Archive for January 2010

Electric Bobbin Winder for Pocket Change

Jan 25th, 2010 | By Gidget | Category: Featured Posts, Projects

After spending several hours on Saturday and only getting 5 inches onto the warping board of Aunt Lydia’s no. 10 threads, I decided I had to get round balls from squared balls – What I needed was a bobbin winder.

It only took 45 minutes to convert the balls to tangle-free easy-store bobbins. [...]

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Heddles to pay….

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Gidget | Category: Featured Posts, Projects

One of the many butterflies that has swarmed my brain for years is weaving. I’ve always wanted to learn how. For some reason unbeknownst to me, I decided it was time to figure it out. Four weeks later, I have a 24″ counterbalance table loom that fits good on my drafting table.
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