Weaving on Mount Vernon's 18th Century Loom 

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Mine probably made cups. Based on my last name(becherer)

At least some of them did

Dont wear it in the summer and it should last

The old looms were made for longer weaving and the constant getting up/down to advance short warps was time consuming and the tensioning stayed better as the ratchet systems are not as precise as our modern looms. Also, these ladies show the public what life "REALLY WAS" in the 18th century and back breaking work was the norm.

The optimal area for consistent weaving is in the center third of the warp between the breast beam and the beater on most looms - so you don't actually want to advance the warp as far as possible or the weaving will be rather inconsistent. On an old loom like this with a fixed bench, the weaver will not necessarily "fit" the loom and have to bend over more. I love weaving with linen, but it does have some special needs!

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Yes, the foot peddles do have something to do with the heddles. They move the wooden bars that hold the heddles. When you are weaving, the weft thread (or filler) typically goes over one warp thread, then under the next, over one warp thread, under the next, all the way across the cloth. The peddles make it easy to create this over-under pattern because when one heddle bar moves, it separates the warp threads, lifting up every other strand. This creates a space for the weft to pass through. And when the weft goes between the warp threads, it is automatically going over the threads that are on the bottom and under the threads that the peddle lifted up. When the weaver puts the weft through the next time, he or she will push down the other peddle, which causes the warp threads to change places. The threads that were up are now down and vice versa. So now, the weft is going under-over, under-over instead of over-under, over-under. Switching between the two peddles is what holds the weft thread in place.

Thank-you, both. 🙂

Michelle we just uploaded a new video on the process which demonstrates the role of the heddles better: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7nI9vQuPM74.html

Halane Cummings the foot pedals are connected to the counterbalanced shafts (the parts that hold all the thread ties or heddles). When the treadle is depressed, one shaft gets pulled down, but because it's connected to the other shaft by the pulley, the other one gets pulled up.

Halane we just released an updated video about the weaving process that shows how the loom in entirety (including the foot pedals) works: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7nI9vQuPM74.html

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