Treadling the threading

800 ends of silk (30/2) and merino (28/2) threaded! 

I ve been "treadling the threading" on the Megado dobby loom. This lifts each shaft in the order of the threading each time you treadle, so that you can thread the heddle on that shaft and make hopefully zero errors.

Tempoweave will create a threading wif at the touch of a button. My other findings are:

• A low stool helps.
• Be careful that if a shaft is up too long (because your warp threads got in a tangle, or you dropped a thread) the solenoid might time out and the pick won't register, so you'll get a repeat. It's a good idea to glance at the screen to watch the pick advancing...or not!
• As there is not a tensioned warp helping the shafts to descend, keep an eye on hung up shafts that could trick you into threading the closest one.
• Even with complex networked drafts with no discernable repeats and multi coloured warps, look out for patterns in the threading e.g I have a 4 colour repeat A B A C and a network of 4. A is always on an odd shaft, B and C even shafts and C on a shaft number divisible by 4....it's a good double check of a skipped threading.
• It's a little slower than traditional threading, but zero mistakes can save a lot of time and anguish later!