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Hi!,

Someone recently gave us a handloom that came along with 5 large bags of yarns and wools and asked if we'd pass it along. My kids were very impressed and begged me to keep it...but no one knows how to weave or dye or even what sort of loom it is. Its about a yard wide and

2 ft deep with levers and things that go up and down... theres a box of pieces to wind wool and strange looking implements for whoever-knows-what-for.

I havnt really got time to indulge myself, but the children are fascinated. Can anyone please direct me to a site suitable for identifying it and its use so as my children can learn how to get it started?

Thank you

Meg

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meg
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Hi, Meg. Check with your library for your local Spinners and Weavers Guild. I'm sure someone there can help you. If on the other hand, you decide to put it up for grabs, remember me.

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'Nez

Thanks Nez! I certainly will,

I searched for some links and found these which looked informative and exciting - I'm a dreadful hoarder...so if the rag weaving works I will at last have a use for all those pieces of fabric I refused to bin,

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as if its going to take all day to threadthe loom, one of the reeds (have I got that right?)has wide spaces, will this make threading anyeasier I wonder?

Looks fine to me for us beginners, children like to see results fast, maybe if we start off with table mats or a simple bag with tassels.

A loom is a little too large as an Xmas stocking filler, but if they ask for wool for Christmas instead of a PC game, we'll keep it around to do some more, if not then I'll certainly be thinking of you :)

Meg

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meg

meg skrev: so if the rag weaving works I will at

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Erin

Welcome Meg RAG weaving is THE thing ,, i always enjoy it and more so the results ,, mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Cool! It sounds like you got a really good one with all the accessories.

I think the wide reed is for things like rag weaving, which is probably a good thing to start with. From what I read, yes, it takes all day to thread a loom so you want to wind on lots of thread. You can use the same threading for many projects.

Have fun!

=Tamar

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Richard Eney

I am a begining weaver, currently using a table loom belonging to our local guild.

I suggest you go talk to your local free Public Library and see what they have to offer. Two books which I am fnding useful are : "Learning to Weave with Debbie Reading" and "The Weaving Primer" by Nina Holland.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Olwyn Mary

I learned in PIA in Boston , and we were taught it is prefferable to thread at least for 2 projects , warping , and than dressing the loom , which i do alone , takes between 3-8 hours , [depends on the amount of warp =width of cloth ] . When you make Decorative items it is adviseable ,,, when you make art it isn`t always efficient. I have made many samplers and a cloth on the smae warp can be tottaly different . mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

On 30 Oct 2006 13:44:12 -0800, meg spun a fine yarn

Hi, Meg! I see you've received lots of resposes and advice, so will just add: WELCOME! Noreen

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YarnWright

Hi Meg

Welcome to the group.

Darlene

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Craftkitten

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