Patent ID: 6938648

Claim:
A method for reducing weft waste in a weaving loom having a weft insertion gripper, said method comprising the following steps: a) clamping a weft thread ( 7 ) following insertion of the weft thread into a loom shed ( 6 ) by a weft presenting first clamp ( 13 ) and by a weft holding second clamp ( 18 ) on a weft insertion side of said loom shed ( 6 ), b) moving said first and second clamps ( 13 , 18 ) with a beat-up motion of a reed ( 4 ) toward an axial extension of a beat-up line ( 8 ), c) cutting said weft thread between said first and second clamps ( 13 , 18 ) while said first and second clamps are still following said beat-up motion of said reed ( 4 ), to form a leading weft end ( 7 A) of a weft ( 7 ) yet to be inserted into said loom shed ( 6 ) and a trailing weft end ( 7 B) of an inserted weft ( 7 C), d) continuing to hold said trailing weft end ( 7 B) by said second clamp ( 18 ) until beat-up is completed, e) opening said second clamp ( 18 ) to release said trailing weft end ( 7 B) and returning said second clamp ( 18 ) into a starting position ( 22 A), and f) returning said first clamp ( 13 ) still holding said leading weft end ( 7 A) into a rest position ( 12 A).