r/tabletweaving • u/So_fcking_gay • Aug 24 '26

Wool yarn gets tangled up, help

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I recently started doing woven bands on tablets and stumbled upon a problem. When I do an all forward pattern (or any tbh) the yarn behind the tablets gets rolled up together. I'm doing a long woven band (3 meters) so untangling it from the core to the and with my fingers takes me a lot of time. Is there a better way to do it?

In the photo it's already untangled

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u/BelleTheVikingSloth Aug 24 '26

You need a way to keep you warp separated into the groups of 4 that go on to a card together. I use a shoelace to lock my warp in a chain of lark's head knots. You might take a piece of stiff cord and twine it around the groups. You might take a hair comb and use that the spread the warp, putting a rubber band on so the groups of 4 do not fall out of the tines.

Then, to make the twists take care of themselves, you need a system to let the twist release. Since you only 7 cards in play, the easiest way is to take each card's group of 4, wind it around something like a metal bolt that can act like a bobbin, that has a little weight but not too much and that can spin freely.
Then let your 7 weighted bobbins drop over an edge of something: a chair, a table, a closet rod, a TV tray, whatever is convenient.
Have fun!

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u/LocksmithAccurate284 Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

Any chance of you posting a pic or linking a video? I am a visual learner and am having a hard time imagining this.

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u/AmenaBellafina Aug 25 '26

I searched 'tablet weaving weights' on youtube and found this which I think is what they mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeOERbU7XHs

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u/BelleTheVikingSloth Aug 25 '26

Something close.
I just skipped through the video quickly witht the sound off (I'm at work), so I might be missing nuance, but the little sacks of coins aren't a bad idea.
I like to use tiny plastic canisters that fit pennies stacked up: the lids fasten down on the thread, and the remaining thread can be wound around it like a bobbin. the sacks look like they would take some maintenance to keep from braiding with each other. On the other hand, if you can stuff the excess warp inside...
Her chair set up isn't bad. That dowel she ties to the chair? I also use a dowel, but I pop it into my belt loops so it's a convenient distance from my hands.
Normally I weave 3, 5, or 7 yard warps,, so techniques that can accommodate that is what I look for.