What a contraption! The AVL warping wheel is fantastic. So easy to understand and use.

This is the first time I’ve used this tool….and it’s a keeper.

Essentially, it allows you to warp and beam at the same time as long as you have a sectional warping beam. Mutiple yarn cones or even just one cone of yarn can be used which saves winding out many separate yarn packages. Rather than dragged to a chore, I actually looked forward to winding, like a game, as I saw the warp creeping along the warp beam so quickly.

I think I’ll also be able to use a variant of the warping process with painted warps but I’m just trialling it now. No doubt lots of weavers have already discovered how to do this. I hope to do a video soon.

On another note check out Meg’s 2010 Picture Challenge. Meg – where do you come up with such luscious exchange ideas? I’m going to commit to this one because I need a focus on designing new cloth and pushing my stash of yarns into living cloth. Meg has set out a great way to get those fibre juices activated.