updates

getting all the necessary pipe at the plumber’s supply store took 15 minutes

pleasant and efficient

  several of the tradesmen were surprised to learn you could build a loom (what’s that?) from pipe

and it only took 30 minutes to assemble!

overall it is 54″ high – you need the extra length for the temporary, secondary warp

overall weaving width is approx. 10″

by changing the length of pipe the width can be increased

I’m to impatient to wait for a son the drill pieces for the jig ( don’t have a big enough drill bit)

I choose an alternative method

and hung two table loom bars from the top & bottom of the frame

it is a bit fussy to get exactly the correct measurements so will wait for a proper jig next time

the weaving warp is wound between the two steel bars

the loom has received a seal of approval

now to do my own warping…

meanwhile the builders have finished the front deck

it gets the afternoon/evening sun – I’ve been spinning out there

when the temperatures cool down I can replant the garden

the guys really got creative with the gate, a Japanese theme

they used bamboo for the deck railings and repeated them in the gate

I cut and trimmed the gate bamboo from my patch of black bamboo in the back yard

hopefully that will deter the deer

of course they can crawl under the cedar hedge – I’ve seen them do it!