Today I did a little weaving and I finally figured out the weirdness (technical term) I was experiencing with my beater, with uneven drag on the two sides, was easily fixed with the turn of a screwdriver. Then the front break wouldn’t work properly to the point where I was really beginning to despair and this too was easily fixed with the turn or the screwdriver. Finally I found a wing nut and washer near the loom, clearly having fallen off, and I figured out where it came from and I reattached it. Hooray! Loom repair expert, at your service.