The first problem to solve when writing about inkle looms is that auto correct always wants to change it to ankle. However, when actually using the loom that's not a problem. Inkle looms are used to make bands such as guitar straps or lanyards. Most looms can't go wider than three or four inches. I [...]
I've written a fair amount this week but I've also had a few projects going... The potholder loom has been a more interesting project than I expected. That is, I expected to make potholders. I've ended up doing a lot of color experimentation because the loops I use have come in packages with highly random [...]
Forty-five years ago I bought a ‘portable’ table loom. I was living in Seattle and the local Rasmussen looms were a Thing in certain circles. It was an outrageous purchase even at the time but I didn’t care. I was entranced by the idea of making cloth. I also had the idea at the time [...]
... About eight years ago I had a lovely swirl of fiber to spin. It was very similar to this picture. I was a relatively new spinner at the time and hadn't fully internalized the idea that if I just started spinning this pretty stuff it would turn to a mud-color. However, it became obvious [...]
My mother was an incredible seamstress. I had no idea how good she was when I was little. She could make a dress in a day, but since no-one else around us seemed to even use a sewing machine, I had no way to process this achievement and compare it to others. I do now. [...]
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