{"id":3972,"date":"2012-08-04T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T03:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2012-08-04T22:01:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T03:01:41","slug":"building-and-weaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2012\/08\/building-and-weaving\/","title":{"rendered":"Building and Weaving"},"content":{"rendered":"

I drove 5 hours in my rental van and bought a loom, packed it up, and drove 5 hours home. It’s an 8H Varpapuu, made in Finland. The loom can accommodate up to 12 harnesses, and I am thinking I’ll add them in the coming months. But first I have to get the loom all set up, learn how to tie up a countermarch loom, and get comfortable with weaving on it with its 8 harnesses.<\/p>\n

Wait. Back up. When I got to the seller’s house, she was very eager to show me various features and components of the loom, and how to set it up and tear it down. I took several pics to help me remember what things looked like. It’s a countermarch loom, so it is both similar to and different from the two floor looms I already own – a counterbalance and a jack.<\/p>\n

Here it is from the front.
\n\"Varpapuu<\/a><\/p>\n

And the back.
\n\"Varpapuu<\/a><\/p>\n

The Varpa has a brake that looks tough!
\n\"Varpapuu<\/a><\/p>\n

Laurie, the woman I bought the loom from, told me it was quite difficult to set it up alone. Hah! Clearly she doesn’t know me. This only made me want to do it more.<\/p>\n

So I came home, emptied the van, and set up the frame. By myself, of course.
\n\"Varpapuu<\/a><\/p>\n

It wasn’t the easiest thing I’ve ever done, but it sure wasn’t the hardest, either. Once I had that done, I said to myself, “You’ve got a show in a few weeks. Leave the new toy alone and go weave!” <\/p>\n

“Okay.” I replied, pouting. <\/p>\n

And I did. For a while. Then I was back in the dining room. Put a bit more together. Made myself go back and weave. Took another break and did more assembly. And exchanged another email with Dawn McCarthy,<\/a> a veteran weaver who’s been REMARKABLY patient and generous with her time.<\/p>\n

And so it went till I got to here.
\n\"Varpapuu<\/a><\/p>\n

Now I really am at a standstill. I had to order Texsolv heddles for harnesses 5-8. They’re scheduled to arrive on Tuesday. Then I’ll want to try out an 8H pattern with my new baby. I doubt I’ll be able to restrain myself till after the show.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I have <\/em>been weaving. I think the layout of this batch of Rainbow rayon chenille shawls is better than my last one<\/a>. At least I thought so till I went back & looked at that photo.
\n\"handwoven<\/a><\/p>\n

I guess I just love the rainbow shawls. Not fun at all to beam a 9 yard, wide warp of rayon chenille, but for me, it’s all worth it. Making these handwoven shawls just makes me smile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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