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A Good Yarn / Looms and Weaving in General
« on: October 31, 2020, 16:22:21 PM »
Ever since Celia posted a picture of her Inkle weaving loom I have been looking at weaving stuff. I've always wanted to be able to weave but have never had the space for a loom (or so I thought)
I have already discovered that table looms come in many sizes and it is possible to weave some sensible sized stuff without a humongous piece of furniture. I definitely intend starting but it will have to wait until completion of our building works. My sewing room will be the first bit to get painted! In the meantime I can research.
So, apart from @Celia and @BriarRose are there any other closet weavers out there?
How and when did you start weaving, how did you learn, and what do you weave?
Everything I read suggests that a rigid heddle loom is the best thing to start with. I understand that the next thing 'up' from that is a loom with shafts but I can't for the life if me work out which bits 'shafts' refers to or what they do - I know that you can weave patterns if you have shafts.
So, can anyone recommend the best sort and size of loom to start with and the best type of yarn for first attempts. Also what is a good source of instruction.
Do I need an inkle loom to scratch the itch before I can get started?
I have already discovered that table looms come in many sizes and it is possible to weave some sensible sized stuff without a humongous piece of furniture. I definitely intend starting but it will have to wait until completion of our building works. My sewing room will be the first bit to get painted! In the meantime I can research.
So, apart from @Celia and @BriarRose are there any other closet weavers out there?
How and when did you start weaving, how did you learn, and what do you weave?
Everything I read suggests that a rigid heddle loom is the best thing to start with. I understand that the next thing 'up' from that is a loom with shafts but I can't for the life if me work out which bits 'shafts' refers to or what they do - I know that you can weave patterns if you have shafts.
So, can anyone recommend the best sort and size of loom to start with and the best type of yarn for first attempts. Also what is a good source of instruction.
Do I need an inkle loom to scratch the itch before I can get started?