In the studio, I have two chairs, across from each other, and when friends come, it is
often where we sit with a cuppa tea for a visit.
Willie has never gotten up in this chair.....ever, until just a few days ago, when suddenly
he decided that it looked like a good place for a nap.
Since that day, he has been in it almost every day.
Sometimes I wish I knew what went on in his head, although I guess it isn't
that hard to figure out.
It's his house, and everyone else sits in that chair, so...............
To answer a question about the Megado, a loom that I sold a few months ago, here's the story.
When my husband died three years ago, I sold my AVL. They say you shouldn't make any big decsions for a year after a life changing event like losing your spouse, but I made it anyway.
It seemed like the right thing to do, and then once it was gone, I missed it.
So the following year, I ordered the Louet Megado. At first I had the mechanical dobby with it, but found that I wasn't fond of the need to change the pick with one leg while treadling with the other, so I saved some money and when I could I ordered the electronic dobby for it.
I loved it. Loved having 16 harnesses, loved what I could do with it. But as the months went on, I found that every time I wove on it, my right shoulder was on fire the next day.
I realized that I was slightly raising my shoulders to throw the shuttle. So I tried changing the height of my stool, I tried a bunch of other things. The bottom line was that my body was just not made for that loom. When I raised the height of my stool, it solved the shoulder issue, but it brought my legs up so high, I couldn't treadle.
I think it just has something to do with not just my height, but the length of my legs, and the length of my torso. So I tried not weaving on it for days, then weeks, then weaving on it again.....and sure enough, it was the culprit.
So I decided to put it up for sale, send it out on the world wide web so to speak, and let the universe decide.
And it did. A retired vet from PA came with her husband, and took it home.
So now I have the 8 harness David, and soon I will have an 8 harness Baby Wolf, and then I have my three looms that I use for weaving workshops.
The big news is that in addition to being a Louet dealer, now I am a Schacht dealer, too.
Which is why I am getting a new Baby Wolf. It will be the designated towel loom, and it will leave the Louet David available for yardage.
Louet news: next year Louet is coming out with a 12 harness David!!!! It also might have the availability of an electronic dobby for the David 8 and the David 12.
Since I try to limit my time weaving, to keep my shoulder from firing up again, I sometimes
wind warps on my warping mill. I find I can do it without it causing a problem.
That being said, I don't weave a whole warp in one day. I spread it out over 2 or 3 days. I get a lot more done that way, without more pain.
A good friend and fellow weaver, who started out as my student many years ago, has a bit of a crush on Willie.
He is ok with that.
I try to eat a pretty clean diet, and most of the time I do well. This is tofu, bok choy, and rice,
with a lot of garlic.
I love dishes that I make up as I go.
But I confess, I love carbs. Bread, naan, bagels.....toast!!! of any kind.
That is my weakness. Going to at least TRY to be a little better.
You notice that I did not say I was going to give them up.
I'm far more realistic than that.
Quiet post Christmas day here. Very, very cold morning. Dogs don't stay out for more than
a couple of minutes. That's telling.
Did some weaving, made some soup, taking a break with the crossword,
Loving the post holiday lull.
It's welcome.
Hope yours was a good one.
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