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Adjustments
Adjustments
C.J. Burchard · Handicrafter, January-February 1930
Article · 1 page
A short 1930 article by C. J. Burchard on the correct adjustment of the tie-up on a handloom, covering the lamms, treadles and the cords joining them. He recommends placing a rigid support under the treadles and a clamp or rod on the lamms, then tying each cord from the back forward with even tension. He says this gives a clean shed, treadles in alignment and good clearance above the floor.
Balance
Balance
Article · 1 page
A one-page article by C. J. Burchard on the problem of unbalanced harnesses in four-harness, four-treadle hand looms, caused by side pull between treadles and heddle shafts. He describes a device, the "JIB", that lets the heddle shafts hang between the pilasters just behind the reed and move in fixed planes, giving a larger shed. The page also carries the end of a raffia craft article on weaving a rectangular place mat on an easel-type loom, and an announcement of the fourth annual Penland Weaving Institute, led by Edward F. Worst.

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