quick way to check my thread count.  What do you think of this process?

Freda

[Inga]

Hi Freda,

I found that counting and chaining every 1/2 “takes me twice the time to make a warp and set it in a raddle.  Actually putting it into raddle was way slower and frustrating with chain than without.  But then, we all should do the way it suits us.  If that is your preferred way, enjoy it!

Inga

[Freda]

Hi

Thanks Inga.  Counting threads with a chain is slow.   I will be interested to see how Jane warps the loom.  I am learning lots of interesting tips. Thank you.

Freda

 

[Norma OCuilinn]

Hi Freda,  I am not sure what you all mean b a chain but what I do is just lay contrast yarn over or under every 20 ends as I go.  That way I can easily know where I am when making a big warp.  I can count to twenty without losing track. Ha!

then when I’m finished I just remove that serpentine yarn and it’s all even.  Did any of that make sense?

Jean

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