![]() The cats were very curious about the process. It's a little chilly in the garage this time of year, and I wanted to be able to lie it down, so I was winding the warp horizontally, so I brought it into the dining room. ![]() After looking about the house for a suitable thing to put clamps on, which I'd then wind the warp strands around, I settled on our wood step ladder, which lives in the garage. Unlike warping on an inkle loom, for this loom it seems you measure your continuous warp first, then transfer it to the loom. They work, but at some point I'll make a sober set (and/or retrieve my others - most of my craft supplies are in a storage unit in PA, and I'm in IN, so they're not easy to retrieve at the moment, but I got a job, I start Monday, so I can resume saving for the retrieval of stuff). I've been referring to them in my mind as "drunken tablets," because when I punched the holes in them, using a 3-hole punch, I miscalculated the measurement, so the holes are shifted a bit away from the corners. The cards are 2 inch square, with the corners rounded off. ![]() I didn't find any of my tablets, but I had some cardboard, and set to making a new set of cards. As soon as they arrived, I dug through my baskets to choose yarn or string, and settled on 2 colors of 10/2 cotton, turquoise and blue, which I'd purchased a few years ago from Herveus' booth, likely at Pennsic (the SCA's largest event, it goes for 2 weeks near Pittsburgh, PA). When I said they were not included, Herveus sent me a replacement pair. It was quickly recognized when I posted photos on Facebook and Google+, and Herveus (who I know from SCA events) asked if the apron sticks had come with it, because they weren't in the picture. It's a small tabletop loom, made by +Michael Houghton (SCA name: Herveus D'Ormonde) of White Wolf and Phoenix, though I didn't realize it was one of his when I scooped it up at the sale. ![]() I recently got a new-to-me loom at a yard sale run by a former member of the SCA (medieval research and recreation group). ![]()
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