Check out the video about Foot powered fly shuttle!!!!

Hi Everyone Some time weavers delete posts and in doing so things get messed up, or out of order, as in this case. All in all my heat was in a good place. Keep weaving Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.

I originally started it, saying that I have done a lot of work with large fly shuttle looms and have developed aching hands. I got some compression gloves with copper (which is anti-inflammatory)

bicycle gloves or weight lifters. usually leather, padded palm, fingerless. Joe thought they were for the fly shuttle pull but for me it is for protection from the beater. Teresa

Teresa, Maybe I missed a few emails or the chain got lost...... What kind of gloves are you speaking of please?  I use the gloves to protect my hands from the beater. I have smallish hands

Cassia StClair has also written a book about color. The Secret Lives of Color is a delightful read, beautiful production as well as very informative.

I use the gloves to protect my hands from the beater. I have smallish hands and do production weaving. The cap on the beater is wider and my hands get sore. Think of walking barefoot for 10 miles. It

Great article!! Diane S.

Interesting article, again from my son: https://lithub.com/what-if-we-called-it-the-flax-age-instead-of-the-iron-age /?fbclid=IwAR27KrmF_y8nhLn8s8r1I9AdFEyAyHX3u_Ib5K8GiSJ1w7AnU4-LQwuS0ZI Sara von

We spent this past May in Ireland, Scotland, and the Shetland Islands. I fell in love with the area and can’t wait to go back. We loved the Tartan Weaving Mill mentioned. Also don’t miss

Lucky you! I’m pulling on memories from a couple trips in the late 1990’s, so bear with me. In the Snowdonia region of Wales you have several options — all worthwhile. Look for the Trefrew

Janet great to hear you will be visiting Sydney and Melbourne. I live in Sydney and can suggest visiting Craft NSW , 12 Argyle Place in the Miller’s Point area of downtown Sydney. Also Liz Calnan

Thanks, and apologies for forgetting that the Toika swift was mentioned. Too much juggling for the holidays, I guess. Debbie

Ms. Kaplan, To reduce friction on your squirrel cage winder rub household candle wax on the axle. If your winder has wooden axles, replace them with steel axles of the same diameter. Round steel rod

I like the schacht ultra umbrella swift. Ball bearing, smooth movement, turns from upright to parallel to floor. I have not used it for that fine of a thread (only down to 20/2)but the movement is

Do not miss the Australian Tapestry Workshop in Melbourne! There might still be a guide to public tapestries in Melbourne too. Merna

Any suggestions as to brand? I have a squirrel cage swift that has far too much friction for this use. Debbie

I welcome suggestions for things fiber (and also general art) to visit while in Melbourne and Sidney during December and January. Thanks. Janet -- Janet Stollnitz Silver Spring Looms Dyed

I also recommend a squirrel cage swift for fine silk. I was gifted many skeins of very fine silk from Thailand. It was a problem finding an end to begin the unwinding, and winding at all was

From: Sarah Easton via Groups.Io We are finally taking over dream trip to Scotland and Wales, we will be in Scotland the first 2 weeks in May, then a week in Wales. I need weaving and fiber related