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SLEYING THE REED Once the warp yarns are spread out across the lease sticks each individual warp yarn is drawn through the reed. This is called sleying the reed. Many weavers use a tool called a reed hook to sley the reed. A reed hook is a small, thin tool with a grasping curve at the end. The reed hook is inserted through the reed from the back to the front. A warp yarn is caught by the hook and pulled through the reed space. This process is repeated across the length of the warp until all the yarns have been sleyed. It is helpful to tie off bundles of sleyed warp yarns to keep them from being accidentally pulled back through the reed. [SB] {SB}


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