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Jane Orr Drevo
Does anyone use a humidifier in studio? If so what brand , cool or warm. I know size depends on area but do you undersize?or oversize ?I live in high desert and it is very very dry. perry |
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I live in the desert too, but I’ve not found a need for a humidifier in the studio. What problems are you having?
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Hi Perry, I don't use a humidifier here in Bend, but I rarely use linen. I do use Laura Fry's method of a humidor for weft sometimes - often for tencel or other unruly fibers. It is essentially a large enough container with a lid with water at the bottom and a smaller container inside to hold the filled bobbins. I often put them in overnight but a few hours is enough. Stephanie S
On Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 07:40:00 AM PST, Jane Orr Drevo <jpodrevo@...> wrote:
Does anyone use a humidifier in studio? If so what brand , cool or warm. I know size depends on area but do you undersize?or oversize ?I live in high desert and it is very very dry. perry |
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I use a cheap vaporizer from CVS / Walgreens. It works great. I do use a lot of linen, and weave on a Scandinavian loom. I put it inside the loom so the humidity goes straight onto the warp, bit doesn’t get wet.
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Virginia Glenn
It depends on what type of yarn I’m using and the weather that day. Yesterday I was spinning some alpaca and really needed it. Fluffy fiber everywhere. I was too lazy to go get it - but it would have helped. I use mine cold. And I haven’t done any research but I think just about any type would work. Virginia
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On Dec 31, 2022, at 7:39 AM, Jane Orr Drevo <jpodrevo@...> wrote: Does anyone use a humidifier in studio? If so what brand , cool or warm. I know size depends on area but do you undersize?or oversize ?I live in high desert and it is very very dry. perry |
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Jane Orr Drevo
I am using tencel, silk and ready to put a linen warp next.
The warp yarn seems to fly around abit and definitely has static as I dress the loom but seems manageable. The weft yarns have static as well (clings to the warp) and I think it is causing a bit more draw in that I did not seem to have when I wove in Delaware and Virginia. Sometimes I get a bit of a bubble in the weft when I beat it. I have tried cowboy magic on warp as I weave which helps a bit. But seems a small humidifier (vaporizer ) inside the loom(megado) would help. Perry Sent from my loom |
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Sally O
I traveled back in the Midwest last week when it was -5 degrees and REALLY dry. Really static-y.
I remember we used to use a spray product called Static Guard in the days of wearing nylons with a silk or poly slip underneath a skirt or dress - and it worked pretty well to keep things from sticking together. I have no idea what chemicals were in it. Did anyone use that on their warps in the past? Is that product still around? |
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kathyo
Static Guard is still available… I used to use on my machine quilting… works well on static but be aware it tends to be heavily fragranced…
Try Walmart to buy… kathyo |
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Joe P
Hi Everyone and Sally O
You can still buy (Static Guard). Check out Wal-Mart/Target the two box stores sell it.
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of Sally O <s.orgren@...>
Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 2:42 PM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Humidifiers I traveled back in the Midwest last week when it was -5 degrees and REALLY dry. Really static-y.
I remember we used to use a spray product called Static Guard in the days of wearing nylons with a silk or poly slip underneath a skirt or dress - and it worked pretty well to keep things from sticking together. I have no idea what chemicals were in it. Did anyone use that on their warps in the past? Is that product still around? |
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