Rollin' On...

So I started rolling the warp on to the back beam on Thursday evening (before Grey's Anatomy!) and finished it up today. It went on very smoothly, and I was pleased that I hadn't forgotten how to use warping sticks. I have a sectional warp beam attachment on my floor loom and I haven't used warping sticks for years. (Highly recommend sectional warp beams.) I also used a Make It Up As You Go method for keeping the warp from spreading out as it wound on the back -- rubber bands. Worked like a charm!




I tied on to the front warp rod, and started weaving in a header. It took me about five inches of header to (uh, oh) catch the threading error (can you see it?). Lucky I only had one, I guess. But, now I've fixed it, and I'll be weaving the soy silk scarves soon.



I was using my regular boat shuttle to weave the header and quickly noticed that this shuttle was way too fat (or tall) for my narrow shed. I switched to a stick shuttle, but now I'm thinking I will invest in a smaller, flatter boat shuttle. So, I'd like to know if anyone has suggestions or favorites in this category of weaving shuttle? I'd love to hear!