tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post5469396493689093583..comments2024-03-22T17:30:05.579-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: Lesson in HumbilityLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-60155619818193286982011-11-01T20:29:18.061-07:002011-11-01T20:29:18.061-07:0035 dents per decimeter (or about 4 inches). Works...35 dents per decimeter (or about 4 inches). Works out to 9 dents per inch.<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-21778255255850340532011-11-01T20:08:22.769-07:002011-11-01T20:08:22.769-07:00Shipping it to Baddeck would definitely be the eas...Shipping it to Baddeck would definitely be the easy thing - and my husband is there now. However, this is the first year that he's flying home -- if he was driving, I'd say 'go for it!' Sigh... Thanks - I'll contact Joanne. (What's the "35" if it's not the width?)Rhonda from Baddeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651399104456601085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-62842848261741531082011-11-01T11:00:28.754-07:002011-11-01T11:00:28.754-07:00My reed is 60" long but it would likely be di...My reed is 60" long but it would likely be difficult to ship - that border thing. :} Contact Joanne Hall at Glimakra USA - she can probably get one. It is marked 35 but when I put the tape measure on it, it had 9 dents per inch.<br /><br />Unless I could mail it to you in Baddeck????<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-65532435072103312472011-11-01T10:55:23.699-07:002011-11-01T10:55:23.699-07:00A friend suggested 9 epi for weaving tartan blanke...A friend suggested 9 epi for weaving tartan blankets with Briggs & Little yarn (I have a lot of it), but I haven't been successful finding a 9-dent reed except custom-made. I have a Glimakra 65" so need something wider than 35" or I'd buy yours! Do you remember where you got it?Rhonda from Baddeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651399104456601085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-13045169040632879392011-11-01T04:52:12.074-07:002011-11-01T04:52:12.074-07:00That was the first thing that happened to me when ...That was the first thing that happened to me when I got my AVL, because I could not *dream* that a loom required a special-height reed... but I built a thingie to fix it: http://oddweavings.blogspot.com/2011/11/too-short-reed.html<br /><br />It still works, 10 yrs later<br /><br />(My verification word is perefeno - surely a mis-spelling of perfection?)Kerstin på Spinnhusethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417606744435651656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-53823639385496578952011-10-31T21:29:32.949-07:002011-10-31T21:29:32.949-07:00There's a new Terry Pratchett book out?!!! Ho...There's a new Terry Pratchett book out?!!! How did I not know about this?Synehttp://www.synemitchell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-22960534555853744862011-10-31T13:58:41.908-07:002011-10-31T13:58:41.908-07:00If I'd had something I could 'stuff' i...If I'd had something I could 'stuff' into the gap I would have, but the gap was juuuussst that much to wide. :( And with a 40 yard warp, I didn't want to be fighting the reed/beater for the entire length....can't raise the reed because of the way it fits into the AVL beater.<br /><br />What would be best would be to sell the reed to someone who has a loom that it would fit on. Or cut it down to make shorter length 9 dent reeds for my smaller looms. That's always a possibility.<br /><br />And yes, I was rather annoyed with myself for not *thinking*! But it actually only took a few minutes to change the reeds so I'm not all that far 'behind'. I'll be weaving this afternoon. <br /><br />First I'm going to go visit with my friend across the street. It's been a week since our last visit.<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-78592315608487089692011-10-31T13:09:18.502-07:002011-10-31T13:09:18.502-07:00Bummer. The worst part is the time wasted, when th...Bummer. The worst part is the time wasted, when the goal is to work efficiently! Hope the rest of the process goes smoothly.Sandra Rudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691078578557110217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-65077413378101142362011-10-31T12:09:29.414-07:002011-10-31T12:09:29.414-07:00Whew, that was a close call - I'm glad it work...Whew, that was a close call - I'm glad it worked out with a minimum of fuss. I hate it when I have a passing thought like that and it bites me later. (You'll mark that reed somehow, right)? My confirmation word is 'clodpin' - almost sounds like it could be part of a loom!Rhonda from Baddeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651399104456601085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-47535702916630558232011-10-31T12:08:15.984-07:002011-10-31T12:08:15.984-07:00Been (nearly) there. Done (almost) that. Several t...Been (nearly) there. Done (almost) that. Several times, alas. :P My sympathies!<br /><br />I've found through trial and error (mostly error!) that, if the reeds aren't waaaay too short and the grooves in your beater are deep enough, you can sometimes get away with putting a thin dowel under the reed and/or putting something between it and the top beater bar to hold it in place. <br /><br />The reed currently in my Minerva is loose - not <i>quite</i> short enough to flop out of the beater, but enough to rattle around or shift side to side when I beat. I put two blobs of that blue tacky stuff you hang posters with on the top of the reed and pushed the beater bar down on top of it. Now it's wedged right in place and I'm weaving easily. <br /><br />Now, if only my warp wasn't about 10" too short for the last two samples I was supposed to weave on it...Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506014565625306396noreply@blogger.com