RESTORATION TO ABILITY OF WEAVING
JUST A TRUCKLOAD OF PIECES THE OWNER WAS TOLD, " IT'S-A-LOOM "??????????????
Painted on the sides, it says " REED MFG.CO. - WEAVERS FRIEND ", wether you like it or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This will be one to watch! I envy you the joy and triumph and feeling of achievement once its done, even the disappointments as you go - it is a great project, so please take lots of photos and keep us up to date with your progress. All the best!
HEY THERE CAROLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are just starting here so have a ' lot-to-learn ', plus being very slow on this typing, so we did not think of checking for ' posts ' and just now found ' your's '. We sure-do " THANK-YOU-KINDLY " for your interest and encouragement, we will try to do our ' BEST ', please offer any help that you think of as we proceed , " THIS HERE'S B/SUE & ' OLE LOU '
Very cool! You all are brave! I'd just look at all that and go "Duh?"
DJ
HEY THERE DJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So sorry not getting right back, but having some problem with sign-in here!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look @ our Photo Album #54 - " From - A - Pile - Of - Parts - To - Weave'n '' on Yahoo Group - Rugtalk, you will see 24 progressive pics on our restoration and now ready to choose the tabby for placemats. The loom owners are due back shortly from their ' snow-birding ' in S. Texas, when we plan to start their teaching by ' HANDS-ON ' at these mats. We'd like to have your comments there under the various pics, looking forward to it, THIS HERE'S B/SUE & ' OLE-LOU '!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look @ yahoo group ' Rugtalk ' - # 54
Took castle & beater off to make it 'clear' owner's 32 " entrance-doorway. Go'n there next Tuesday to teach about warp'n, thats always-a-FUN-THING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cranked-on 30 revs-a-warp on all 13 @ 2" bouts in a ' single-sett'n ', will start ' LOG-CABIN ' @ ' mid-bout ', then left, right, left, etc. using our " DENSIFIED-SELVEDGE " to complete dress'n, start'n this Thurs.!!!!!!!!!!!
2 learn'n, 2 teach'n makes 4 work'n, so we gotit-ready-ta-weave ' in about 7 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Click-pic-above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
