the crocheting is not reusable as it becomes warped and worn during the weaving. The left over warp threads can be used for sewing.
Figure 45. Weaver Flemming Lundholm working at the loom.
Discussion During the weaving it was found that a width wider than the weavers shoulders was inconvenient for the workflow as it was impossible to pass the shuttle from one end to the other in one motion. Instead it was necessary to pass it through the shed as far as possible and then reach in a hand to hold it in place before stepping to the other side and reaching in from this side to grab the shuttle and pull it through. Widths of about 60cm would therefore be faster than the proposed width of 95 cm for the Viborg fabric. A weft beater of oak was used but this was found to be unsatisfactory as the oak tended to splinter along the edges. Maybe a tangentially split piece of oak or another type of wood would perform better. Unfortunately, where we could find such beaters described in the literature, they are mostly only said to be made from “wood”, which is hardly informative. The Norwegian beaters of iron and whale bone may make a better option. Some holes and loose stripes formed in the cloth during the weaving. Some of these were caused by the beater and a number could be mitigated by “double-beating” and following the direction of the weft when beating. Some flaws are still visible but a number of these will disappear during washing when the cloth will “settle” so to speak. This however may confirm the second half of the argument against using warp weighted looms for this type of fabric. A horizontal loom would more readily produce an even weave. The main argument against this loom, that the thread would tend to break during the work, was not really found to be a problem.
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