Thank goodness for a plethora of books on weaving, which facilitate cross-checking and provide one with a more rounded knowledge base. Praise also for the internet, which is so engaging: weavers websites and blogs with tons of pictures, free patterns and advice, weaving stores with their vast stocks of photographed equipment (Where else would I learn about an ‘auto reed hook’ and how it works), internet weaving resources, links and random information. Help is only an email ‘send’ button away, and weavers, complete strangers, mind you, are unstinting with their advice and suggestions.

Anyway, I’d like to recommend my recent find which is a little pocket dictionary of weaving terms authored by Madelyn van der Hoogt which can be copied from her website at http://www.weaversschool.com/docs/WeaverDictionary.pdf .

It sounds like this teaching relationship is going to benefit both of you. I find there’s nothing like explaining things to someone else to get me to re-examine things I’ve taken for granted.

Have fun!

Dorothy

I seem to recall a tie-up system like that standard on Leclercs (but with a steel bar, rather than wood dowel). I don’t have one though so can’t be sure.