Nilus pictures
The loom is in very good shape. There are a few minor scratches on the castle and it looks like maybe a green marker or kids waterpaint came in contact with a small spot of the wood. There is some rust but it’s on pieces that aren’t going to come in contact with any yarn. Such as the eyes on the treadles
This is going to be a new thing for me, I’ve only worked with one tie up per treadle.
Something else that’s new, look at this sectional warp beam
OMG that thing is huge compared to my simple little Harrisville. It alone probably weighs more than the Harrisville. Unfortunately, I don’t have a spool rack or tensioning device soooo… (By the way, the warp already on there - looks like sewing thread! It’s not, but I swear it’s not much bigger.)
Extra goodies were found before we arrived
The long piece in front is what’s called a temple
There’s a room in our garage, no heat no air, just a room out there that’s carpeted, has walls, and a door. Previous owners used it for a bedroom (so we were told), we use it for all the junk that doesn’t fit anywhere else. Except for my first loom, which is not junk. That’s where the big loom is now. There’s barely enough room for me to walk on each side of it.
Like that roll of t.p. on the floor? I used that to make headers in my previous weaving. Oh look, there’s my other floor loom in the background, that now seems so little.
The loom is a 45 inch, 4 harness loom, made in 1959
Total width is 53 inches.
This is one of the pictures the guy sent to me when I first emailed him, which is better than any picture I’ve been able to take so far.
You all name your spinning wheels so I think I should start naming my looms. Thoughts for the new one?
August 13th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Heh. I ALWAYS used toilet paper to weave headers back when I had my loom. And multiple ties to treadles? My old loom was a Louet Hollandia countermarche. It made a GREAT shed, but you had to tie up every treadle to every harness whenever you changed a draft. It used Texsolv cord, so it wasn’t a real pain to change, though. It had Texsolve heddles too, which I loved, even though they would occasionally cross up and be a PITA to untangle. But they had great big non-abrasive eyes.
I’ve never used a sectional warp beam or a temple, but it’s cool that you have both. I always read that a sectional beam was A Good Thing To Have.
And I don’t personally name my spinning wheels or my harps or my cars or anything like that. I have no philosophical problem with anyone who does, though. Just not my thing.
What weaving books do you have now?
August 13th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Hmm…The first thing that came to mind was Nimbus from Harry Potter. Then I thought about Neva. Guess I’m stuck on alliteration for names.