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It's an 8-shaft table loom made by Harris (a manufacturer particularly popular for college looms). It's fitted with dual warp beams (allows for mixed tension or swapping between alternate warps), a 32 inch wide reed, a pivoting beater, 4 levers on each side to raise the shafts and some rather grubby wire heddles. It came with a few bugs / poor previous repairs, but they're not difficult to redo. No major damage or missing parts. | It's an 8-shaft table loom made by Harris (a manufacturer particularly popular for college looms). It's fitted with dual warp beams (allows for mixed tension or swapping between alternate warps), a 32 inch wide reed, a pivoting beater, 4 levers on each side to raise the shafts and some rather grubby wire heddles. It came with a few bugs / poor previous repairs, but they're not difficult to redo. No major damage or missing parts. | ||
This project will mostly be done away from the hackspace as it will use a largish space and probably proceed rather slowly. I'm interested in working with other people on it too though - I can bring the loom to the hackspace if you have a weaving project you'd like to do, or there may bits of hardware to make that can be assembled and tested at the space before being added to the loom. There are also some accessories that may be built at the space. I welcome any ideas or expertise, especially from experienced weavers. Or indeed, beginner weavers, since I'm about as beginner as they come. | This project will mostly be done away from the hackspace as it will use a largish space and probably proceed rather slowly. I'm interested in working with other people on it too though - I can bring the loom to the hackspace if you have a weaving project you'd like to do, or there may bits of hardware to make that can be assembled and tested at the space before being added to the loom. There are also some accessories that may be built at the space. I welcome any ideas or expertise, especially from experienced weavers. Or indeed, beginner weavers, since I'm about as beginner as they come.. | ||
First job is to make some fabric. I want to produce a scarf with wires woven into it to form touch-sensitive pads. | First job is to make some fabric. I want to produce a scarf with wires woven into it to form touch-sensitive pads. | ||
