Category: AVL Loom repairs
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The Warp From….
…purgatory? To be honest, I have had worse warps. Truly. But I’m under critical deadlines and having to fight with not just the warp but the loom, too? Not fun. Weaving is supposed to be fun and enjoyable. This warp is turning into everything but. More like grit-teeth-and-bear-it. But the cloth is so nice and…
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Technology Woes
Nice, no? Actually no. The cable for shaft 16 keeps popping out of the ‘finger’ (equivalent to a tie up cord coming out of a treadle) so even though I really like this fabric and would have loved having it for a summer top, I’m going to change the tie up to one that more…
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Technology Woes
Nice, no? Actually no. The cable for shaft 16 keeps popping out of the ‘finger’ (equivalent to a tie up cord coming out of a treadle) so even though I really like this fabric and would have loved having it for a summer top, I’m going to change the tie up to one that more…
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Technology Woes
Nice, no? Actually no. The cable for shaft 16 keeps popping out of the ‘finger’ (equivalent to a tie up cord coming out of a treadle) so even though I really like this fabric and would have loved having it for a summer top, I’m going to change the tie up to one that more…
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Modifications
On Weavolution, Kerstin posted some of her loom modifications and asked if others had similarly modified their loom. The short answer to that is yes. For me a loom is a tool and if it isn’t working the way I want it to, it needs to be changed. Peg also posted on Weavolution about the…
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Equipment Modifications
Jean asked for more info on the modification to the AVL tension box. Remember that cutting the top off the reed will weaken it and leave sharp pointy bits that will scratch unwary arms and hands. The top photo shows the gate partially open. Doug made a wire that pivots on the closed side of…
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Inching Along
Finished off the light green Fox Fibre cloth and started the light brown. Got about 18 inches woven before stopping for dinner. This is another variation of Wall of Troy. I’m very happy with the subtle undulations happening in the cloth which help to break up the very rigid stripes. Not that I don’t like…
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Equipment Fail Part II
Turns out my adventures with the loom were not over once the fly shuttle was working properly once again. As part of the diagnostic process Doug had turned up the oil flow on the oiler and while following hoses hither and thither I guess the routing of the exhaust hoses got disturbed. All of that…
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Mechanical Assistance
I wanted to show the rat’s nest of hoses and fittings of the air assist system, but this photo really doesn’t do it justice – it all looks quite tame and tidy here. Believe me, it is much more tangled and complex than this photo actually shows! Currently reading Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
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One Step Forward
Now that the wool/bamboo/silk yarn is all used up, I’ve turned back to the silk gimp warps. I dyed about 2/3’s of them a few weeks ago so I’ve got lots of warps to weave – although there are still 10 left to be dyed (I think). That will have to wait until later in…