Category: Ergonomics
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Soap Boxes
bins of warps, not chained but just dropped into a bin Bet you would be surprised at just how many ‘soap boxes’ I will leap onto at the drop of a comment. Or, maybe not, if you are a long time reader of this blog… My top 2 are – of course – ergonomics…
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For What It’s Worth
New weavers don’t always realize that there is a name for that space through which the shuttle runs to get the weft from one side to the other. It’s called a ‘shed’. They also don’t always realize that for centuries looms did not have a shuttle race, and panic when they get their ‘new’…
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For What It’s Worth
New weavers don’t always realize that there is a name for that space through which the shuttle runs to get the weft from one side to the other. It’s called a ‘shed’. They also don’t always realize that for centuries looms did not have a shuttle race, and panic when they get their ‘new’…
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For What It’s Worth
New weavers don’t always realize that there is a name for that space through which the shuttle runs to get the weft from one side to the other. It’s called a ‘shed’. They also don’t always realize that for centuries looms did not have a shuttle race, and panic when they get their ‘new’…
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Recommendations
throwing the shuttle catching the shuttle I have been taken to task by ‘slow cloth’ folk who lecture me to stop insisting that people weave quickly. What I actually recommend is that people weave *ergonomically*. Generally the result of using ergonomic motions/movements is an increase of efficiency, yes. But mostly what I’m trying to…
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Flow
I listen to music when I work in the studio. For weaving, I have headphones that do two things – block out the loud bang of the solenoids, and provide music. The type of music is eclectic, shall I say? But mostly I enjoy rock and roll, although not exclusively. When I’m beaming or…
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When You Know, You Know
I’m preparing to write an article for School of Sweet Georgia, and I needed to show what happens when things go ‘wrong’. The problem is, I’m so trained to do it ‘right’, I had a really hard time weaving the way a newer weaver might do it and create the ‘wrong’ effect so that…
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Painful
Minimum input, maximum output. Coming to weaving with a background in movement (ballet, hap ki do, aerobics, track and field, etc.) weaving became an exercise in figuring how to do it with the least possible wear and tear on my body. Over the years I fine tuned my movements, checked with professionals (physio, massage,…
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Instant Gratification
Warp #18 Warp #19 NA society (maybe more than that but since I live in NA it’s my point of reference) seems to have been duped into expecting instant results. Many of us are no longer willing to invest in the time, effort and, yes, money, to learn a craft. People take one class…
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Influence
shuttle held ‘under’ hand A while ago someone contacted me indicating that since I was an ‘influencer’ they would like to give me the opportunity to present their products to my ‘base’ – for payment. I declined. This summer I was contacted by someone who wanted me to arrange for them to post content…