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Stitching & Crafting Room: Navajo weaving |
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2016 : 11:23:46 AM
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I mentioned before I coerced two members of our chapter to take a Navajo weaving class. We had to make our own looms. Here's mine:
It was too big for me to weave on, so I replaced it with a lap loom:
That is not my project. I'll post that soon. Been busy fixing a craft room where I can do all my crazy stuff and weave. I find it so soothing....
Sylvia Kent, WA Farm Girl #5389 http://vintagehousegoods.blogspot.com http://etsy.com/shop/Vintagehousegoods |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2016 : 12:15:38 PM
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Great lap loom. Enjoy hours of weaving.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2016 : 12:28:06 PM
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I love both of those looms! Why is the top loom to big to use? Just curious. Can't wait to see what you learned!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
582 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2016 : 8:43:33 PM
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quote: Originally posted by forgetmenot
I love both of those looms! Why is the top loom to big to use? Just curious. Can't wait to see what you learned!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
I have arthritis in both shoulders. The loom needs to be lowered in order to keep weaving up. Can't find anything that works. The loom's lumber is very warped. It needs to be rebuilt with better wood, hardwood preferably. Can't get even tension with it as is.
Sylvia Kent, WA Farm Girl #5389 http://vintagehousegoods.blogspot.com http://etsy.com/shop/Vintagehousegoods |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6721 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
6721 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2016 : 06:20:14 AM
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Beautiful! I would love to learn, but for now I will continue to learn my drop spindle,
Hugs, Deb #1582 Blessed in Colorado
FGOTM, Septembe, 2012
"You must do the thing you think you can not do." Eleanor Roosevelt
Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings We simply continue to fly on our Broomsticks. We're flexible like that!
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brianna.e
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brianna
Gladstone
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2016 : 07:30:36 AM
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This is spectacular! I would love to learn how to weave :) |
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
Jana
Southern California
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2016 : 6:18:25 PM
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Very cool, I love the fact you made your own loom. I am excited to see the remake of the loom and your Navajo weave project.
Jana #7110 http://www.emhardt.com
Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! ~Charles Schulz
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2016 : 6:41:33 PM
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Sylvia! This is awesome! I am so excited for you, and to hear about how your project progresses! Please keep us posted! SO neat! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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