Texsolv Treadle Ties

I spent some time this weekend changing the ties from my treadles to my lams on my loom.  Wow, why didn't I do this sooner?

I purchased a new Harrisonville Designs 8 shaft 10 treadle 36" floor loom earlier this summer.  I love this loom.  I had read on Ravelry that others had changed the chains to Texsolv  I thought about it but decided to give the chains a chance.

I found it difficult to hook and unhook the chains from the treadles.  I also found that the chains were very noisy.  They constantly rattle, clank and hit the treadles as I weave.  From hitting the treadles the chains were leaving black marks on them.

There were 4 chains per treadle.  Sometimes I needed more per treadle so I planned on getting enough Texsolv to put a tie on all 8 lams for all 10 treadles.

So I purchased the Texsolv and installed it on my loom.  It is so quite and easy to change the tie up, it works great.

If  you are not familiar with Texsolv here is a link for information.  In addition to lam tie ups they also make heddles. Link to Texsolv website