opportunity cost

in this method is high not very economical as there are extra steps and movements.the reed hung on the back has to be threaded. once threaded the wind up starts.the advantage is that the threads warp in precise order as they were picked up from the back  cross.no twists ,no breakage.once beamed the  front cross is passed behind the reed and secured, then the reed is taken out and the threading commences. after that the rest is standard procedure,threading,reeding and tying. 

 look at my faithful knitting weights working hard.

albeit the extra steps i like it,kind of, as

all those threads wind in their corresponding places. it is especially adequate for thin silks whether springy or not.

beauty shot. i have another warp in mind and will repeat to ,as a knitter friend says, proof the concept.

neki desu

 

of warps

et another method.

have a good weekend

neki desu 

 

alt warping

the other day i saw a japanese weaver warping in a similar way and i'm trying it. i had to tune it somehow as i don't have the luxury of space where i can lay the whole warp and keep the reed in the middle as i wind to the back

i think it's  a convenient method  for thin silk warps as it avoids the twists  which tend to happen in my tuned raddle. i feel i have more control of the yarns.

the louet with sectional beam is becoming a pain ; the cross is behind the shafts and it's difficult  to see  the cross well which translates into crossed threads at the front. maybe i should give up on that thin silk i use.

neki desu