Replacing the Front Apron Strings
Rey's front beam apron strings were different lengths. Some of the apron strings were knotted and some weren't. Some had broken at some point while others were still in tact. This wasn't just annoying to me because the apron rod wasn't even. It was making the warp different lengths at different areas which was making the tension different in different parts of the warp
I started by taking out all the original staples holding the previous apron strings in place. While the warp beam doesn’t turn unless the friction brake is engaged, the front beam turns in one direction all the time, which made it tricky.
Once I got all the existing staples out, I was able to string the waxed string from the front beam to the screws and back, pound the new staple in on top of the string, knot the string, and go back to the screw.
Then I used a snitch knot to tie the strings to the apron rod. The apron strings were different lengths making the tension different in different parts of the warp. Now that all the apron strings are the same size, the warp can all be the same length and there won’t be parts that are under a different amount of tension which is really important.
I started by taking out all the original staples holding the previous apron strings in place. While the warp beam doesn’t turn unless the friction brake is engaged, the front beam turns in one direction all the time, which made it tricky.
Once I got all the existing staples out, I was able to string the waxed string from the front beam to the screws and back, pound the new staple in on top of the string, knot the string, and go back to the screw.
Then I used a snitch knot to tie the strings to the apron rod. Now that all the apron strings are the same size, the warp can all be the same length and there won’t be parts that are under a different amount of tension which is really important.
I started by taking out all the original staples holding the previous apron strings in place. While the warp beam doesn’t turn unless the friction brake is engaged, the front beam turns in one direction all the time, which made it tricky.
Once I got all the existing staples out, I was able to string the waxed string from the front beam to the screws and back, pound the new staple in on top of the string, knot the string, and go back to the screw.
Then I used a snitch knot to tie the strings to the apron rod. The apron strings were different lengths making the tension different in different parts of the warp. Now that all the apron strings are the same size, the warp can all be the same length and there won’t be parts that are under a different amount of tension which is really important.
I started by taking out all the original staples holding the previous apron strings in place. While the warp beam doesn’t turn unless the friction brake is engaged, the front beam turns in one direction all the time, which made it tricky.
Once I got all the existing staples out, I was able to string the waxed string from the front beam to the screws and back, pound the new staple in on top of the string, knot the string, and go back to the screw.
Then I used a snitch knot to tie the strings to the apron rod. Now that all the apron strings are the same size, the warp can all be the same length and there won’t be parts that are under a different amount of tension which is really important.
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