{"id":1175,"date":"2010-02-20T09:07:14","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T14:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2011-01-27T09:15:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T14:15:15","slug":"macomber-at-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2010\/02\/macomber-at-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Macomber At Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"

I told you about getting my vintage Macomber 8 harness loom in pieces <\/a> a few months ago, gave you a few stories about its assembly<\/a>, and showed you some table linens<\/a> I’d made on it. But I never showed you the loom in all its finished glory.
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\nThe Macomber is resting now. It has been for a few weeks, and will be for at least a few more weeks.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, that ugly toe<\/a> I dropped firewood onto wasn’t just bruised, I broke it. I spent some days when I needed to have the foot elevated when I could, then some days when it needed nighttime attention, and now I merely need to remember that I still am healing. The foot really likes to be in a sturdy Keen shoe – no mushy Crocs, no slippers.<\/p>\n

I’ve been working on my lovely, little counterbalance, and I can do plain weave with my shoes on with no problem. The other day I decided that I wanted to do a simple twill. Much more of a challenge to do with shoes on. It’s almost possible if you don’t do a regular sort of tie-up, instead leaving treadles 1 through 4 with only 1 harness each, so that you have to step on two treadles at a time to do a 2-2 twill. But still not easy.<\/p>\n

I wove several inches with the shoes on, and then said, “Hey, it’s been 3 weeks, take your shoes off and weave in your socks. You don’t have to use your toes, after all.” Well, I did it, but it wasn’t a great idea. The toe wasn’t happy. It made it through the rest of the scarf, but by evening it was talking to me, reminding me that it’s still vulnerable.<\/p>\n

I don’t know that it’s even possible to weave on my Macomber with shoes on – 10 treadles and complex patterns require some fancy footwork. I’m sure I could do plain weave on it, but why would I, when my counterbalance is so sweet and easy to use? \u00c2\u00a0Besides, I can do 2\/2 twills easily on the counterbalance loom by tying 2 heddles each to the first 4 treadles and treadling with my left foot only. \u00c2\u00a0So\u00c2\u00a0my plans for some clever-patterned bamboo scarves have been put on hold for at least a few more weeks.<\/p>\n

Sorry, Macomber. Enjoy your rest! (This is my second entry into Carmi’s challenge<\/a> this week.) <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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