To keep these warp threads organized and in order it is essential to tie different colored ties and various points on the warp frame to keep the threads tidy. I generally put two ties about three inches from each dowel rod on a section.
The next matter of vital importance is to keep the integrity of this cross. This is key. It keeps the threads in military formation. Without this cross you will have knots, mess and frustration.
I put a tie around the cross and I also tie the top and bottoms just in case.
At this point I can take the warp off the frame I do this by chaining (like crochet)
This is a chain of orderly warp that has been taken to the loom.
We put a pair of sticks (called lease sticks) on either side of the cross and attached it with tape to the front beam of the loom. We then took a sley hook and started to pull two threads through each dent. This is a 10 dent reed so there will be 20 threads per inch.
When I watched the women in Cambodia sley a reed with fine silk at 60+ threads to the inch I was very humbled.
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