Category: pirns
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Too Many Hats
The beginning of staging for the conference All of my life I have worn too many hats. This year has been no different except that I took on way too many hats given my current state of health. But five years ago I was in pretty good health (I thought). I was in remission from…
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Prepping and Proto-typing
box full of pirns ready for weaving tomorrow proto-type warp for Durham NC workshop Today was slow but steady progress – the loom got threaded, sleyed and tied on, ready to weave. By the time I got pirns wound it was too late to start so that will happen tomorrow. I scored a box of…
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Thinking Ahead
So, here is a much younger me with my Whitin winder. One of the things I want to talk about during the general session address in Quebec is the equipment I have invested in over the years. This winder is the cat’s meow in terms of winding pirns. I bought it from Allen Fannin in…
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Flying Shuttles
Two types of flying shuttle Industrial pirn winder Whenever my warps are wider than 30″ I turn to my trusty flying shuttles. When Allen Fannin was alive he often salvaged equipment from mills that were either upgrading or shutting down. Thus the Whitin pirn winder came my way, along with half a dozen shuttles and…
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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,…