Another Beam Tied On

It always seems like a miracle to me that I can tie 1200 knots and pull them all through the heddles and reed without particular incident. When someone unfamiliar with weaving looks on, they think it's sorcery. "You tie 1200 knots and don't have any real tangles?" "That's impossible." "You are a freak of nature."

No, it's the culture today that's freaky. People all over the world do this sort of work every day. Many people in the U.S. did this until recently.

[1200 Tiny Knots]

[A Closeup of "The Tangle"]

[All pulled through]

[Cut off, tied on, ready to weave]

This time I used the Boyce Weaver's Knotter to help with the know tying. I need more practice, but even still it shaved off an hour. A 9 hour job was done in 8 hours. Yay!

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