Help

I hate to warp my rigid heddle loom. Invariably, the pegs pop off and/or I kick the loom, making the warp all cattywampus and/or the warp is grossly uneven.


Then a fiber friend steered me toward Amy McKnight and her hybrid warping videos. Ordinarily, you can't use a warping board with an Ashford rigid heddle loom, but she has figured out to do that AND wind on the warp without a helper. I am in awe.

And then what? Well, here's what. Sara Goldenberg White has an instructional video (courtesy of Long Thread Media, publisher of Little Looms) that shows you how to tie onto the front beam so that everything comes out even.

What did we ever do before the Internet?

Knitting: I finished the bias dishcloths and started one in seed stitch. I am discovering that watching TV is not conducive to knitting seed stitch. I make a mistake every other row when I am distracted by the show I am viewing. So I've been reduced to knitting sans TV.
Weaving: I finished my curves practice on the Mirrix tapestry loom. Now it's back to the skyline sample.

Last Tuesday, I visited the shoulder surgeon for my one-year checkup. The new (left) shoulder is still good as new, should last forever. I had him check out the right one. After testing its strength and flexibility, he commented that it was pretty useless. I wouldn't go that far, but the micro movements of knitting and the reaching of weaving are quite painful. So it will be replaced as well, after the first of the year.

Have a bionic week.