Here's the newest addition to my Painted Floor Studio. This is a Medico table loom, manufactured by Leclerc, a Canadian company. Research suggests this loom was manufactured for WWII veterans to use. As such it utilizes hand levers for changing the shed. But as you can clearly see in this picture, I have the floor stand which includes six treadles, essentially making it a floor loom. The maximum weaving width is 22 inches. When I bought this loom last week it came with the blue and white warp on there already. I decided to just play with it, getting the hang of the levers and treadles. I figured out how the previous owner had the tie-ups done, and then "went with it." Altogether I wound up with a piece of fabric about ten feet long. I will either cut it into bits and sew small bags out of it, or maybe use most of it for a scarf. In this photo you can see the four hand levers (silver) in the top right corner of the loom. In the top centre area of the loom
Summer in the Arctic. Yes I miss it. Here are some shots by the late great J. Most are of terrain on the Brodeur Peninsula (northwestern extremity of Baffin Island). The community is Arctic Bay, in such a lovely setting. The tent camps are typical modern mineral exploration camps, where geologists will hang out for weeks and months at a time. Quite rugged. and yes, that is snow in the gullies and the north sides of ridges. .jpg)
Neat place to spend the summer!
ReplyDeleteThe arctic is the dream location for a geologist to work. Those that love mosquitos anyways....
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