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- Path: sparky!uunet!microsoft!wingnut!linnco
- From: linnco@microsoft.com (Linn Compton)
- Subject: Loom advice wanted
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.183258.19715@microsoft.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 18:32:58 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft
- Keywords: weaving
- Lines: 28
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- I inherited a two-harness loom made by the Reed Loom
- Company (which went out of business in the 20's, I
- think). I'm an avid textile lover who knits, quilts,
- sews, etc. I've always wanted a loom, but I don't know
- anything about weaving.
-
- This is a large, floor-standing loom, about 5 feet square.
- It's kind of medieval-looking, with a large roll to take up
- the woven material, and a metal ratchet wheel to keep
- things from winding backwards (I hope you know what I mean).
-
- This loom was last used by a group of church women who
- were weaving rag rugs (I also got about 9 boxes of fabric
- strips). The loom has been sitting in my aunt's bedroom
- unused for years. Do I need to do any kind of restoration
- on it before it is usable? For example, do I need to oil
- the wood? Polish up the (are they called heddles?) metal
- wires?
-
- Are looms specific to a certain kind of weaving? What I'm
- wondering is: if this loom is a rag rug loom, does that
- mean that I can only weave the more coarse kinds of things
- on it? Or does it just depend strictly on the type of
- material you use on it? Any and all advice on getting
- started is gratefully appreciated.
-
-
- Linn Compton Microsoft
-