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8 shaft Weaving travels

Ashford 8 shaft is born

Many hours later, the pieces fit together and now the loom is ready for a warp. What to warp first, that is the question.
The shafts needed adjusting for proper height. AND I need more heddles for double weave. Ordering online has been interesting as some things are in short supply and some places are more efficient. So far Pacific Wools in Oregon has been the quickest response to ordering. They used to be in Newberg but now are online from Prineville, Oregon.
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8 shaft Weaving travels

8 shaft looms begins its journey

The pieces came in a nicely packages box all the way from New Zealand. Impressive packaging.

The journey continues with putting together the castle with wood screws. I learned about rubbing the screw on a candle to get wax to help with the entry of the screw into the wood. That worked beautifully.

Then came the levers which are in the down position until much later.
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8 shaft Weaving travels

8 shaft table loom

My Ashford 8 shaft table loom came on Saturday in a box with a zillion pieces and screws. How I came to order such a loom is another story best told separately as double weave seems to have visited in the form of a class offered by Jennifer Moore through Lunatic Fringe Yarns. I have already complete a wall hanging using the Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom so the journey continues.

I sorted out the screws and knobs to make sure everything was there. I even watched a video of a weaver putting hers together with her husband.
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8 shaft Mbira travels Weaving travels

8 shaft weaving

Weaving for mbira bags on my 8 shaft table loom.

I should have kept the loom. Would love to have it now for double weave!