Treadles & Tie-ups

[@carmenlandry84]

Thank you!!!

[@ActonCreative]

My pleasure! I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@dallenejones5744]

As a new weaver, I really enjoy your videos- very informative and you are always so upbeat and clear in your instruction. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time. Take care.

[@ActonCreative]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your feedback!!

[@oliviawoods6930]

You don't even know how much you have helped me! I just finished my first project yesterday. It was small, but I'm proud of it. 😊 I think I've watched all of your videos. Thank you so much!

[@ActonCreative]

Wow!! What an amazing comment! I'm so happy I could help! Congratulations on completing your first project! That's huge!!! Now, just keep going! Happy Weaving!!

[@leeannvolle6424]

You explain things so well. Thank you so much.

[@ActonCreative]

You are so welcome!! I appreciate the feedback!

[@TheBayoubreeze]

Thank you for this extra info. Very helpful. 😊

[@ActonCreative]

You're very welcome!!

[@fayelittlehales2406]

Brilliant, you just took the scary out of weaving thanks so much🎉

[@ActonCreative]

Oh, I'm so glad!!! Yay!!

[@m3-dev]

Chris, thank you. I just brought home a mighty wolf yesterday. I'm a completely new weaver. I put it all together and got to the treadle tie up and the instructions say, decide how you want to tie up your loom and showed the mechanism. so glad I found your video, I was totally lost. I'm so excited to get started. going back to watch all of your videos.!!

[@ActonCreative]

Marie, congratulations on the new loom! That's so exciting!! I'm glad the video was helpful!

[@user-ir9sy4gd9d]

So well explained!

[@ActonCreative]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@gemmaluescher-verseckas1243]

Thank you, I will be getting to the Lamms and treadles

[@cinda391]

I have a Schacht standard floor loom built around 1986. It is 4 shaft and has 10 treadles.

[@ActonCreative]

Wow! Amazing! I've seen a loom with those proportions. Very nice!

[@AndreaAlexander]

I had no idea that the two extra treadles were for plain weave! I always wondered about that! Thank you so much for sharing 😌

[@ActonCreative]

Absolutely! It's my pleasure! I'm so glad you picked up a little something!

[@crystalbennett1069]

Great explanation, thanks!

[@ActonCreative]

You're very welcome! I'm so happy to help!

[@danasheldrake2799]

Thank you!

[@ActonCreative]

My pleasure! Glad it was helpful!

[@akemitakizawa]

Thank you so much. You helped me a lot!

[@ActonCreative]

Akemi, I'm so glad!! Best of luck to you!

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[@alessandrocason222]

@Louie Colton You are welcome =)

[@janstoll8881]

Thanks. Just picked up a 4 shaft 6 treadle counter balance loom. I should then be able to connect 1,2,3 on one treadle and 1,3,4 on one treadle?

[@ActonCreative]

Hi Jan! I'm working on a jack loom so it's a different motion than a counterbalance loom. I would recommend finding a few details specific to your loom just to understand exactly how it works!

[@jenworline1396]

Jan - I also just got a 6 treadle, 4 shaft counter balance loom!!! Struggling a little to learn about it. I'd love to share info..... of which i dont have much....yet! Thoughts?

[@janstoll8881]

@@jenworline1396 that would be wonderful! We can make mistakes together 😊

[@jenworline1396]

@@janstoll8881 This makes me so happy!! Im as green as green can get when it comes to weaving on a loom. I crochet and crafty so Im excited to learn a new skill

[@siyakafatimoh6725]

Class for beginner

[@jenworline1396]

maybe this is a silly question, but how long are the tie ups?

[@ActonCreative]

Hi Jen! Not a silly question at all! Mine are probably made with a 20" length of cord - folded in half and knotted.
But feel free to make small adjustments so your shafts will lift to similar heights! Hope that helps!

[@jenworline1396]

@@ActonCreative Thank you!!!! my loom came with cord with S hooks on the ends.Thinking those are to attach the trendles to the lamm because they are easily removed and about that long....and the loose cord that remains I'll use to attach the lamm to the shafts?Think im on the right track? whats the length of those cords - how far apart are the lamm and shafts?

[@ActonCreative]

@@jenworline1396 Hi Jen! I think you're on the right track! If you have the name of the manufacturer of the loom, they may be able to give you better instructions!

[@jenworline1396]

@@ActonCreative no plate on the loom. Got it at an estate sale with Plymouth yarn patterns included - printed in 1940. Im going to keep digging but you have helped where I was stuck last night. Thanks so much!!

[@ActonCreative]

@@jenworline1396 It's my pleasure, Jen! Best of luck to you!!

[@TechieSewing]

So simple a system there! But I still don't understand where the tabby warp threads go if all four shafts are occupied with a pattern?

[@ActonCreative]

Ooh, great question. Marta! Your warp yarns will be assigned to one of the 4 shafts. But from those, you can create lots of options! You can attach anywhere from 1-3 shafts to a single treadle. So there are lots of possible combinations.
Imagine your pattern requires you lift 1 shaft at a time, like a 1/3 twill. Your 4 pattern treadles will each be connected to 1 shaft each.
However, you need some tabby, too. Here's where the additional 2 treadles come in handy - to lift every other yarn for you.
Marta, let me know if that helped with your question! Thanks so much!

[@TechieSewing]

​@@ActonCreative Thank you for your answer! So for tabby one treadle will be tied to the shafts that will have all the odd threads, and the other for all the even threads?

[@ActonCreative]

@@TechieSewing Precisely!! That's exactly it!!

[@ActonCreative]

@@TechieSewing The only thing to watch for is how the warp yarns are distributed. Sometimes to create a tabby, it's not always shafts 1 & 3 for a treadle, and 2 & 4 on the other. Completely depends on the pattern. But, you'll be able to sort that out!

[@TechieSewing]

@@ActonCreative Makes sense!

[@janetsheehey3205]

I have a new to me Jack loom and they said the shed height is low. Can anything be done to change that? I do have low shuttles they gave me but I was curious to know if that shed height can change with the tie up

[@ActonCreative]

Oooh, good question, Janet!! I've certainly encountered a few looms with short shed heights. You can try using shorter tie-ups so the treadles have farther to go. But, it depends on the construction of your loom as to how much of a difference that'll make.
I'll ask around to see if there are other options for you!

[@PainterOlivia]

Is the last one on 2 & 4?

[@ActonCreative]

Hi Olivia! Yes, I have the treadle on the far left tied to shafts 1 & 3, and the treadle on the far right tied to shafts 2 & 4. I find it to be more comfortable that way! But everyone's different! So feel free to try your tabby tie-ups in different positions!

[@PainterOlivia]

Só, when you are weaving , silly question, what are the positions of your feet to work on all 6 treadles ?

[@ActonCreative]

@@PainterOlivia I only press one treadle at a time, typically. One treadle can lift multiple shafts.
Is that how your loom is set up? Or does one treadle connect to only one shaft?

[@PainterOlivia]

My last loom only had 4 treadles, and I pressed 2 at a time. This one has 6 and it connected to 2 shafts.

[@billwest5330]

How to adjust the treadles, the tension?

[@ActonCreative]

Hi Bill! I adjust my treadles using a set of chords. For example, if I want a treadle to raise shafts 1 & 3, I use 2 cords to connect the treadle to the lamms that will raise those shafts.
I gotta admit, it's tough to explain without a visual. Maybe in a future video I can show how that works!
As for tension, the treadles are merely suspended from the lamms, so you shouldn't have to worry about it.
Bill, let me know if that helped. If you have other questions or clarifications, I'm happy to give it a go!