{"id":4032,"date":"2012-08-28T20:10:36","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T01:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=4032"},"modified":"2012-08-28T20:10:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T01:10:36","slug":"testing-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2012\/08\/testing-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing: 1, 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided I can&#8217;t yet decide.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s okay, because I came up with a plan that&#8217;ll help me decide.<\/p>\n<p>What the heck do I need to decide?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/macomber-at-rest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/macomber-at-rest.jpg\" alt=\"Macomber loom\" title=\"macomber-at-rest\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/macomber-at-rest.jpg 263w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/macomber-at-rest-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/macomber-at-rest-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether to sell my Macomber or my Varpapuu loom.  One of them needs to go.  I&#8217;ve had the Mac for a handful of years, the Varpa for a few weeks.  When I bought the Varpa my hope\/plan was that I&#8217;d fall in love and sell the Mac in a heartbeat.  Now, understanding that I&#8217;ll need to make a few modifications to the Varpa to make it fit me better, I&#8217;m wondering why I never made mods to the Mac.  And I&#8217;m thinking that I should try some temporary mods (as I am with the Varpa) before I decide which loom to sell.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-home-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-home-3.jpg\" alt=\"Varpapuu loom, partially set up\" title=\"varpa-loom-partial\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-home-3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-home-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-home-3-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-home-3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So my plan is that I&#8217;ll weave 2 scarves of the same fiber, same weave pattern, same sett on each of those looms.  I&#8217;ll be paying attention to the weaving process while I&#8217;m at the loom, and the finished product when it&#8217;s off.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-1.jpg\" alt=\"pinwheel scarf on the Varpa\" title=\"varpa-pinwheels-1\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI wound a black &#038; white rayon warp, beamed it on the Varpa, and set off weaving an 8 harness pattern. <\/p>\n<p>This is not a quick scarf to weave.  I forget how much longer it takes to weave with 2 colors.  I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll get into the rhythm once I get going, but it&#8217;s never as fast as 1 color.  Plus, because I have relatively long floats, I&#8217;m using a floating selvedge, which also slows things down, but nowhere near as much as the 2 shuttles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-2.jpg\" alt=\"pinwheel scarves on the Varpa 2\" title=\"varpa-pinwheels-2\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/varpa-pinwheels-2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am pleased with myself that I planned well enough so that I&#8217;m only carrying the white up the side with the white and the black up that side.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll keep you posted as I proceed with the Varpa-Mac faceoff.  Of course, if you have an opinion on these looms, I&#8217;m happy to hear that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided I can&#8217;t yet decide.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s okay, because I came up with a plan that&#8217;ll help me decide.<\/p>\n<p>What the heck do I need to decide? <\/p>\n<p>Whether to sell my Macomber or my Varpapuu loom. One of them needs to go. 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