Meet my New Loom: A 4-Shaft Dorothy from Leclerc & Learn About My Fiber Experiment
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2021
- This video has two parts. In the first one, I introduce you to my new loom, a 4-shaft Dorothy Loom made by Leclerc. This is a table loom that has been converted into a floor loom with some add-on treadles. In the second part of this video, I talk to you about a project that I have undertaking: testing yarns to see which one is the most absorbent. To do so, I wove 8 dishtowels, each with a different weft fiber. #loom #weaving #yarn
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THE PATTERNS
For this project, I designed the warp pattern myself. For the weft pattern, I used the drafts provided in Anne Dixon Book: The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory in between pages 32 to 36. Here’s where you can get this wonderful book in the US: woolery.com/handweavers-patte...
If you wish to have more details about each patterns used for the dishtowel, you can visit my website.
Here’s the link: curly-n-yarny.com/weaving-8-di...
THE YARNS
All the yarns found in this video are available through the Woolery’s online shop in the US. Here are a few links:
Cotton: woolery.com/maurice-brassard-...
Cotton Slub: woolery.com/cotton-slub-yarn....
Hemp: woolery.com/hemp-yarn-8-2.htm...
Boucle Cotton: woolery.com/maurice-brassard-...
Cotton Chenille: woolery.com/maurice-brassard-...
Cottonlin: woolery.com/maurice-brassard-...
Bamboo: woolery.com/maurice-brassard-...
THE EXPERIMENT
The video in which I test all the dishtowels is done! To know which one is the most absorbent watch it with this link: • Conducting a Fiber Exp...
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WOW, what a great project. It will be so helpful in choosing future fibers for weaving dishclothes. And by the way, your Mom's quilt is gorgeous. You are such a talented family.
Thank you so much for your comment ♥️ I will let my mom know that you like her quilt 😁
Lovely loom great work congratulations 👏😀👍
Thank you so much Amira 💖
Great to see your new loom in action. What a wonderful loom! I love your dish towels to… it will be interesting to see which is the most absorbent fabric. It was clever of you to go to your mums and let her hem them😂
Thank you so much!! I'm really excited to see the results too ☺️ It was a good exchange of services with my mom: she helped me out hemming and she got 4 new dishtowels 😉
Lovely loom! Thanks for doing this experiment, looking forward to seeing your results 🤓
Thanks! I'm excited to test it 👩🏽🔬
Your loom is beautiful.
Thank you 🥰♥️😊
Hey, I think if you unscrew and remove the sectional frames you'll find a regular warp beam under there. You might have to make an apron rod but that can be as simple as a dowel tied on with string
I think you are right 😊 I wish to give sectional beam a real try! But if it's not working out for me, I might just do that! Thank you 😁
@@Curly_n_Yarny you're welcome, thanks for making these videos!
I love your videos. Please also share what's currently on your loom.
Thank you!! At the moment, my looms are sadly empty. I often post stories on my Instagram when I start a new project. If you are not already a follower, here's the link instagram.com/curly_n_yarny/
The more looms I see, the more I want to build my own custom loom with pedals...
That could be a really fun project 😊
I'm building a folding counterbalance loom from plans I found online😁
@@garybenson That's very cool!
@@garybenson whoo! counterbalance always looked intimidating. I did make what I am calling a 'Flooring loom', I used flooring panels I found In the garage. :). It's becoming a 4 harness, direct tie-up. I just started drilling and boom, a loom.
What’s the verdict: which towels do you like best at this point? I have the same loom-it was my Grammie’s-and I have yet to make something on it. Towels might be a great starting point!
All of them 😅 I made a follow-up video about those towels. As promised, I tried to see which ones are the most absorbent. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/bul7ddrN37M/видео.html
How cool that you have your Grammie's loom 🥰 Anything you would weave on it would surely be awesome!
@@Curly_n_Yarny Awesome, thanks for the reply! I'm a statistics teach of all things. :) I love your experiment, and love that you noted flaws in your experiment. ;-)
Hahah! Thanks 😄 I just had to!
Do you prefer your Dorothy or Voyageur table loom?
This is a good question 😊
First, I don't own the Voyageur table loom. But it was lent to me for so long that it sure felt like I did😂
Also, I feel like I need to say that I have only used my Dorothy as a floor loom with the add-on treadles. I realised that I prefer weaving on a floor loom than on a table loom. So for that, I prefer the Dorothy loom because it offers the option to transform into a floor loom. I'm not a 100% sure, but I don't think that the Voyageur can do that.
Still, if I were to want only a table loom, I think that I would prefer the Voyageur. The main reason for this is that the handles for the shafts are in front of the loom instead of on the side. I find that it makes it more straight foward to see which handles are pulled and which one need to be pulled next. Also, I feel like it might be more ergonomic having the handles in the front than on the side.
In both cases, I enjoy weaving on them 😊
I hope this helps you! Let me know if you have other questions 😊