Category Archives: Weaving

Loom Unboxing and Assembly

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

Well, it has been four and a half months since I last posted to this blog. Since then I have left my nine to five job behind and am now devoting a significant portion of my time to weaving and … Continue reading →

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Finally Back to Weaving

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

I am finally getting back to weaving after a significant interruption with work and life in general. Three more months of work left before I can weave and make pens anytime I want. What I have started working on are … Continue reading →

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Something Practical

Posted on August 19, 2013 by

After having been to a couple of classes it was time for me to venture out on my own. Time to take what I had learned and see what I could do with it. I had become very enamored with … Continue reading →

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Class Number 2

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

During my first class at Woven Art the teacher mentioned another class that she teaches on weaving with “rags” on a rigid heddle loom. This is something I had been told couldn’t be done. The over riding opinion on the … Continue reading →

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and then…

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

My first loom was a Schacht Spindle Co. Cricket loom which my bride gave to me for my birthday following our trip to Allegan (See “In the Beginning”). She chose it because of its portability and quality. One of the … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning…

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

I am seriously interested in the Fiber Arts, specifically weaving, something that I began learning about as a child in grade school. I was very fortunate to have attended Henry Ford’s Edison Institute and Greenfield Village Schools in Dearborn Michigan, … Continue reading →

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