I am unable to start weaving until I have a new hip. I am going in to hospital on Friday and having surgery on Saurday. Initially I was rather blase and casual about it all but now that it is is getting closer I am beginning to feel apprehensive. It has suddenly dawned on me that [...]
Archive for August, 2008
A Loom and family history
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dudeney on August 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I would like to introduce my Bergman loom
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I have been sitting under my loom for 3 days now tying and re-tying attempting to achieve balance. I am very stiff but also completely obsessed. I have received so much encouragement and advice from another Bergman owner in the US without whom I think I might have given up. For those who havn’t visited do go [...]
My first attempt at tying-up
Posted in Uncategorized on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I ordered some loom cord not feeling rich enough or confident enough to invest in tex-solv just yet. The cord arrived. I then realised that I needed something much thinner for shafts etc and it was only OK for the treadles. There were tie-up cords on all the treadles (40 years old mind you) which [...]
