As the next part of the weaving process, I needed to thread up the loom. First each yarn needs to be separated into the amount of ends per inch you started with, mine was 16. These were measured out onto the mill. Then the fun started. Using our warp plans, every single yarn (in the right order) had to be separated and placed into the right pattern through a heddle. This was really tricky, especially having blended some of my colours- remembering to do light blue then dark blue then light was an absolute nightmare! Luckily it all worked out in the end though after a lot of concentration!! When the 160(!!) ends were passed through in the correct order, the same process had to happen again through a comb, just to make sure that each yarn was unknotted, making it easier to begin weaving.
The whole process overall seems rather time consuming, however I have to say I really did enjoy learning each step. I have no idea if i'll ever be able to remember all of this again, but I'd definitely like to try! Tomorrow I am able to finally begin my weave.
