Warping with a trapeze requires weights for each bout. Many folks use hand weights but the thought of hand weights falling 8 feet onto my hardwood floor doesn’t make me happy. I had 4 bouts planned and did not have a way to get 4 equal weights with what I had even if I was willing to sacrifice my floor. I had some old upholstery fabric that I sewed into tubes and put small gravel (think the bottom of an aquarium size) inside until each little tube weighed 1.5 pounds. I used 2 tube weights per bout for 3 pounds each.
I put grommets in each end to attach to my S hooks either as a tube or a little donut. The next set of these I make will probably be made on the bias to make it easier to loop them.
Have I mentioned how much I like my serger?