Greetings from a newbie floor loom weaver from South Australia! Thanks for taking the time to share this with the world, soooo interesting, looking forward to the updates on this blazer. I am also looking forward to more weaving videos from you. ;-)
The algorithm sent this by me and it immediately caught my eye. I'm a Canadian Acadian by descent (I'm of the first generation born outside of Acadia). I'm so interested to how this turns out!
Can’t wait to see the blazer! I didn’t know about this kind of warping sectionally without a spool rack and it’s awesome! I did know about sand paper beams and this is magic! What a lovely AVL loom you got! Great looking fabric too!
I can't wait either! I have a spool rack, but the thought of winding all those spools every time I want to put on a warp is... unappealing Especially since I often wind short warps. I do love this loom, despite all the hiccups that come from learning such a complicated piece of equipment. I've been told the learning curve is worth it. Thank you for watching!
That project planning website seems super useful. I just googled it. It even has a copy/paste feature if one wants to copy it to a document to save stuff. You should put it in your description! Also can't wait to see what comes from this fun cotton. Such a great natural color!
Hi Darcy, a hand weaver from Germany here, A very interesting project you have going. A question I have: I have never seen a sandpaper beam. Is it a special sandpaper? was it already in the loom when you got it? can you get a really good tension with? Would love to hear your experiences....Keep up the good work ;-)
Hi Hermine! The sandpaper beam came with the loom. I believe they come standard with certain AVL looms. This loom doesn't work well at a very high tension, but it's just enough. It has an automatic tension and auto advance so that the tension stays throughout the entire warp.
So glad that I saw your video! Nearing the end of brown seed cotton that was grown in the US and spun on handspindles. Is there any unginned Acadian cotton available? I will also look into the cones for my weaving but have long dreamed of spinning some too.
Beautiful work! So on a massive loom like this, where you're not manually moving the shuttle but pulling a cord and letting the loom do it instead, how do you go about managing your selvedges? I have to guess that's one of the "many settings" you were talking about having to adjust?
Wow this is amazing!!!!! I've never heard of this cotton before but I'm super in love. It was so cool to see your loom, too -- I learned a lot! Thank you for sharing. :~) I just took a look at Acadian Brown Cotton's website, and I'll certainly be trying the yarn out! Think they'll ever sell the unspun fiber for spinners? B~)
Thank you!!! It's a really special fiber. The team is working on having roving/sliver milled in the next few weeks. The turnaround time should be fairly quick. Typically, ginned cotton is available, but it's being held for processing. Do you prefer to card your own fiber or spin from silver? I've got tons of both in my personal stash. I could send you some samples if you'd like!
Absolutely stunning loom you got there. Would love a video going over the functionally and craftsmanship of it. Loved the video, very entertaining.
Thank you so much! I'm still very much learning the ins and outs of the machine, but I'd be happy to show more of it in the future!
the fabric came out absolutely gorgeous. thank you for sharing this with us!
Greetings from a newbie floor loom weaver from South Australia! Thanks for taking the time to share this with the world, soooo interesting, looking forward to the updates on this blazer. I am also looking forward to more weaving videos from you. ;-)
I grew several plants this year and am carding and spinning it now to make a small blanket. Thank you for making this video.
This has to be the coolest thing ive seen someone do! Could watch this all day, it's amazing🤩
Thank you sooo much!! That means a whole lot to me!
Great video I am in awe thank you 😊😊
The algorithm sent this by me and it immediately caught my eye. I'm a Canadian Acadian by descent (I'm of the first generation born outside of Acadia). I'm so interested to how this turns out!
How cool! I'm glad so you're here. I'll be sure to post updates whenever I have them!
Can’t wait to see the blazer! I didn’t know about this kind of warping sectionally without a spool rack and it’s awesome! I did know about sand paper beams and this is magic! What a lovely AVL loom you got! Great looking fabric too!
I can't wait either! I have a spool rack, but the thought of winding all those spools every time I want to put on a warp is... unappealing Especially since I often wind short warps. I do love this loom, despite all the hiccups that come from learning such a complicated piece of equipment. I've been told the learning curve is worth it. Thank you for watching!
@@darcyfabre thank you for the amazing content. You’re fun to watch and knowledgeable! Manu hugs, Adrien
i really loved watching this!
Thank you so much!
Shows me I didn't know enough about looms.
That project planning website seems super useful. I just googled it. It even has a copy/paste feature if one wants to copy it to a document to save stuff. You should put it in your description!
Also can't wait to see what comes from this fun cotton. Such a great natural color!
Of course! Can't believe I didn't do that initially-- thanks so much for the suggestion! I'll be sure to give an update on the blazer when I have one!
omg amazing. so satisfying. you made that from nothing. i can't believe you're god
Imagine if I'd grown the cotton tho
Hi Darcy, a hand weaver from Germany here, A very interesting project you have going. A question I have: I have never seen a sandpaper beam. Is it a special sandpaper? was it already in the loom when you got it? can you get a really good tension with? Would love to hear your experiences....Keep up the good work ;-)
Hi Hermine! The sandpaper beam came with the loom. I believe they come standard with certain AVL looms. This loom doesn't work well at a very high tension, but it's just enough. It has an automatic tension and auto advance so that the tension stays throughout the entire warp.
Thank you, @@darcyfabre , I find it always very interesting to see how things can be done differently...
So glad that I saw your video! Nearing the end of brown seed cotton that was grown in the US and spun on handspindles. Is there any unginned Acadian cotton available? I will also look into the cones for my weaving but have long dreamed of spinning some too.
Beautiful work! So on a massive loom like this, where you're not manually moving the shuttle but pulling a cord and letting the loom do it instead, how do you go about managing your selvedges? I have to guess that's one of the "many settings" you were talking about having to adjust?
Yep! The fly shuttle has a tension device that can be adjusted so that the yarn sits perfectly at the selvedge every time!
Wow this is amazing!!!!! I've never heard of this cotton before but I'm super in love. It was so cool to see your loom, too -- I learned a lot! Thank you for sharing. :~) I just took a look at Acadian Brown Cotton's website, and I'll certainly be trying the yarn out! Think they'll ever sell the unspun fiber for spinners? B~)
Thank you!!! It's a really special fiber. The team is working on having roving/sliver milled in the next few weeks. The turnaround time should be fairly quick. Typically, ginned cotton is available, but it's being held for processing. Do you prefer to card your own fiber or spin from silver? I've got tons of both in my personal stash. I could send you some samples if you'd like!