Category: AVL Loom repairs
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Unforeseen Circumstances
So now my worktable is acting as a surgical gurney. The 10 minute fix has turned into several hours of loom downtime. It’s been a few years since one of the fly shuttle foot switches required repair and it took a lot longer to remove the switch from the protective housing under the loom than…
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Coral Warp
The coral warp is actually quite bright but today is a dull day and perhaps my camera just couldn’t cope with the bright coral – who knows. It looks rather subdued in the photo in comparison to real life. Anyway, the warp was bright enough that I wanted to tone it down a bit. I’m…
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Spring Flowers
A tiny, perfect little orchid bouquet delivered a week ago and still going strong Latest arrangement Plum shawl warp April is not the nicest month here, especially when winter has overstayed it’s welcome. The tulips in my front bed are barely above ground, buds still tightly furled. So it was especially nice to be gifted…
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Threading the AVL
back of the loom – apron with roller on floor, reeds stacked behind leaning against loom Sandpaper beam, cheesegrater beam (for rayon chenille) and beater top stored in corner loom torn apart ready for threading Different people have different approaches to threading their looms, especially the AVL. Some people don’t take their loom apart at…
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Studio Assistance and Going Slow
As you know, I’m all about working as efficiently as possible. To that end I have invested in equipment that helps me work faster. This is my pirn winder. I love using weft yarns that allow me to wind pirns this way! So long as there are pirns in the carousel it will keep winding,…
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Making Friends
One of the joys of travelling to teach is meeting so many weavers in person. Some of them I know from the internet chat groups, but many I don’t. I get to stay with one or two and see their work, tour their studios, and sometimes I help ‘train’ their looms. 😀 Susie had bought…
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AVL Production Loom Maintenance/Repair
Let’s face it – I weave a lot. I mean, I really do weave a whole lot – every day, mostly – apart from last year when I was too sick to weave for most of the spring and summer. In my heyday, I was weaving between 9,000 and 13,000 picks on an average day,…