Removing heddles from a shaft

It is usually a good idea to remove all extra heddles from your shafts before weaving begins.  In this demonstration you can see me reach my index finger through the upper loop of the extra heddles.  I pull the purple string through the heddles, wrap it around and pull it through again. Then I cross the string over the eyes of the heddles at an angle and thread it through the bottom loop of the heddles.  I wrap it around and pull it through again, same as above. Lastly, I tie the two ends of the string into a bow.

Remove the bottom safety pin and remove the heddles from the bottom shaft bar. Replace the safety pin. Then remove the upper safety pan and slide the heddles off completely. Replace the upper safety pin.