06/12/2026
Before weaving can even start, all of the warp yarn (the vertical threads on the loom) must be tightly and evenly wound onto a large warp beam which is then installed into the loom. Because there are so many threads to keep organized, this process involves creating several smaller "section beams" and then combining them into the final, large beam.
Did you know that it takes 5 section beams to create a single warp that makes the loops on terry bedspreads? That's 520 cones per warp and nearly 3 million yards of yarn!