tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post3103442896541950281..comments2024-03-22T17:30:05.579-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: Ergonomics = EfficiencyLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-54713595643940697072009-02-08T06:28:00.000-08:002009-02-08T06:28:00.000-08:00I've spent the last five and a half scarves practi...I've spent the last five and a half scarves practicing this way of catching the shuttle and have decided I quite like it!<BR/><BR/>I have noticed that it plays out a bit differently with the end feed shuttles that I use vs. a boat shuttle. This has led me to a possible correction to make so that my two selvages look more alike, which I've talked about a bit <A HREF="http://highfibrediet.blogspot.com/2009/02/mathematical-algebraic-rhombus.html" REL="nofollow">over here</A>. <BR/><BR/>I'm really pleased to have tried this. Thank you, thank you!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506014565625306396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-87845603929636635412009-01-25T20:10:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:10:00.000-08:00Whoo-hoo! Way to go, Sharon! :DCheers!LauraWhoo-hoo! Way to go, Sharon! :D<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-73013405434243522292009-01-25T19:29:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:29:00.000-08:00More good news! I threaded 544 ends in under 3 ho...More good news! I threaded 544 ends in under 3 hours yesterday! That doesn't include beaming and sleying but because the threading went faster I started putting an 11 yard warp on the loom on Friday and was weaving this afternoon - and I did other stuff this weekend, too.<BR/><BR/>Haven't worked on the shuttle throw and catch because I wanted to revel in the fun of quicker threading. :-)<BR/><BR/>OH! I also discovered an error in a pattern in a book and figured out why the error was causing the pattern alteration I was getting! That was especially gratifying - like maybe I'm even understanding how this weaving thing works... ;-)Sharon Schulzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697870972304497221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-34682964601570697502009-01-23T10:55:00.000-08:002009-01-23T10:55:00.000-08:00After catching this way, the index finger then mov...After catching this way, the index finger then moves to the tip to propel the shuttle. It all works so well and seems so natural to me I can never understand why others don't do it the same way. :} <BR/><BR/>But I was fortunate in that it's how I learned right from the beginning. If you didn't, then it takes effort to focus on changeing.....Laura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-87704890166165116692009-01-23T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:38:00.000-08:00I had to laugh. I've always loved my LeClerc boat ...I had to laugh. I've always loved my LeClerc boat shuttles, even as friends got "fancier" ones. I catch really similar to what you're showing - my index finger is more on the tip rather than the top of the shuttle. I'm going to try your way. Thanks!Linda Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606771866992943261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-52775251172768496952009-01-23T06:35:00.000-08:002009-01-23T06:35:00.000-08:00This post is very timely for me. I'm just startin...This post is very timely for me. I'm just starting to learn to weave, so I'll try to learn your method of catching the shuttle right from the beginning! Thanks! :)Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953347562329586677noreply@blogger.com