New fibery pursuit!

Posted on | February 8, 2008 |

I have now officially gone over to the fibery dark side! As if knitting and carding and spinning aren’t enough, I’ve purchased a loom! I’m gonna be a weaver too! I’ve been thinking about learning to weave for about a year now and finally decided to take the plunge. I’ve just purchased a Kromski Harp rigid heddle loom. I decided on a rigid heddle as I wanted to get my feet wet without spending quite so much money. Plus right now I just don’t have a place to put a big gigantic floor loom. My new toy came yesterday and I spent most of last night putting it and the stand together. I was so excited I forgot to take pictures, but here’s a stock picture of the loom on the stand:

I started wrapping the warp last night and should be able to finish it tonight. So I’ll take some pictures when the wrap is done and when I start weaving. This first project is for learning, experimenting and figuring things out. I’m using Sugar n’Cream for both the warp and weft. Check back this weekend to see how I do.

Category: RH Weaving

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5 Responses to “New fibery pursuit!”

Kimberly
February 8th, 2008 @ 11:31 am

woo hoo…can’t wait to see. Am warping my loom today in hopes to have the energy to weave an ordered scarf.
DebbieB
February 8th, 2008 @ 3:56 pm

Yay! You will love it! I’m warping with some cotton this weekend too - hoping for a dishtowel that I can actually use.
Rebecca
February 8th, 2008 @ 9:58 pm

Guess they are all in the family in some way or other. I haven’t tried spinning or weaving yet. I’m afraid I will never knit again if I do and I am already one crazy obsessed knitter. If I take up another hobby I will never sleep again.

Have fun!
moiraeknittoo
February 9th, 2008 @ 7:48 pm

Did you know anything about weaving before you began? Because I had planned to get a Harp either next month or in April (depending on taxes). I really want to make a few things out of stash yarn, and I’m about the slowest knitter ever. I thought perhaps weaving might be helpful in that case so…. I really look forward to your projects!
meskwaki
February 21st, 2008 @ 6:47 pm

As an owner of 3 floor looms and 2 table looms, I hope you like it as much as I do. I also knit and crochet. I am leaning how to spin and CSM. There is always something new to learn. Fun in Fiber.