The Texsolv system, step by step.
Everything from the printed folder as web pages: what the parts are, how each connection is made, and how a whole loom is tied up with cord and pegs.
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The guide, page by page.
Fourteen short pages covering the cord, the pegs, every connection, the heddles and complete tie-ups for counter-balanced and counter-march looms.
The loom cord
What the Texsolv loom cord is made of, how the loops work and which cord to use where.
Connecting pegs
Straight pegs and anchor pegs: which to use, what hole size an anchor peg needs, and how they lock the cord.
Cutting cords to length
How to measure, cut and fuse Texsolv cord so every cord in a set is exactly the same length.
Permanent connections A to E
The five permanent Texsolv connections, A to E, for attaching cord to shafts, lamms and treadles.
Adjustable connections F to I
Adjustable Texsolv connections F to I: how to lengthen and shorten a tie-up in 12 mm steps by moving a peg or changing hole.
Snitch knot (S)
How to make the snitch knot: pull the Texsolv cord through itself so a hole becomes a loop, and connect a beam extender or other loom part through it.
Marked holes
Mark the anchor hole of a Texsolv cord that is often detached, so it goes back to exactly the same hole every time.
Connecting various loom parts
Connecting sectional warp beam, warp beam and cloth beam extenders with Texsolv cord and pegs: figures 8, 9 and 10 from the folder.
Heddles
Texsolv heddles: smooth, knot-free polyester in bundles of 100. How to mount a bundle on the shaft and thread the warp through the rectangular eye.
Inserting a new heddle
Fix a threading mistake by inserting a new Texsolv heddle at the correction point, without re-threading the whole shaft.
Harness holders
Harness holders: a notched bar on two Texsolv cords that carries the shafts level while the loom is threaded or tied up.
Lamm–treadle connections
Three ways to connect lamms and treadles with Texsolv cord and pegs: straight, doubled and adjustable connections, shown in five figures.
Counter-balanced loom
Complete Texsolv tie-up for a counter-balanced loom: horses, pulleys, shafts, lamms and treadles, figures 17 and 18.
Counter-march loom
Complete Texsolv tie-up for a counter-march loom: jacks, shafts, upper and lower lamms and treadles, figure 19.