Hi Diane -It's likely that they will show themselves to you when you wind the warp on. When you start to thread your heddles, you"ll notice those threads missing. Take a 9 yd. length of each thread and put them where they should be in your warp. Then, hang them over the back of the loom. I find something to wind it on with a bit of weight. Jane uses empty cones but I just don't have those lying around. See https://www.schoolofweaving.tv/videos/2-2-3-introduction-to-sample-on where Jane changes the red zinger into a grey one. Don't worry - this happens to most weavers!

Thanks Sandra,
I'm attaching a picture of what the broken/single thread looks like on the back of my loom. Are you suggesting I not tie this thread on to the tie rod as shown and not include it when I am beaming on? Then replace it with a new 9 yard length of thread when I thread my heddles? I have two or three single threads like this.
Diane

Sandra,
I wasn't able to load the picture using imgbb.com. I loaded it as an html full linked. Any suggestions?
Diane

Before I turn my light out 😉 - what I really need to know where it’s broken. If it’s broken at either end, then it’s not a big deal and you did the right thing! If it’s broken somewhere in the middle of your warp, then it’s more of a problem and the method I wrote about works. Your photo didn’t come through so send me the photo to [email protected]. Sweet dreams 😴

Sandra,
Thanks for your late night reply. You've gone the full mile! I'm trying to resend the picture of my broken warp thread on the back of my loom. I've uploaded it on imgbb as a html fully linked image. Hope this works.
Diane

https://ibb.co/WK5Vsx5

Hi Patricia, what I've done is to tie a replacement thread onto each of the broken threads. They will be quite far apart in the final cloth and therefore will not stand out as much. If you had them side by side they would be much more visible. My favourite way of "controlling" an extra thread is to use a film canister or a plastic prescription bottle to hold the warp as it hangs of the back of the loom. I add pennies into the container to add some weight to the thread - not too much and if you don't have pennies lying around and your container is large enough you could also use marbles. You'll be fine and will be able to work your individual repair threads into your cloth before you wash and dry it.

Thanks for the suggestion, Sandra. I've done just what you describe when I've had a warp thread break while weaving (hanging the repair thread over the back beam with a prescription bottle filled with pennies). However, these 2 broken threads are side by side while beaming on, not while weaving.

I noticed the 2 ends of each of the 2 broken threads touched each other (meaning I did not lose any length when they snapped). While "googling" for a solution, I found a very interesting suggestion for this situation - a "patch" thread. Rather than weave in the patch thread (per the suggestion), I used a temporary larger thread (10/2 warp thread and 3/2 patch thread), with the intention of using the classic method of repairing a broken warp thread while weaving (ie, once I have woven up to the patch thread). I did have to search for help with a "fisherman's bend" knot.

Here's the detail of the suggested repair (and the reference link below):

"I would take some extra warp thread and patch it - tie about 10 cm of extra thread to the part on the back beam, and tie the other end to the front part.... A fisherman's bend for the back part, and probably a square knot for the other one. The trick is that with a square knot you can tighten it by gently pulling first one tail then the other until it is the right tension. After you've woven past it you can weave the ends in.

https://www.reddit.com/r/weaving/comments/rhc1qq/help_with_broken_warp_thread_while_beaming/