loom

Photos for Kristen

/ susanhaggerty / 21 Comments

Here are the photos you requested. I hope these help. If you need more detail or detail of other parts of the loom, do let me know!

  • The rod that attaches the warp beam to the inner pipe. This is the upper sectional beam.
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This is the rod attaching the warp beam to the inner pipe on the lower warp beam.
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See how the sisal rope wraps around the warp beam brake drum.
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It is attached at the back (on an upright) with a nut and bolt through the upright.
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Another view of the rope brake from the back of the loom.
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And on the other side of the brake drum (the front) it attaches to the brake lever with a metal eye bolt.
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This is what I am calling the eye bolt. The shaft passes through the brake lever and is fastened with a nut.
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The brake lever passes under the castle and is held in place under this metal plate. To advance the warp you kick the lever out from under the plate, advance the warp using the cloth beam ratchet, and kick the lever back under the plate.
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This is the brake lever on the upper sectional beam.
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It is held in place with this tiny metal plate (which amazingly does the job).
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The ratchet brake on the cloth beam.
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Another view. This does a better job of showing the lever used to advance the warp.
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You mentioned you had extra springs. Could they be for the treadles? Each treadle has a spring under it.
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