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New hobby acquired
Friday, 23 February 2024 21:49So! My dad usually gives me money for Christmas, and this year I ended up spending it on two things: 1) a mini lathe from Rockler that was on sale (and is still sitting boxed up because I don't have basement space to set it up right now) and 2) a 24" Kromski rigid heddle loom.
I've done some tablet-weaving in the past on an inkle loom that I got for free (and my mom got for like $10 at a yard sale), and I enjoyed it but warping for tablet weaving is kind of a pain, and you're somewhat limited in what you can weave that way (warp-faced bands up to ~2" or so). For a long time I'd resisted going any deeper, because weaving gets expensive and space-consuming very quickly, but people on the DW discord (you know who you are ;) ) are horrible enablers, and someone had a local-ish listing for a secondhand loom along with extra heddles, the stand, and a carrying bag, for a very good price. Rigid heddle looms aren't quite as versatile as a larger table or floor loom, but they're cheaper and more portable, and still pretty flexible in terms of what you can do (definitely more flexible than the inkle loom, heh).
I'm on to my second 'real' project - the first was trying out some sampler ideas from a book I got out from the library, and the second was two short pieces using stash yarn which I'm going to turn into zippered bags for all the little accessory bits that came with the loom. Current project is some dish towels in a mock-waffle weave! I'm still struggling some with tension but at least on dishtowels that doesn't matter quite so much.
I've done some tablet-weaving in the past on an inkle loom that I got for free (and my mom got for like $10 at a yard sale), and I enjoyed it but warping for tablet weaving is kind of a pain, and you're somewhat limited in what you can weave that way (warp-faced bands up to ~2" or so). For a long time I'd resisted going any deeper, because weaving gets expensive and space-consuming very quickly, but people on the DW discord (you know who you are ;) ) are horrible enablers, and someone had a local-ish listing for a secondhand loom along with extra heddles, the stand, and a carrying bag, for a very good price. Rigid heddle looms aren't quite as versatile as a larger table or floor loom, but they're cheaper and more portable, and still pretty flexible in terms of what you can do (definitely more flexible than the inkle loom, heh).
I'm on to my second 'real' project - the first was trying out some sampler ideas from a book I got out from the library, and the second was two short pieces using stash yarn which I'm going to turn into zippered bags for all the little accessory bits that came with the loom. Current project is some dish towels in a mock-waffle weave! I'm still struggling some with tension but at least on dishtowels that doesn't matter quite so much.
