LOOM!!!
So, I got a new loom and it finally came last week. I'm a wee bit excited.....
A promotion and some financial help from an uncle made it the right time to get one. My new baby is a Glimakra from Sweden. It's massive(5'x5'), compared to my old loom, but it can all come apart and flat pack, thus making it ideal for moving. The whole living room now smells of birch, it's lovely. It's also a lot easier on my feet since the shafts and heddles are wood and string as opposed to my old ones which are mostly metal. A lot quieter too. Right now I've got a pea green warp on it, getting ready to weave fabric for a jacket, and so far it's been a dream. I also got an attachment to do damask fabric and a text book on how to do it *goes off into fiber addict glazed eyes state*
I still haven't figured out what I'm going to call him....er, though oddly I'm thinking of Gladys, but that's mostly because I saw Iron Jawed Angels the other day and remembered how Alice Paul used to call her bike that, and I can empathize with machinery bringing on a feeling of liberation :) Any other suggestions guys?
I'm kind of still to floored and excited for words :)
And here's the pic:
A promotion and some financial help from an uncle made it the right time to get one. My new baby is a Glimakra from Sweden. It's massive(5'x5'), compared to my old loom, but it can all come apart and flat pack, thus making it ideal for moving. The whole living room now smells of birch, it's lovely. It's also a lot easier on my feet since the shafts and heddles are wood and string as opposed to my old ones which are mostly metal. A lot quieter too. Right now I've got a pea green warp on it, getting ready to weave fabric for a jacket, and so far it's been a dream. I also got an attachment to do damask fabric and a text book on how to do it *goes off into fiber addict glazed eyes state*
I still haven't figured out what I'm going to call him....er, though oddly I'm thinking of Gladys, but that's mostly because I saw Iron Jawed Angels the other day and remembered how Alice Paul used to call her bike that, and I can empathize with machinery bringing on a feeling of liberation :) Any other suggestions guys?
I'm kind of still to floored and excited for words :)
And here's the pic: