Dressing the loom - pictorial

Chained warp

Warp tied on to back apron rod

Warp through raddle and lashed to apron rod

Long warp - creative solution to allow winding on

Wood 'brake release'

Yarn separators - made from old business cards

Lease sticks through the cross

Heddles threaded

Reed sleyed

Tied on to the front apron.

Anyone who has read Deborah Chandler's excellent book 'Learning to Weave' will recognise these steps for warping back to front.  That's the way I used to warp on the loom at home so it's the way I have started here.