What if you start weaving a project and realize your smallest temple is too big? And that your smallest temple is the smallest one they make. I am aware that most people do not use a temple for something this narrow, 16.7 cm/6.5 in. width in the reed, but this is a rag rug. A miniature rosepath rag rug. And draw-in is inevitable, which leads to weaving headaches like broken selvedge warp ends. A temple helps prevent all that.
![Smallest temple is too big. How I solved this dilemma.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Version-2-4-1024x768.jpg)
I have seen makeshift temples that I could try, but my genius husband has a better idea. Why not cut down my little temple to the size I need? So he takes the tiny temple out to his workshop in the garage and turns it into a teeny tiny temple! (He does this knowing full well that I will need to replace the temple being cut.)
![Cutting a temple down to make a teeny tiny temple.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Version-2-1-2-1024x768.jpg)
![Small temple is cut down to teeny tiny size.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Version-2-2-2-1024x768.jpg)
![Small temple is cut down to teeny tiny size. It works!](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Version-2-3-2-1024x768.jpg)
Perfect! It works! And holes for the locking pin line up, too!
![Teeny tiny temple in place on miniature rag rug. (6 1/2")](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Version-2-4-1-1024x768.jpg)
![Start of a mini rosepath rag rug. Karen Isenhower](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Version-2-5-1024x768.jpg)
May you cut your problems down to size.
A little weaving,
Karen