Loomy Madness

I was blog-hoppin' yesterday and noticed that a bunch of people had gone with Meg's suggestion @ Unravelling. It was so much fun seeing all those looms, and reading about what was in progress. I just had pictures of my looms on Boxing Day, but it did seem like a good idea. AND, I had done a few things on the looms since last Saturday. So, here goes:
John has rugs on him. I don't really like the dark weft, but when the Guild was over here, a bunch of the people commented that they liked the contrast. So, now that I've added the floating selvedge to help with the edge problem, I'll finish that one off. Then I want to try an experiment (if it works, I'll blog about it!)
Sass has been helping me tie the warp back on Julie to finish that panel for the monk's belt purse. It took twice as long as it should have since you have to stop and throw the bone for Sass. (I try to miss the glass doors and hardwood floors!!!!)
Sally is in the process of being threaded. She is my first attempt at using the sectional warp beam. This is a multi-colored warp for placemats.
Annee has the tote-bags on her....the cats like to use it for high-wire practice. I REALLY need to get busy with this one!!!!
Parker Pup is holding steady....he'll be going to our show in two weeks. He's got a 3 shades of green warp for placemats.
Truthfully, I can't get to Ester right now. Long story short: there is too much stuff in the way. Moving stuff is the goal for the week as I put the Christmas decorations away after Twelfth Night.
So, thank you Meg, Theresa and Sue for sharing your looms with us. This is a great idea to take a picture at the first of the year to use as a starting point for the rest of the year. In my case, it serves as a big ole kick in the @$$ to get busy!
LouAnn

"You wouldn't want a floor loom would you"

That is how it started with me. It was my Mom on the other end of the phone, all the way from California! To top it off the Loom was FREE! All I had to do was go to California, break it down and ship it. OK, go to California, not a problem, I was going in 3 months time anyway. Break it down, well I had never seen a floor loom before so that might be tricky. Finally, ship it, Daddy helped figure that all out. He made the calls and set it up.

The story goes that Lillian, my mom's dear friend, was getting along in years. She was wisely taking care of all the -giving away of all my craft things, so my family doesn't have to do it! She had sold the loom several years before, but the buyer never picked it up and she lost track of her. Lillian didn't feel good about reselling it, so after all was said and done, about 3 months later I had a 4 harness counterbalance floor loom.

While I was waiting for the loom to arrive, I checked out every book in the library I could find. I then saw a newspaper add about a group that met every Tuesday to weave and to teach others to weave. The rest is history! I did learn to weave that summer, but the friendships that have been woven together since then have been just as rewarding.

I thought you might want to see a pic of "Lillian" in the studio, she isn't alone in there. I now have 4 looms and 4 spinning wheels, but those all have their own story.

Tina