It's a loom! And a visit from the Loom Fairy.
Now that I knew the loom was a loom, not an extravagant paperweight, it was time to get serious about setting it up. There were still some questions (do I want larger heddles? How will the shed look if the shafts are all the way at the back? Am I going to need to replace the warping beam?), but they're not going to be answered except by setting everything up and giving it a try. So I cut off what I'd woven, wound it back to the warping beam, removed the cords from the treadles and lamms, took down the beater, and generally undid everything I'd spent a week doing. Sadly, it didn't occur to me to take pictures, but it's not very interesting with just a frame sitting there. Then I started replacing cord with texsolv, and now I understand why it's so popular. So, more or less in order: 1) Re-hang the shafts. Since there are no pins for the jacks, I use blocks of 1x2 to hold them in place. Against all advice, I hung them as far back as po...