Category: Ergonomics

Humans have this tendency to assume that their reality bubble is applicable to every other human in the world. Which makes communication a bit challenging at times. Because what is ‘normal’ for one person might be very different for another person. Was talking to my physiotherapist this morning about having good proprioception – a keen…

Today we talked about ergonomics and efficiency. As part of the presentation I talked about Katie Reeder Meek’s book Dance With Your Loom, but there are a couple other things that people might find interesting. First of all, a book (NOT AI!) on anatomy. I talked about the sitz bones and the tail bone (coccyx),…

As I pick my way through the ‘last’ of the linen I have time to reflect on the power of persistence. It is not something that our current ‘culture’ appears to encourage or support. We are beset by the distraction ‘machines’. So much easier to scroll and scroll and scroll, instead of focusing on one…

  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’…

  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’…

  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’…

  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…

  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…

  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…