What works very well are the 12" x 12" x 14" high egg crate cardboard boxes with cut out handles which you can get at your local grocery store. These usually hold 15 dozen eggs. They are perfect for s

Hi..I think reeds are perfectly happy standing up. As long as they are standing UP and not LEANING! Unless somehow a reed gets really severely bent, the batten holds it straight in its grooves. My rea

Boy, I'll say, Ruth! Whew! Not being a "complex weaver" - though I admire, greatly, those who are, holding them in utter awe and fascination! - you're right. However, I would really like to hear from

This is true, however every track has a labeled maximum total wattage and to go over that total is risky. I put track lighting in our garage for attending to our pampered old sports car. I wanted good

We have just completed building and moving into our dream house with dream studio. In San Jose, our house was filled with loom & weaving supplies in every room. The house in Colorado is built with a l

We are in the delightful situation of remodeling a 2 bedroom apartment as our full time abode in San Diego. I have said from the beginning that my (new) Megado loom would be in the LR. No disloyalty t

Hi all! My GF's daughter is getting married next April and Donna wanted me to weave a white ????? for her daughter to stand on during the wedding. Laurie will be getting married in a garden not a Chur

I have to agree that Gilmore looms are terrific gems.....I own a 32" 8 shaft, non-folding model built in 1968 and it is one of my treasures.......however, I would not recommend more than an occasional

Ya mean I was supposed to plan my studio space? No laughing now. We have 2400 square feet of basement, which is where I have my "studio". I plopped two floor looms in the end where I had been doing my

I'd try unwrapping the rope and rewrapping it in the opposite direction, it makes a difference with some brakes ! Also clean the brake drum with dry cloth only; no oil or wax should be near it. Let me

Studio design is an interesting discussion. To help those enchanted with the idea of a studio from getting too caught up in the romance of it, may I suggest those who either have an existing studio or

I should expand a bit on the brake slippage; when looms are dis-assembled and re-assembled it's quite easy to put the spring or weight on the wrong end of the rope or strap. Some brakes use two spring

I probably should add to the last email that I also have an AVL SDL in my ARTS STUDIO. So how could I forget that <g>? As to wall storage, I use bankers boxes for anything bigger than a folder. And I

Anyone have any comments on this loom? Also what are the differences (other than price) from the Avl Modular loom? Thanks Karen

I feel the same way. The one at school (about 45") had a very shallow shed and the leverage on the treadles wasn't good-if I was weaving in sock feet (shoes were too wide to fit on the treadles) my fe

Well, I just posted a picture of Mama Gravandar to the Photo file...I hope I did it right. She and one of her spinning group were demonstrating at the San Francisco Art Festival sometime during the 70

Ruth Blau wrote: No, this is correct. I know of at least one weaver who stored reeds standing up, and over the years, they have warped slightly. I have one reed that is slightly warped, too, from bein

(sorry for cross posting, I put this on the Rugtalk list too) HI, I was just helping a newly addicted friend set up her new-to-her Oriental Rug Loom.... 4H counterbalance. (she only paid $150 with a b

thanks ian, but what is the V&A, the geffrye museum is in london, yes? and is about ?, and can the Crafts mag. be bought stateside? oh, and i am not confined to London. will have the weekends and tran

Ian Porteus, a fellow Greater Vancouver Weavers' and Spinners' guild member, has asked me to post the following request on this list: -- Jo Anne Ryeburn ryeburn@...