tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1421928924786757875.post5175300354465326108..comments2023-09-04T07:02:23.463+01:00Comments on make.of.this.what.you.will: Back to basicsCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859950488319434724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1421928924786757875.post-8393217436713287522009-11-03T01:27:51.773+00:002009-11-03T01:27:51.773+00:00Having also been intimidated by my countermarche l...Having also been intimidated by my countermarche loom, I'm glad to see that you're taking ownership of yours now. Once I figured mine out it started to seem logical, but at the beginning it was very intimidating. (And I'm still at the beginning since I've only woven 1 scarf in plain weave so far!!)<br /><br />It seems like there are 2 main methods for tying up countermarche looms. Either use long cords and leave them attached to the treadles (like Dorothy described), or leave cords attached to the lamms and secure them under the treadles each time (which I think Becky Ashenden of vavstuga.com in the US does). <br /><br />I do the same thing that Dorothy does - because we have similar looms - and connecting cords under the treadles is very difficult.<br /><br />There is a book that I've heard great things about for a Glimakra. It's called "Tying up the Countermarche Loom" by Joann Hall. So if you need a book at some point, I think that's a good one. (Although being a Toika owner, I've heard that that book would mess me up....so I haven't actually seen it.)<br /><br />Anyway, I'm always happy to hear some one else having an adventure with a new loom to them!!<br /><br />Have fun!<br /><br />SueLife Looms Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1421928924786757875.post-52596523473220672782009-11-02T20:20:14.245+00:002009-11-02T20:20:14.245+00:00Thanks for your comments Dorothy. I think I probab...Thanks for your comments Dorothy. I think I probably will leave them in place in future just for convenience - I'll just have to get used to fighting through the sea of cords! <br /><br />I read Leigh's post over the weekend and it really helped - she had great results in the end so definitely worth following her instructions.<br /><br />Thanks again.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859950488319434724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1421928924786757875.post-7434661537424295742009-11-02T19:00:06.685+00:002009-11-02T19:00:06.685+00:00I always leave the treadle tie cords in the treadl...I always leave the treadle tie cords in the treadles (the pegs go under the treadle on my Toika and it's painful work moving them). All my cords are long enough to reach the upper lam. When I bought my loom it had a mix of long and short cords, but it's back breaking work having to re tie everything for every different pattern (and time consuming) so I bought a reel of texsolv and changed them to all being very long. It was well worth the investment.<br /><br />Leigh wrote some interesting posts about countermarche loom tie-up when she got a Glimakra loom in 2007, go to her blog, search the list of "weaving" post to find "countermarche".<br />http://leighsfiberjournal.blogspot.com<br /><br />I think that's a very good choice of loom you have. I love the solid framed weave-anything Scandinavian looms.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1421928924786757875.post-25364167093671960292009-10-30T17:02:39.117+00:002009-10-30T17:02:39.117+00:00Thank you Restless Knitter, I think you're rig...Thank you Restless Knitter, I think you're right - I'll get used to it in time but the two lams seem to create so many cords, it's like a Texsolv jungle down there!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859950488319434724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1421928924786757875.post-72967339653612990752009-10-30T16:59:14.027+00:002009-10-30T16:59:14.027+00:00I have a jack loom so it may be different. I have...I have a jack loom so it may be different. I have texsolv tie up cords and I leave them hanging. It's more of a pain for me to have to remove and add, than it is to just take the peg out of the lower part of the texsolv. The cords are still attached to the lams, they just dangle there unused. I've never used or attempted to tie up a countermarche though.Restless Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294058981082102869noreply@blogger.com