This week has been a crazy week....typical of the week before Fryeburg Fair.
This year I thought I would try something different for the loom demonstration....working on a rigid heddle loom using 2 heddles. Sounds pretty straightforward in the book and the videos....especially the part about direct warping.
I am a distributor for Schacht, so I brought in one of their Flip Rigid Heddle looms. Figuring I should learn how to be able to teach people how to warp their loom in the "direct warping" method that is shown in the instruction book, I set about warping my loom.
Umm.....when you are warping close to 400 ends that is a TON of walking on a 6 yard warp.....so last night when I was looking at facebook and one of Courtney's friends who much to her dismay is one of my friends....LOL... had the following status:
If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
I had to laugh.....being the music junkie that I am, I know that the following lines are:
I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more just to be that man who walks a thousand miles to fall down at your door....
Man o man.....I think I walked those 500 miles warping that loom!!! Next time back to the warping board....just sayin'. :-)
Sometimes you just never know where your blogging inspiration is going to come from...LOL!!!
That's one of my favorite songs, too, though I like the version that one of my favorite bluegrass bands does:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qof-TY8tZQ
Posted by: Lorette | Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 01:31 PM
I LOVE that song. Don't mind at all that it's going to play in my head for the rest of the day!
Posted by: Julie | Wednesday, October 06, 2010 at 05:52 PM
Love love love that song!
Posted by: romi | Tuesday, October 05, 2010 at 07:11 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM0sTNtWDiI
Posted by: Kate/Massachusetts | Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 08:16 PM
Now that song is going to ricochet around my brian for the rest of the day. Good thing I like it.
Posted by: Hillary | Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 01:28 PM
Hi, Kim, I think we'll be coming to Fryeburg next weekend. Looking forward to meeting you finally!
Posted by: Christine | Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 11:39 AM
I didn't realize the Flip came that wide! My Kromski Harp is 32"...which, as I think about it, is wider than the new floor loom! Anyway, I never attempted the 2-heddle thing, but certainly did do the direct warping. It is indeed a lot of walking! Can't wait to see what this becomes!
Posted by: Marcia | Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 10:44 AM
as a distributer, do you sell the cricket looms? I may need to drive up to try/buy one... i've been dying to get one!
And... my birthday is next week. :)
Posted by: Kate | Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 09:25 AM
The whole thing looks amazing, crazy and maybe a little fun. If you walked along to the beat you could be dancing!
Posted by: margene | Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 08:15 AM
I love that song! I don't really understand the whole warping process but I don't think it should be THAT much work and THAT much walking!
Posted by: Carole | Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 06:36 AM
That is one of my all time favorite songs. Ever!
Don't make weaving look like anything I want to do. I'll blame you for it. ;)
Posted by: TeresaC | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 10:51 PM