Picked up my new Ashford Rigid Heddle loom last night and decided that, even though I have no time whatsoever to get it assembled and try it out right now, to at least open the box.
I’m glad I did because I wanted two each of the heddles, but didn’t make myself clear when I ordered it. 🙁 So I’ve ordered two more heddles, which will hopefully be here by the time we get back from Oliver, BC and Doug has time to put it together. (That’s the part he likes about my being a weaver – he gets to play with the equipment.) 😀
My friend is going out of business, so we talked about my taking over her Ashford dealership. If I’m going to start teaching weaving on rigid heddle looms, it would be really nice to be able to supply new weavers with their equipment.
So after wallowing around for a few years wondering what direction to take with my weaving, it looks like a path has opened in the forest. Since I’ve picked up spinning again, too, being an Ashford dealer might be a very good thing to do.
Anyway, I’ve asked for more details about what it takes to have a dealership, so we’ll see.
Currently reading the Hald book on ancient textiles – as predicted, it’s intriguing but not terribly enlightening. Sample, sample, sample!