Louet Spring Loom Tie-Up (Countermarch)

Tie-Up on the Louet Spring Loom

The Louet Spring is a parallel countermarch loom. This shed is opened by moving both the upper and lower threads. This provides more even tension on the warp ends, improving the tension and ease of weaving, especially for non-elastic yarns like linen.

The Spring, as with other countermarch looms, has upper and lower lamms. The upper lamms require longer tie-up cords to reach the treadle; likewise the lower lamms have the shorter tie-up cords.

Each treadle has a tie-up hooked to a screw that corresponds to the shaft. Shown in the above video is an 8-shaft Spring. For each treadle used, all 8 screws will have a tie attached. If the longer cord is attached (upper lamm), then the corresponding shaft will rise when the treadle is pressed. If the shorter cord is attached, the shaft will lower when the treadle is pressed.

If an error is made when tying a treadle such that a single shaft is connected to the treadle with both it's upper and lower tie-up cord, then the treadle will be locked and is not able to be pressed.

Either write-out, or produce a printout from TempoWeave of the tie-up for each treadle to take to the back of the loom. It helps to lthe upper ties and lower ties for each treadle.

It generally is faster to unhook all ties from the previous tie-up, push all the ties to the right for the treadles right of center, and left for the treadles left of center.

As shown in the video, start tieing up one of the center treadles. Notice that the screws reverse direction on the two center treadles. Working your way out from the center allows easy management of the tie-up cords by sliding what is needed in place.