Weekend at the Loom

No photographs this weekend, though I spent a good long time in the garage at the loom. 

I think I wove only about two yards on the woolen blanket warp this weekend, but I spent a great deal of time applying the Slipit to the wooden parts of the loom.  After it all dried, I started to weave again, and it was amazing how little friction there was.  And no squeaks at all. 

I think that before the next project I might take down the mechanical dobby, lubricate between the dobby fingers et al, and then refix the Compu-dobby so that I can do networked twills and long repeats, as well as being able to do such things as tabby at the beginning of a project and then switch to another weave.  That's not easy with the mechanical dobby.

Weaving huge wool yarn has its drawback: although the weaving itself goes faster, the need to change pirns every six minutes is annoying, and the number of broken warp threads is up to six.

It is so cool, though, to see the woven cloth edging backwards to the rear cloth storage roller as I go.

Lots of internal stress and worry this weekend about Other Things, so that I did not feel quietened, not even with nice calm music playing.  Existential stuff.