How to take a warp off the loom and save it for re-use

Of course it’s easy to take a warp off the loom: just apply scissors and then pull. But what if you actually want to weave that warp, just not right this minute?

When I hosted workshops in my Meadow Mill studio, I used to be continually warping looms for different structures using different yarns, then unwarping and re-warping them for something else. So it made solid sense to save leftover warps for use in a later workshop. The method that I use for doing this is not especially sophisticated but it does the job.

I haven’t had many leftovers to preserve in recent times, but this week an opportunity presented itself. I thought that, while I saved my warp, I would also point my phone at the process in order to share it with you. Apologies for sometimes getting my arm in the way of the camera! I suspect you can all tie an overhand knot without seeing me do it, but I also got in the way of my own choke ties. Fortunately, I already have a wee video from several years ago where I demonstrate the double-wrapped bow I use for a choke tie, so I will include that as a postscript below.

Note
You may keep your lease sticks in while weaving. I don’t, and so I reinsert them in this process. However, if you already have them in, you can still use the rest of the process exactly as shown.