Meanderings of a Mermaid

With all the comings and goings in my two studios, I thought it was time to list out the Current State of the Union. Here are some of the larger items. Home South: Wheels - Electric Eel Wheel 5.1 with upgrades ( this wheel travels back and forth); Ashford Country Spinner 2; Lendrum upright. Looms - Harrisville Collingwood rug loom; Leclerc Tissart tapestry loom; Oxaback Ulla Cyrus loom; Ashford rigid heddle loom, Harrisville Belt Loom, Northwest Looms inkle. Home North: Wheels - antique East European flax upright; Lendrum upright; S. Laurence Canadian Production wheel; Kromski Minstrel. Looms - Leclerc Weavebird; Leclerc Colonial; Rio Grande Kit walking loom; Glimakra band loom; unknown maker rigid heddle. And here are some projects being worked on or completed. I've gone a bit crazy weaving potholders. Here is just one pair of many. Most have gone out as little hostess gifts.  the Muskox. He is my morning buddy. He really needs his mug of hot chocolat...

 This cloth will become a table runner.  It is 2/10 pearl cotton.  The warp is maroon and the weft is medium purple.  So the colours in the last two images are closer to real.   I threaded the loom with a point twill. It was a suggestion and a mighty good one.  It was easy to see which shaft I was in while threading the 16 shafts.  I really love this  draft I found online at handweaving.net.   I apologize for these two dark photos. I had already turned off the generator so no lights were available. This draft is also from the same archive. I need to weave some more length and then I will try to get better shots.  Same warp and weft as above. I have added these two final photos now that I have woven a few more centimetres of this pattern draft.

Here I am with a used Leclerc Weavebird loom. I tidied up and painted a corner of my garage. I have it all ready to go! Well i do need to check on the shaft cable tension, lubricate, and also get some more teksolv heddles.   This image shows the counterweights that help with raising the shafts. It is 16 shafts and has a maximum weaving width of 45 inches.  It is a computer dobby and so the treadling and tie ups are done by computer.  I have room in the corner for a shelving unit and happen to have one available. Finally I have a suitable open wall to display that happy rug with the three girls .  To the left is the position for the bench where I will sit when weaving. This photo is from the dealer's store. We drove down there to pick it up. A 3156 km road trip. And here is what the front half of the loom looked like in the truck. The back half was disassembled and underneath.