I first noticed that something was amiss right after advancing the warp. Something brushed my knees when I sat down. Aha! Beam cords, attached to the tie-on bar. I see that the tie-on bar is going straight from the cloth beam to the breast beam. I had forgotten to bring the tie-on bar over the knee beam. Really? Nearly everyone does this at least once when they are starting out. But it has been a few years since I made this mistake. Apparently, I still need my checklist.
![Weaving monksbelt in a mixed-colors palette.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/01-scaled.jpeg)
Fortunately, forgetting the knee beam is one of the easiest blunders to remedy.
![Fixing this blunder - I forgot the knee beam!](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/02-scaled.jpeg)
Re-Set the Knee Beam
1. Remove the knee beam. Rest the beam on the loom frame.
![Resetting the knee beam. Fixing a blunder!](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_0805-scaled.jpeg)
2. Unlatch the front ratchet to release warp tension.
![Fixing the knee beam blunder.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/03-scaled.jpeg)
3. Pull the knee beam all the way out. Put it back across, underneath the beam cords. Rest the beam on the loom frame.
![How to re-position the knee beam.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/04-scaled.jpeg)
4. Reseat the knee beam gently, positioning the beam cords along with the beam.
![How to remedy the knee beam blunder!](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/05-scaled.jpeg)
5. Tension the warp. Resume weaving.
![Weaving Swedish monksbelt is fun!](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/06-scaled.jpeg)
![Swedish Monksbelt on a Glimakra Standard loom.](https://warpedforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/07-scaled.jpeg)
May your trouble be inconsequential and short lived.
Happy Weaving,
Karen