Surgery on both eyes went well. Now have 20/20 vision for reading and close work and glasses for driving/distance. Realize this is highly individualized, but has anyone used progressive glasses post c

I have used reading glasses for threading and similar detail work for years. Good glasses, like Eyebobs, are more expensive, but have superior lenses and frames. I had some drug store glasses that gav

Does anyone have a favorite brand of Synthrapol? Thank you. Pam

Hi everyone, I was sent this wonderful image of a multishaft (24, I think) counterbalance loom in a workshop in Tire in Turkey. There are apparently 4 treadles dedicated to the ground which are treadl

I have been exploring a certain family of drafts from the book Orimono soshiki hen found on handweaving.net. They are half waffle, in that they are triangular, rather than diamond patterns. And most i

I am looking for a copy of Weaves Delight by Lillemor Johansson. Amazon has it for some crazy amount - wondering if anyone has a copy sitting on their shelf collecting dust they would be willing for p

There is at least one other, newer, AVL cloth storage system. That which is on the K loom. Then the A series weight system, not on a track, using a pulley, may be newer than the two under discussion.

I have an AVL with the newer type cloth storage, with the weight on a track instead of hanging. I have a loom with the older free hanging weight and think it works very well. I have had the newer stor

Hi everyone! I wanted to share that registration is now open for the Handweaving Museum’s 27th Annual Weaving History Conference! It will be held virtually this October, 24-26. There is a $50 suggeste

I have a 45” Schacht Standard Floor Loom for sale 1 8-dent reed High castle maple 8 shafts, 10 treadles Lease sticks Raddle Matching Schacht Bench $2,000 (firm) I live in Kingsport, TN (upper East Ten

​This is the most interesting article on fibers that I've read in a long time. I hope you find it interesting, too! Nann Miller Woven into the Earth https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/viking-t

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Yes, I think you have got it right. " STADEN TRADES: 2 tr i solv rör 2 ggr i varje sida" "The selvage is thread: 2 threads in heddle - rør means dent - two times in each side." It is a bit strange tha

Hi, I will be traveling toCopenhagen, Stockholm, Uppsala and Helsinki in October and, although I have visited these cities before, I do not know the best weaving/yarn sites. If anyone has suggestions—

Has anyone else heard that Borgs yarn is going out of business? I heard from a fairly reliable source ... Pat Bullen

Interesting articles about Viking women weavers and how they wielded great economical power. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/viking-textiles-show-women-had-tremendous-power/ https://medium.

Could you point me to a good explanation, online or in print, on how to mount two warps of equal width (about 90cm) but definitely different in length on a loom (a 16-shaft Macomber) with a second war

The technique that works easiest for me is to pour some DETANGLER into a plastic lidded container, and with a sponge, apply to the warp from behind the heddles to the back beam. Note how many inches t

Yes, the product recommended to me, on this very site, by a very smart weaver, is Cowboy magic DETANGLER & SHINE. It was a quite magical solution to the sticky 25% mohair 75% wool densely set upholste