Back to weaving

[stellar_muddle]

Back to weaving
Originally uploaded by stellar_muddle_2

The warp weighted loom set up in its new resting place. Yay to upstairs studio area for projects - me weaving and sewing, Z calligraphy.

Current length 25 inches / 64 cm. I forget how long it was by the end of CF, though I may have noted down somewhere. I can probably work out by where it goes wobbly wonky where I started with the wrong beater. Much better once I got back to using the one Boyd made.

About 3 more photos of it in the Flickr vicinity, including closeupish views of the fabric. Somewhat on the coarse side.

Probably need another 30 cm to have enough for the planned satchel, or may go for as long as the length of wool on the weights.

Comments

[tyghra.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the pic! Inspirational as I have a space that can something about that size too. We've also joined the local Woodworkers group so they can help me with the construction. What sort of timber did you use for the loom and what are the weights made of? Do you have actual plans I could...borrow?

[stellar-muddle.livejournal.com]

The loom is technically borrowed from someone else in Medieval Living History New Zealand (MLH). He made it, then some of the other people started using it, got distracted and moved on to other things. Since he was getting tired of it cluttering his garage, I said I was interested and have been playing with it since.

Weights are flat rings cast out of lead printers type they got cheap fom a scrap metal merchant. I only just have enough for this project - anything wider and I will defintely want more and I already have more threads per weight than I would like.

Think the wood is pine. I can measure up some dimensions when home this evening.

I also have some photos from when Aimee had the AAF one set up in the lounge in our place in Canberra, which I can email if you are interest - not my photos, so wont post to web publically though. Possibly some ones from Beorgwic as well.

[tyghra.livejournal.com]

Yes please, I would love the photos. tig at fastmail. dot. com. au in case you don't have it.

Some dimensions of the weights would be great too & grammage once you get one untied :)

It look as though there's an upright beam that is not usual for what I know of them. Am I seeing things?

[stellar-muddle.livejournal.com]

Have just emailed you a zipped file containing photos (10Mb, in case your email throws hissy fits of files of such size).

Holler loudly if it doesn't turn up or there are issues/questions.

[tyghra.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the pics! They arrived slowly but I have them all :) Cheers for that!