Apron and Lever Cords for Table Looms

Newer 15″ looms and all 20″ and 25″ looms use Texsolv cords, sold in packs of 3. Check the cloth or warp beam on a 15″ loom—if it does not have pairs of holes going through the beam, order Texsolv apron cords. You will need one cord per hole in the cloth and warp beams. These apron cords also fit double back beams (discontinued) for Table Looms, again with one cord per hole.

Holes:

• 15″: 3 holes per cloth/warp/double back beam
• 20″: 4 holes per cloth/warp/double back beam
• 25″: 5 holes per cloth/warp/double back beam

Very old 15″ looms used nylon cords, sold in packs of 2, which we no longer carry. If you find nylon apron cords sold elsewhere, you will need one cord for each beam on the loom (cloth beam, warp beam, and/or second warp beam). Installation instructions are below.

To replace one long cord with short Texsolv cords, install one cord at each end of the beam, then at one hole of each pair.

Installing nylon cord

1. Tie a knot in one end of the cord, about 1/2″ from the end. Thread the opposite end through the single hole on one side of the beam. Pass the cord through the first hole under the end of the apron bar and back up through the next hole in the beam. The cord is now threaded back through the next hole and carried down and through the next hole in the beam. Continue in this way until the entire beam has been threaded. Tie another knot in the end of the cord after you have reached the opposite end of the beam.
2. Adjust the cord until the apron bar is parallel to the beam. Adjustments are made by pulling the cord up and down, somewhat like adjusting a shoelace, until the loops that hold the apron bar are all the same length. It is important to have the apron bar parallel to the beam or problems with the tension are likely to arise during weaving. Once adjusted, the cord is quite secure and will remain in position.

Newer looms have Texsolv cords; older looms have nylon cords. Both are sold in packs of 4.

Texsolv cords have small loops, so that you can run one end of the cord or the pointed end of an arrow peg through a loop. If your table loom has holes in the levers, you'll need Texsolv lever cords.

Nylon cords are smooth and secured with knots. If your table loom has slots in the levers, you'll need nylon lever cords.