Holly wrote:
It's here!
I'm glad to hear you have the loom set up and running....... sort of.
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>
Once you get used to it (and it won't take long), you'll love it for wide projects. I would recommend putting something on the floor where the shuttle will land, as it *will* land on occasion. The main reason that happens is the yarn tugs coming off the pirn....... the pirns have to be wound correctly and firmly. I don't use the fly shuttle for narrow projects, like towels and scarves.
The only real problem is that darned bench. Clearly it's made with a 6 foot tall weaver in mind.
Well, I'm 5'11" and I removed the bench, it was too low. I have a bar stool in its place with a board under the back legs to slant it. I perch on the edge of the stool and can reach the treadles, beater and fly shuttle handle with ease. Remember, with only two treadles your feet are never searching for a place to land, they stay right where they are.
How the heck can you put 100 yards of cloth on the cloth beam when it's that close to the bench?
I believe the 100 yards of cloth refers to the cloth storage system, not the sandpaper beam. I don't like putting more than a yard, or two, on my little AVL cloth beam. Does this loom have the cloth storage system?
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!
Too bad you can't do your towels on the AVL, you'd be through them in no time. When you do get to using the loom, I recommend you wrap the unused portion of the sandpaper beam with something to protect your arms and sleeves.
Have fun with it! Robin -- Robin Murphy, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
