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Counter Weight Bags

These are the cotton counter weight bags we currently have in stock, they are $10.00 each. The bags made by Anne Rock and are self-lined with enclosed seams so they are quite strong. They come with a simple cotton drawstring; you can make your own drawstring by following the directions below.
Topo Map, 2 in stock	Shadows, 2 in stock	Pebbles, 1 in stock
Japanese Swirl, 1 in stock	Pansy, 2 in stock

Instructions for a Cotton Drawstring
Perle cotton is an embroidery thread that most people seem to be familiar with and weavers are familiar with mercerized cotton. Both will make a good drawstring for your counter weight bag. A round cotton braid grips very well when you attach the bag and it wears well too.

The easiest way to determine just how many ends to use for a braid is to take the thread that you are considering and double it back on itself until you get enough ends to twist firmly together. The resulting twisted cord will be about the size of your braid. Count the number of ends and divide by the number of tama that you are going to use. For instance - if you are going to use 16 tama and you have 32 ends then you will put 2 ends on each tama. If you were using 8 tama then you would put 4 ends on each.

Prepare a warp for 8 or 16 tama that is at least 34" (83cm) long, your finished braid will be about 17" (43cm) long. Use enough ends so that the braid is approximately 1/8" (3mm) to 3/16" (5mm). in diameter. Use about 50% counter weight and make a supple spiral (kongoh gumi) braid.

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