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Textile & Handloom Exercise 1.2.18
Shawl Weaving Artisan - Winding and Warping

Identifying properly wound warp yarn on beam

Objectives : At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• inspect and identify whether the warp yarn is correctly and uniformly wound on the weaver’s beam.

Requirements

Tools/Equipment’s/Instruments
• Warping machine - 1 No. • Measuring tape - 1 No.
• Warp beam with warp • Notebook - 1 No.
(correct and faulty samples) - 1 No. • Pen - 1 No.

PROCEDURE
Step 1: Visual inspection Trainee task
• Stand directly in front of the beam. Measure width at
• Check for flatness: The surface of the warp should Position on Even? ( /X)
be even and flat. S.No. Width (cm)
Beam
• Check for tension variation: No loose or tight ends
should be visible. 1 Left End
Trainee Task 2 Middle
Tick if you observe the following 3 Right End
Step 4: Identify common faults (Hands-On observation)
S.No. Check point Observed ( /X)
Warp surface is Provide trainees with
1
even and smooth • One good beam
2 No loose yarn ends • One faulty beam
No excessive
3 Ask them to identify issues like
tightness or bulges
• Crossed ends
Step 2: Side view check
• Loose ends
• Go to the side of the beam.
• Uneven winding
• Look at the yarn layers from the side.
• Rope formation or hard ridges
Trainee Task
• Yarn breakage
S.No. Checkpoint Observed ( /X) Trainee task
Layers are aligned
1 (not shifting Fault Found on Description/
sideways) S.No. Observed Beam ( /X) Notes
No visible gaps
2 1 Crossed
between yarn layers yarns
Uniform winding
3 Yarn
across beam width 2 breakages
Step 3: Measure beam width consistency Loose/Slack
3
• Use a measuring tape to check random points along sections
the warp width. 4 Ridges or
bulges

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