Seed to Scarf VIII: Wrasslin'

The knots are tied.  I begin to turn a crank, pulling the threads through the reed and heddles until they begin to wrap neatly around and around the back beam.  Suddenly, tension!  The beam isn't turning.  The threads are straining against their heddles, threatening to break.  I peer apprehensively over at the front of the loom, and am confronted with a monster tangle.  The entire 16 feet of warp threads have somehow constricted themselves into one cubic foot of pure knot.  But I won't panic: gentle tugging and the patience of a zen master are the only weapons I need to take down this beast, one inch at a time.  Meanwhile, I get to see the fruits of my labor as my painted pattern emerges from the chaos.