Nancy Today: Weaving on the loom, pt 1 dish towel

[NancyToday]

I loved doing all this weaving. The fabric would have been amazing for making clothes, too!

[NancyToday]

@achickenyousay Did you look it up online? Kijiji?  Freecycle?

[disneynazar]

This is beautiful to watch! I'll be learning this in college (:

[NancyToday]

@disneynazar Wow, fun college! I never learned any of this in school!

[MusicAmidstTheTrees]

Wouldn't it be amazing to make all of your clothing yourself??

That's why I want a loom.

[FoodOrFail]

Wah!!! I wanna learn!

[NancyToday]

@piggylover368 the thickness of your yarns is what causes the thickness of the fabric.

[pangavamanos]

Looks real fun! Im about to start my first classes. Can't wait.

Thanks!

[NancyToday]

@pangavamanos Wow, you're gona be so happy! Peaceful thing to do, weaving!

[TheSummerdreams3000]

@pangavamanos  lucky you.

[finegirlification]

how do u change colors?????

[NancyToday]

@finegirlification You change bobbins in your shuttle for changing colours in the weft. The threads that are already on the loom, the warp, is set up with those colour threads in place already. They don't change for the duration of the warp.

[darksinger13]

I've been wanting to learn how to use a loom for a long time it looks like fun and i would like to make my own fabric for making my own clothes ^.^

[NancyToday]

@darksinger13 It is very fun! It's relaxing. See if you can get a used loom, they're usually in Grandma's attic when she dies and the kids get rid of it.

[poptart777]

It looks like a nice way to spend time..

[NancyToday]

@poptart777 I just love weaving! It is such a meditation.

[BigTerKC]

I think she was doing good till Nancy started talking to her and broke her concentration. I would have choked Nancy with it when I was done! LOL Just kidding!

Then again, I can envision saying " It took me 8 hours to get this warp on this thing and you made me mess it up!" LOL

Ok, I'll go back to script writing class!

[NancyToday]

@BigTerKC LOL.  oops.

[torritornado]

Oh! That looks so fun to make! but I imagine it takes forever to set up!

[NancyToday]

@torritornado If you enjoy the process, then each part has it's meditative, relaxing feel to it.

[craftybearquilts]

Cool video, thanks for sharing and what is the maker of your loom?

[wolfmother8719]

wow

[Textilefabric]

tat's really cool

[brianad13]

where can i buy one of those?

[canaan1967]

what is she using the peddle for between each pass? For the heddles? And what does that do?

[NancyToday]

To change the hole that the yarn will go through. By pushing one pair of pedals down, it makes certain threads go uphill. that creates an opening where the new yarn will pass through. After it goes to the other side, if you push different pedals, those first threads lie back down again and the other ones go up in the air. that is what creates the up down up down pathway that the threads make on anything woven. Look at your blouce and you'll see what I mean.

[canaan1967]

@NancyToday

Thanks Nancy. I'm a guy but who knows maybe I'll think about wearing a blouse one day :-)

[EveryCritter]

Ok, thank-you very much.

[EveryCritter]

how would you describe that sound thst the loom makes (with like, an onomatopoeia)? See, i'm writing a story wth a loom in it, and i really need a way to show the sound. :)

[NancyToday]

I have no idea. I would, however, describe it as the rattle of wooden petals pushing racks of hanging wires up and down. The wood bangs against fabric as the (I forget what the beater is called) is brought forward to wallop the added yarns closer together.

[perkidanman]

i'd love to have a loom and make large sheets of fabric made of home-spun angora or the like.

[ClassicBobby777]

What type of lom is that?

[majawow]

This looks like a Scandianavian type of loom to me. I have similar.

[Deenanemily]

What joy it would be to look at your own fabric and know that you made that towel, or rug, or throw or whatever.