Abstract: A method and apparatus for weaving woven articles in a plurality of widths includes the steps of providing a weaving machine having at least one weaving head and harnesses controllably guiding a multiplicity of warp strands between first and second path planes that converge at the weaving head, a reed member reciprocally moving between the harnesses and the weaving head for packing a weft strand into the woven articles, the reed member having a multiplicity of slots for receiving and guiding the warp threads in planes intersecting the first and second path planes, the slots being closely spaced and defining a maximum weaving width W.sub.M of the weaving head, the woven articles being serially collected from the weaving head; separating the warp strands from the reed member into a first group and a second group, the first group including sufficient warp strands for forming the woven articles at a predetermined weaving width W.sub.