{"id":3335,"date":"2012-01-01T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T22:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=3335"},"modified":"2012-01-01T17:30:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T22:30:59","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2012\/01\/a-day-in-the-life-of-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meg, over at <a href=\"http:\/\/megweaves.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/day-in-life-of-looms-2012.html\" target=\"_blank\">Unraveling,<\/a> has a tradition I just found out about, and I love it so am joining.  She encourages people around the world to show what&#8217;s on their looms on New Year&#8217;s Day.  I decided to go from my largest loom to the smallest.<\/p>\n<p>First is my naked 8H Macomber, a jack loom.  Its first project for this year will probably be my towels for the towel exchange.  I&#8217;m looking forward to it, and plan to get to it when I&#8217;ve completed the custom weaving orders I have.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/naked-mac.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/naked-mac.jpg\" alt=\"naked Macomber loom\" title=\"naked-mac\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/naked-mac.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/naked-mac-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/naked-mac-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/naked-mac-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next is my beloved little 4H counterbalance.  It&#8217;s starting the year weaving eggshell cashmere-silk yarn in a pattern of graduated Swedish lace blocks as one of those custom orders.  (More on this in the next post.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4h-lace3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4h-lace3.jpg\" alt=\"eggshell lace on loom\" title=\"eggshell-lace-1\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4h-lace3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4h-lace3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4h-lace3-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4h-lace3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last is my little LeClerc rigid heddle.  I warped it before my last show to try out some small pickup designs.  (More on this in the future.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rh-trees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rh-trees.jpg\" alt=\"rigid heddle trees\" title=\"rigid-heddle-trees\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rh-trees.jpg 338w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rh-trees-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rh-trees-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the inspiration, Meg!  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Your turn: if you&#8217;re a weaver, join the fun.  If you&#8217;re not, start a meme of your own.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meg, over at Unraveling, has a tradition I just found out about, and I love it so am joining. She encourages people around the world to show what&#8217;s on their looms on New Year&#8217;s Day. I decided to go from my largest loom to the smallest.<\/p>\n<p>First is my naked 8H Macomber, a jack loom. 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