My regular temple that came with my Weaver's Delight rug loom is too wide for what I needed. I needed something to spread the warp to the width in the reed, so I devised a floating temple, unlike the paperclip temples I use on my other looms.
With the flyshuttle, I was unable to run a cord from the front beam to the back beam to drape the weight cords over, like on the other looms.
I used a yardstick, two clamps, two paperclips and some linen rug warp. I had my husband cut the yardstick a little shorter and narrower and drill a hole in each end.
I attached the rug warp to the end of each clip and another couple pieces to each end of the stick. I attached the paperclips to the cords with enough tension to bow the stick when the clamps were attached to the fabric. Alligator clips could also work, but I just used what I had in the studio.
If I need more tension to the temple, I can reattach the clips so the stick bows a bit more.
The fabric on the loom is the start of a towel I am weaving with the Michigan Tartan colors.
I love your tartan towels. What a great idea and I'm guessing you can use up the ends of cones with weaes like that. I bought temples a long time ago but I never think to use them. I did for a baby blanket, or at least for a half of it, then got tired of messing with it and took it off. The width was same throughout so I've lost interest, but that is a clever idea.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I found similar clips at $Tree but it has magnets on the back. I'm now trying to figure out if I should remove the magnets or use them on a yard stick the way you did yours. Thanks so much for your idea.
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