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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 5h

I love your lease stick setup! I'm battling my current set up, which keeps turning the sticks vertical instead of flat like that. I hadn't thought to add a separate holder to keep them in place! (Now hunting options.) (Also, the warp is gorgeous!)

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 4d

Gorgeous colors! It looks so lush.

Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 7d

Win-win.

She gets snuggles; I get warm hands.

#cats

A fluffy buff-colored cat curls around her human's arm. Her mom's hand is buried in the warm belly fur.

In front of them, a laptop awaits an attempt at work.

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 9d

Don't have room for.... yet. Yet!

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 9d

That is a massive amount of riches there!

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 9d

Get a new car with more bells and whistles, they said.

Car: your tire is low!! Your tire is low!!

.... did no one tell the car not to cry wolf?

A car instrument panel, with a low tire warning. The tire is currently at 33 psi instead of 34 psi.

Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 10d

Having *also* "pushed the boundaries and innovated" recently, I celebrate your victory!

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 12d

It would be so hard to turn that down.

Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 12d

Defenders of the neighborhood. (There evidently was a BIRD that dared to land in the front garden.)
#cats

View: an open window with white drapes. Two cats sit side by side, intently staring out the window. In the foreground, an empty chair is behind them.

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 13d

And so it begins!

#leafchange #fallcolor

A tree lined skyline, with wispy clouds in a blue sky. The trees are starting to change colors, displaying reds, oranges, and greens in the leaves.

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 13d

I have friends that swore by the Cricut 12x10 one, because it would press an only slightly smaller area than a fixed press and was both more maneuverable and easier to store while also being an improvement over an iron.

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 13d

My current one is not better suited for wider than probably 30 inch fabrics, sadly. I did one side, then rotated my fabric and did the other, but it's only 16" wide. It's about 8 years old, but similar to the Vevor 16x20. I have pressed 2 and 3 layers with it, with a Teflon sheet between though.

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 13d

It's a gnome meant for you!!

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 14d

Ah... I have a 16 x 20 press, and have so far only needed to press 23 inch fabric. I hadn't considered the WIDTH of the fabric here. I wonder if a swing-away style press would be easier than a clamshell?

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 14d

I wish you much luck with that!

Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 14d

I found myself grateful I have a heat press in these situations.

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 18d

I added about 20 inches to the suggested warp length, just in case my loom had more waste than the pattern guessed, but yeah. I think I've only wound around my warp beam 2 times before I'm at the length to thread the heddles, so getting a little concerned. Also feeling a bit silly!

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 18d

Weavers, what's the shortest length of warp you're willing to work with on your floor loom?

My test warp for my floor loom is only a little over 2.5 yards long (2 towels worth), and this seems a little silly now as I'm threading the heddles.

#weaving #multishaft

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 19d

Absolutely!

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 19d

She's evidently helping me attach my lease sticks.

Also, I find myself both excited and nervous about this next step, dressing the loom for the first time. We'll see if I got everything rebuilt properly!

#cats #weaving #multishaft

An orange cat is tangled in 1/4" rope, next to a floor loom.

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 21d

Does the study just get filed as a physical sample? Or do you have an intended outcome for the cloth?

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 22d

If you actually do not have a place to put it...you do not need that loom at this time. (Very great price, though, especially if it all works!)

But I'll join the chorus of you definitely need a loom at some time for your mental health.

Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 22d

My fiber guild has a couple inkle looms for rent, and I'm trying REALLY hard not to add another temptation to my line up before I finish my current projects.

Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 22d

Wonderful set! I love how each can be different but still obviously part of a set.

Was this your first time indirect warping? Do you find you have a preference?

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Ronda (no "h") @vangrog.bsky.social · 23d

I'm trying to wrap my head around threading a double heddle while leaving my loom in the stand. The last double heddle set up I did, I placed everything on the table for threading and let my back heddle just "rest" while threading the front.

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