It's here! Took a while to coordinate schedules, and then the weather,
which dumped 6 inches of snow on us late last week, wasn't cooperative
either. But finally they had time to start taking it apart and we had
time to come over, help with dismantling, and load it into our truck
(GOOD thing we have an extended bed :)
Took 3 hours to put it together again, and there were a couple small
casualties from the transfer--one of the metal drums lost an end, and
one harness lost one wire. Not too bad, and maybe we can find the parts.
The dobby needs adjusting yet, but works to some extent. The flying
shuttle will clearly take a little practice, and I need to get over the
fear it will fly AWAY and cause damage <g>
The only real problem is that darned bench. Clearly it's made with a 6
foot tall weaver in mind. Even slanted, I have a hard time reaching the
treadles with comfort. And then that 6' tall person must be
Twiggy-thin, besides. How the heck can you put 100 yards of cloth on
the cloth beam when it's that close to the bench? Guess I'll have to
contact the company on this one, seems like very poor design to me. My
daughter recommended removing the bench and replacing it with something
else that we build, that can be moved in and out, but darn it, there's
those treadles that are going to be hard to reach while also reaching
the flying shuttle and beater.
Small concerns for the use of such an amazing loom! Of course it takes
up a lot more space than expected--I didn't realize the measurements
from the website didn't include the flying shuttle boxes or the rack for
the tension box. But there's space enough for both looms in the studio,
if not the ample space I had assumed.
I have a largish commission (52 dish towels) to do before Thanksgiving,
then I'll be able to put a warp on the AVL and give it a try. If anyone
has any suggestions on a first project, please let me know!
Holly
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