Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
The past couple of days have found me more loom obsessed. I’ve made all kinds of excuses why I can’t weave. I don’t have a warping board. I don’t know how to get the warp on the loom even if I did have a warping board. I can’t get it on there alone even if I did know how. You know that saying Either shit or get off the pot? It was time.
Short version: I did nothing for the last day and a half but work on getting this going. I used random pieces of fake wood trim for lease sticks, paint sticks to smooth the yarn on the back, a dental tool for threading the reed and heddles, a dowel rod/peg as a shuttle, and a homemade warping board. I also got sore arms and hands from using a hacksaw and screwing pegs to boards, and a sore back from winding and threading. It was all worth it.
Long version below. If you want to know the full scoop and see pictures, they’re below the bump. If you aren’t interested in weaving, it will be boring so feel free to skip. I’m just a tad proud of myself though so it’s here for me.
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