with a journey loom?

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I keep looking at it and it certainly appeals, I think because of its simplicity as well as its philosophy. I like equipment I can just pack up and take with me.

Comments

Mon, 07/27/2009 - 15:17

Weaver

Enjoy your Journey loom! Mine has brought me much pleasure, and I am looking forward to weaving the final project in it.

Take a careful look at the diagonal braces along the top. The notches in the sticks should interlock together. I can't tell for sure, but it looks like you might have the notch facing up on the right side brace, the one that is on top. I'm not sure it does any harm, but it must have been difficult to attach the bolt.

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:30

Noreen Crone-Findlay

I have the Journey loom and love it. The book is wonderful, and definitely on my list of favorites.

I am sad about my Journey loom, though, because I used it in my upcoming book, The Woven Bag, and my publisher is keeping it for photographs. I won't be getting it back for another 5 months! ack!

I miss it!

Enjoy your Journey Loom - it's lovely.....

wistfully

Noreen

PS: I tried to upload a picture of a doll that I wove on my Journey loom, but can't figure out how to do that! When I hit the image button, it sent me to a strange place and wouldn't let me access my photos.

How confusing!

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 14:07

Caroline (not verified)

hi Noreen, they have changed the uploading method for photos, so we can no longer access our old photos. I couldn't find my calculator to resize the photos I wanted to post so it came out far too big! I posted a thread on "weavolution help" asking what the problem was, but after an initial response, I am still waiting to find out if we can get our photos back. None of yours are visible in your profile anymore, but a few members still have their avatars visible when you click on their photos tab.

 

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 16:15

Noreen Crone-Findlay

Hi Caroline

I don't understand how Weavolution works, so I need to take the time to read the help files... I am sure that that will make it more user friendly for me. At this point, its all baffling! Which means that I am not very active on it!

Now.... to find the time to do that.... hmmmmm

LOL!

Noreen

 

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 23:32

Cheekyredhead (not verified)

My Journey Loom arrived today.  Instead of the the post cards I was sent the DVD and instructions for building an Earth Loom which I think is so cool.  I'm going to see if my husband will build me one in our back yard.  I'm going to read the book tonight and get started on my first weaving tomorrow.

Fri, 07/31/2009 - 10:58

Caroline (not verified)

Thats fantastic! We will have to organise a "show and tell"  when we are a bit further along with our weaving and reading. I didn't order a DVD because we are in a different region for dvds to you guys, grrrr, not that I really understand too much of what that means, or why it should be.

I've just realised we are all proud mums to some beautiful tabby cats, ;-)!

Fri, 07/31/2009 - 12:47

Cheekyredhead (not verified)

I'll post pictures when I get my amulet done.  Yes we do have wonderful kitties!

Fri, 07/31/2009 - 15:33

Weaver

I really enjoyed weaving my amulet. I used some old handspun wool.  Madder-dyed red and natural black and white. The wool was a bit springy, and I remember using a dinner fork as a tapestry beater. It looked awfully plain when it was done, so I added beads. This piece set a theme for the rest of the pieces. I am trying to use some handspun or hand dyed wool in all of them.

I am now at the point of planning the final keyform, the shawl. The book has made the entire series more than just a weaving project. It has encouraged me to use my weaving time for meditation or setting intentions. The rhythm of weaving really opens me up to relax and receive.

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 01:32

Caroline (not verified)

That looks great! I've taken mine off the loom, but haven't finished it. The how to decorate it bit has me stumped, as the beads I have look too artificial, and the natural stones I have are the wrong colour. I used the yarn that came with the Amulet kit, which is linen warp and wool singles weft, but I have just had an idea, so hopefully I shall have a photo to post later, if it feels right.

Yes, the book does give a totally different perspective! I haven't read very much yet as I want to do the projects as I read, but I'm looking forward to doing each one, and gaining insight as I go.

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 09:00

Caroline (not verified)

I finished my amulet this afternoon! I'm quite pleased with it, despite all the faults.

The warp is natural linen, and red cotton, and the weft is wool. It came as a kit with my loom.

From now on, its my choice of yarn, so I am hunting up where I've hidden my stash, hehe!

 

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 13:22

Weaver

Your amulet is beautiful!

I like the combination of linen warp with wool. I know I have a spool of linen somewhere in my studio. 

To my mind, this is a very expressive and personal style of weaving. Much like Saori weaving, in that there are no faults, only only the subtle individuality and beauty of Nature Herself.

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 05:04

Caroline (not verified)

I love your receiving bowl! Did you use sari silk for this? I like using sari silk singles in tapestry weaving as it gives a lovely texture like moss, very organic, and the colours are wonderful. I spin my own so I can control how the colours change, and actually produce a sequence of colours if I need to. Its also a much softer and finer yarn than the commercially spun yarn from Nepal, which is how I prefer it, but its also more fragile as I put in less twist, and only really suitable for small pieces.

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 14:39

Weaver

Yes, it's sari silk.

This is the second receiving bowl that I've woven, and I was curious how the weight of the yarn influences the shape of the bowl. I used strands of needlepoint wool for my first bowl, because I have lots of it that I dyed with natural dyes, and it came out a bit soft and more oval than round.

This is commerically spun sari silk, quite firm and heavy. It produced a bowl with slight ribs on the bottom, and it's very firm. Also mossy in texture, which I love.

However, it is also oval, but in the opposite direction.

There must be an optimium yarn thickness that will make a perfectly round bowl. Such is the challenge of working from instructions rather than a cartoon of the desired shape.

Clearly, I have received the gift of curiousity in my bowl.

Thu, 09/03/2009 - 17:42

Noreen Crone-Findlay

Joy! joy joy! My Journey loom is now home again (along with a box full of other small looms- they had been sitting at my publisher's for a year) ... can't wait to get warped up again!

:o) Noreen

Fri, 09/04/2009 - 12:14

Michael White

Well Claudia I would guess you are very happy about all the people that have respondent to this thread. This is what Weavoution is all about, bring weavers together to talk, ask questions and just have fun. I do not have a comment on the Journey Loom, but it does look like fun. I am posting a picture of one of our two cats, this is Cashmere. Her fur is as soft as the name implies, yes, her eyes are that blue.

Michael

Fri, 09/04/2009 - 12:54

Caroline (not verified)

Thats great news Noreen! Mine is a little neglected between a nasty ear infection and the backstrap WAL, so I must get back to it and get myself grounded again. I want to do another receiving bowl, i have some special yarn that is calling to be used.

Fri, 09/04/2009 - 13:07

Caroline (not verified)

Michael, she is a very beautiful cat!

Yes, the Journey Loom is fun - its very simple, and that is what its all about. No harnesses, or treadles, just fingers, natural fibres and a simple over and under to create something. For me, its a form of meditation, and I like it because it fits in with my use of a drop spindle for spinning - it keeps me grounded and relaxed in an ever-increasingly fast , violent and selfish society.