Some looms are solid objects, while others, like the Baby Wolf, can fold and can be tucked away (or put into the car to bring to workshops or the cottage). Thinking about what size of loom is going to work in your living situation is an important question to ask yourself - looms tend to take up more room than you think. There was a time when I lived in a teeny studio apartment and was dying for a loom - but in retrospect, I probably would have had to sacrifice my dining table to fit it in (and I totally would have if the right one had come along - but that’s maybe another blog post!). What size is practical for my home/my body? It’s hard to know what you want to do when starting though, so it’s always good to ask yourself…Ģ. If you know you’d like more flexibility to work in structures like twill or doubleweave, or make wider items like blankets or yardage, a floor loom might be a better fit. For someone that wants to make scarves, small towels, or other narrow objects, a rigid heddle or table loom might be the perfect tool. Having an idea of what you feel excited about making can really help narrow your options down. What you can make on a given loom is primarily limited by two factors: size and how many shafts/harnesses that they have (more harnesses = greater complexity in structure/pattern). WOOD". Does anyone have any suggestions about finding information about him and his manufacturing process? I would dearly like to know why the loom was constructed in this manner or if he was just having a bad day.When someone asks me about buying a loom, I usually like to enquire what they want to make. Stamped on the top beam of my loom is "By F.C. The only problem is that my Dorset continues to baffle weavers at workshops if they notice that the 2 & 3 treadles are lifting 3 & 2 heddles.If Maribeth's loom is constructed the same as mine, and she can turn that section of wood 90 degrees, by untying the cords, she should have a "normal" Dorset. So, I tried switching the threadings for heddles 2 and 3 and it works! The loom can be used as if it is a 1,1/2,2/3,3/4,4 tie up. No one had ever had experience with this predicament. I asked several experienced weavers in my guild about the problem and just got blank looks and head shaking. My husband untied the cords from the treadles, removed the section of wood with the pulleys that the cords go through and turned it 90 degrees which,from left to right, lined up treadle 1 with heddle 1 and treadle 4 with heddle 4. That left treadle 2 lined up with heddle 3 and treadle 3 lined up with heddle 2. So, mine lined up left to right, 4,2,3,1. So did mine with the exception that 3 and 2 were also switched. On 1/27/13, Maribeth wrote that her Dorset's treadles line up, left to right, 4,3,2,1. So, just in case it was not, here goes again:Ībout 10 years ago I purchased my Dorset ($400), unaware that it had an odd quirk. There has been some confusion on my part as to whether or not my email was sent. Submitted by Elk Ridge Orch… (not verified) on Fri, - 03:24 I look forward to learning to weave and reading and learning online here. I have a 'local' (over an hour away) weaving guild I am a member of and they are generous and knowledgable. Tips, techniques, resources, etc., will be things I am after and will likely google first and ask once I need some final advice instead of blasting you fire-hose-style with broad questions! I do know that I will need to borrow a warping board and a sleying tool, at minimum, to start from scratch once I finish playing on the existing warp. So, after arriving home last night with the loom, I did a google search before bed and found you all. And doubly-fortunately, it is already warped with others' learning on it (it was used as a demonstration loom for years) so I can play and not put this off until I research, plan, purchase and generally overthink the whole thing! Which I love to do as well but that tends to make new hobbies take a loooong time to root. The mechanics of it all just makes sense. I read Learning to Weave a few years ago, which this same friend sent to me, and I was pleasantly surprised how much I remembered. She showed me the loom, knowing I had some interest in learning to weave. Near the end of out time together, she invited me to see a loom she had and that she needed to find a new home for to make room in a shared workspace. Greetings! I came home with a Dorset loom yesterday!! While spending a week in our previous hometown (now 5 hours of driving time away), I visited a longtime fiber-friend.
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