It started as an Internet Surfing Fantasy Game of "I could make my own tweeds ala Chanel (Linton)".
Then I found a little loom that would not break the bank and would fit in my apartment. Then it came to me exactly where I could store it when not in use. So while I am saving my pennies to buy it, I have started reading up on how to use it and what it can do.
Well as of right now, it is more like what CAN'T it do?
Oh weaving purists look derisively down their noses at rigid heddle looms as "toys", but sorry sisters, I covet my small space and will not relinquish that much of it to a behemoth of a floor loom.
So this is the little darlin' I plan on adopting er, I mean buying:
The Kromski Harp
It is the right combination of affordable and space saving. It is simple enough that even I can do it, but thanks to some brilliantly clever and generous weavers, pretty much any design limitations a rigid heddle loom may have in comparison to a floor loom have well documented work arounds. I don't need to do anything huge nor fancy as my main goal is some yardage to cut and sew. (Fancy to me will be herringbone twill.)
I am fully immersed in the research and prep stage and have found a mind-blowing amount of inspiration, eye candy, and Oh Hey! You mean I could make my own _____________, too? (Including bedspreads. On that little loom. Go figure.)
To begin my weaving adventure, I will work on simple projects in plain weave. Kitchen towels, light scarves, bath towels* warped in pluffy cotton chenille....I love the idea of making something useful, necessary, inexpensive, and one of a kind that does not have to be perfect.
*I am a small person. I have some bath towels from a decade or perhaps two ago that are just the right size (and wearing out).
Well they just don't make them that small anymore. Most bath towels are now as tall or taller than I am, and I am and way, way too wide. Hence my glee at the thought of weaving my own pretty ones.
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