Is My Loom a One-Of-A-Kind? Weaving Adventures Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Join me, a complete weaving newbie on my adventures refurbishing my second-hand Louet Kombo table loom and learning to weave
You can see the rest of my Weaving Adventures playlist here to see how the rest of my journey goes and whether I got the toggles working or not: • Weaving Adventures
Great video! I'm so intrigued by all the bits 😊 I had no idea a loom can be that complicated!
They are so complicated!! Wait until you see the pattern drafts!! Thanks for watching :)
It looks to me as though the loom has been modified by an individual, and that the original Louet levers have been replaced by those strange little toggles-I’ve had several Louet looms over the years, including a Kombo, and have never seen anything like that set up. I expect the levers were broken at some point. The toggles might slow down the weaving process somewhat. But if they work then that might not be a problem.
As for the harnesses that don’t lift properly, it looks like the cords attached to them are crossed over and not in the appropriate groove or pulley at the sides of the loom, so that can easily be sorted.
Good luck with your weaving adventures.
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Great to hear your experience of Louet looms. My loom has a LCAD plate on it. I have had the thought that it might stand for Leicester College Art Department? If it had lots of students using it, it would make sense that the handles would have got broken at some point. I will order handles if it's very slow to use, but I'm definitely going to use it as it is to start with as I find it's history fascinating! I've adjusted the harnesses and they seem to be moving better now (other videos coming soon) but I'm trying to work out a. What the apron cords should be like and b. How to wind the warp on by myself. It's an adventure!
If I can help at all please don’t hesitate to ask. I’ve been weaving a long time but there’s always plenty still to learn!
@@janesflanagan that's so kind of you Jane! I will definitely take you up on it! What kind of loom or loom do you weave on at the moment? Do you ever use the yank and crank method?
You could try soaking the reed in a tub and pour coke cola over the area and let it sit for a while that'll help to soften the rust then rinse it and get some yarn that isn't precious and weave a practise piece it'll rub the rust off and you can then wash the piece you made. If its full thickness rust then a new one is the way to go. Cheers!
That's a great idea! Thanks for the tip. I'm hoping it's now just discoloured rather than really rusty, so I'm going to try a little sample, which will probably be terrible anyway as I'm a complete beginner and I can see if it affects the yarn in any way! The coke is a great idea though! Thanks! ☺️
@@spindletreestudiovideos oh you're very welcome, I thought I mayve been too late and you've already fixed it, I use that method a lot, because where I live in Tasmania its very wet, and the reeds just can't help but get a bit rusty with all that dampness. I know you're a young person so you're probably still working, but if you get time, find your local spinner and weavers guild, you should be able to join for a nominal fee and get lessons at a reduced rate, and they may have other stuff like yarn etc a bit cheaper, just a thought you enjoy your explorations of the weaving craft, oh and maybe your loom was a proto type for a particular loom that the maker was testing so it could be quite old, its lovely it still works. Cheers!
@@howlingwind1937 oh wow, you live in Tazmania! It's on my bucket list to see those tallest trees 🤣 it's great to know you've used that method and it works. I've got some time before I warp, so maybe I'll try it anyway. Nothing to lose! It must be annoying to have stuff damp all the time!
I have looked into my local guild and I didn't hear back so I might try again as I'd like to go along. I'm thinking of joining the online guild as they have workshops etc that sound interesting and an online community. Weavers seem very warm and keen to share knowledge in my limited experience so far :)
@@spindletreestudiovideos yes I find that weavers here are also warm and reasonably nurturing and enjoy sharing. Like a lot of groups I guess you still can get the few within the circle who may be a bit aloof or just into keeping things to themselves, but on the whole I'd say the experience is good. There's an Australian Weaver who did classes on line, and prices were reasonable and she also does UA-cam videos on using the rigid headle loom. I have a few different looms so that I can do different types of weaving, the online workshops would be good you'll probably be able to work on them in your own time, which may fit in better with your working/family time. 😆😆I probably made it sound like everything was dripping wet, no its just the air is damp and I guess it has to settle somewhere, if you lived in a tropical area you'd have the same problem with the humidity, I tend to keep the reeds I'm not using wrapped up, I know a lady who stores hers in a box and covers it with rice! And with other ways of learning like UA-cam university as I call it, your local library is a good source of information. Enjoy your explorations into this wonderful art form. Cheers!
@@howlingwind1937 thank you, I'm looking forward to getting fully into it. I will be doing workshops!
The rice sounds like a good idea. I remember when I lived in Shetland all our cars went rusty, so probably a bit the same! I think people often seem to get more than one loom! My spare room is already full so I'm a bit limited on space 🤣
Try either Jane Stanford's online weaving school or The School of Sweet Georgia. Both are great online learning sources!
Stafford. I can't type! 😉
Great shouts! I'm doing the Craftsy course on weaving on a floor loom (it has table looms as well), but I do want to join something for a short time after. I'm trying to spread them out a bit 😉 I love the Sweet Georgia UA-cam videos. I was thinking that school or Kelly Kasanova, but I'll look up the Jane Stafford one. I think I've watched a few of her videos on UA-cam? Hopefully my brain won't explode 🤣🤣
@@spindletreestudiovideos Kelly's beginner programs are good and cost effective.
@@jirup oh that's great to know, thanks ☺️👍🏻