tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post2469754722408061472..comments2024-01-23T10:48:29.851-08:00Comments on In Stitches: Texsolv HeddlesSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-79401071854545222632009-11-21T15:32:28.625-08:002009-11-21T15:32:28.625-08:00Thanks for the post about Texsolv heddles. I stil...Thanks for the post about Texsolv heddles. I still haven't made up my mind as to wether I want them or not. I don't needed them but am thinking they might be easier to weave with since they much lighter than medal heddles.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-35010388630040957782009-11-20T11:36:14.623-08:002009-11-20T11:36:14.623-08:00They don't slide well, but that's the only...They don't slide well, but that's the only downside, as far as I'm concerned. <br /><br />I started coloring the eyes of the heddles on the counterbalance loom - sharpie pens work well - a different color for each shaft. Never quite finished it (look - a chicken), but it does help, particularly with white on white.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421589409738817614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-20869215656621746322009-11-20T05:45:07.814-08:002009-11-20T05:45:07.814-08:00Over time they will stretch just a bit and while t...Over time they will stretch just a bit and while they will never slide like a metal heddle, you will get use to them. I find them much less frustrating than my flat steel heddles which bind up when trying to slide them.<br />The flip side is, they are much kinder to your warp and even if there is a little pull due to being slightly off, they won't abrade the warp.<br />I'm planning on some day changing the Murphy CB loom over to Texsolv I like them that much.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-13435344705042432802009-11-20T05:18:32.440-08:002009-11-20T05:18:32.440-08:00I only have Texsolv on my countermarche loom - so ...I only have Texsolv on my countermarche loom - so it has wooden bars (requiring Texsolv or string heddles). They don't slide easily like the metal heddles on my jack loom, but I do lift the lower shaft if I need to move a lot of them around. (Which is easy on a countermarche, but would not be easy on my jack loom.)<br /><br />I know of a couple of other people who've shifted to Texsolv on a jack loom - mostly for reasons of the weight of the shafts bothering them with the metal heddles. I haven't heard anyone mention difficulty sliding Texsolv heddles on their jack looms - but that doesn't mean they're not having trouble.<br /><br />Good luck getting it sorted out!<br /><br />SueLife Looms Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-8114417678424578742009-11-19T20:10:10.826-08:002009-11-19T20:10:10.826-08:00I suspect that once you get the warp under tension...I suspect that once you get the warp under tension they will slide into place.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-69344626157173286392009-11-19T19:22:28.610-08:002009-11-19T19:22:28.610-08:00That was the one thing I don't like about the ...That was the one thing I don't like about the Texsolv heddles, that they don't slide. I'll be interested in any tips you get. What I usually do is lift the bottom heddle bar when I slide them. I've thought about waxing the bottom of the heddle bar, but haven't tried that yet.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com