Category: Ergonomics
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Labour Day
anatomy I confess that over the years I have learned way more about my body’s anatomy than I ever expected. But working at a labour intensive job that required the consistent use (overuse?) of groups of muscles meant that over time those muscles became weary. I did the best I could to take care…
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Wrestling with Decisions
I spend a fair bit of time wrestling with decisions, of one sort or another. Once I have thought things through, I then make a plan and march forward. Turns out, Life frequently has Other Plans. Over the winter I wrestle with deciding what I should do for the coming year, winter being the…
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Frost
We have been having a cold ‘snap’. Usually when the temps go low, we are blessed with clear skies and brilliant sunshine. Not so much today. But the fact is, the sun IS still shining. That is not something I believe, or have faith in – it is a fact. It is also a fact…
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All Things End
warping board with warp ready to be removed How long is a piece of string? A warp? One of the huge roadblocks to people enjoying weaving is the investment of time, effort and energy it takes to get the loom dressed. Sometimes I see people musing about how to create a ‘never ending’ warp…
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Proprioception
Proprioception, or kinesthesia, is the sense that lets us perceive the location, movement, and action of parts of the body. It encompasses a complex of sensations, including perception of joint position and movement, muscle force, and effort. I didn’t know what the word proprioception was until someone said I had it. It’s a ‘fancy’ word for…
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Ergonomics
” Keep in mind, however, that frequent repetitive bending or twisting beyond what is comfortable can lead to discomfort, which in turn interferes with weaving” The photo is of me, showing how I hold the shuttle to ‘throw’ it. The quote is pulled from the latest Handwoven which is running an article on ergonomics. Twisting…
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Weaver’s Bottom
“Nick Bottom is a character in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream who provides comic relief throughout the play. A weaver by trade…” It has been said that Nick Bottom got his name as a play on words because so many weaver’s had ‘weaver’s bottoms’. It was a known work related injury. “Ischial bursitis (weaver’s bottom or…
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Weaver’s Bottom
“Nick Bottom is a character in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream who provides comic relief throughout the play. A weaver by trade…” It has been said that Nick Bottom got his name as a play on words because so many weaver’s had ‘weaver’s bottoms’. It was a known work related injury. “Ischial bursitis (weaver’s bottom or…
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Posture and Position
Over the weekend, I did two Zoom meetings focusing on ergonomics and efficiency in weaving. One of the things I see on line is photos of people sitting in ordinary kitchen chairs at a loom. This is not a great idea. Ordinary chairs for sitting on are usually raked towards the back of the…
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YMMV
Yes, I wear out ballet slippers when I weave. People are always looking for definitive answers when weaving is full of variables. My goal is to help people prevent injury. I cite principles. People hear firm statements. Yes, I recommend people not go barefoot to weave. With these caveats: Weaving on a Scandinavian style loom…