This is the 15th year of continuous daily publication for 365Caws. All things considered, it's likely it will be the last year as it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to find interesting material. However, I hope that I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world with my natural history posts, or encouraged a novice weaver or needleworker. If so, I've done what I set out to do.
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Small, Medium and Large
Day 246: I'm afraid I don't have a "super-size" inkle loom to show you (that would be a floor model), but these three serve quite well to keep me busy. "Large" is the standard Ashford inkle and can make a band 110" in length. "Medium" is Ashford's Inklette, and holds 72". It's the one I dubbed "Inky-dinky Inkle," but that was before I got "Small," which I refer to as a "micro inkle." I can squeeze 39" out of it, but only because I have very small hands. It's a wonderful little travel loom. Most of the time, all three are in operation, however I just pulled a band off "Large" and haven't decided what to warp up next. I usually use heavier threads on it ("heavier" being 8/2 cotton). The warp on "Medium" is sewing thread with 10/2 cotton for the pattern threads, and the piece on "Small" is tatting cotton #40 with #20 for the pattern.
Labels:
inkle looms,
weaving
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