The reed is oxidized, it needs a shock treatment: a bath of Coca-Cola ...
Not catholic the fixation of the shuttle boxes. Fully clamped with non-removable nails, where flexibility is needed to allow the shuttle to have a certain latitude to oblige the box to bend to its needs and not vice versa. It was incomprehensible and I do not understand how one could weave that way, and it is not a matter of principle. I, the principles, you know ...
Cleaning and straightening Jacquard hooks
Making of the leasing box ...
Making of the warping beam ...
Making of the creel for sectionnal warping
The restoration is punctuated by innumerable small works :
I disassemble the batten. He refuses to go upstairs by the inner staircase turning ...
Colored red, the part I try to remove. One of the two sides resists.
The restoration of the loom is complete. It works perfectly.