[Nfb-krafters-korner] I am wondering how much interest htere is from anyone about loom weaving. Not loom knitting

[Jessica]

My plate is still unfortunately full. So I am thinking if enough of you 
are interested I can do a call conference in February sometime.
We had a death in our family connections and although I did not know 
the person very well it did shake me a little. I am getting back on my 
feet so to speak. But still some stuff got put on the back burner.
Anyway.
I think and still think loom weaving is a great craft for many reasons.
It is relaxing. It involves both hands but not in the same way knitting 
or crocheting does.
For me its easier on both hands.. Than knitting and crocheting is.
What I would cover in the call would basicly be what loom I use. what 
it looks like. Warping the loom there are two methods. I would try to 
briefly cover both and explain how easy it is.
Honestly this would be so much easier in podcast form. But I don't know 
how to make a podcast sigh.
Um let me see.
The two threads called warp and weft and how they interact with each other.
I do not know everything about weaving. But this little cricket loom 
from schacht has opened up so many possibilities.
I wish I had gotten the schacht flip loom sigh. the cricket is too 
small. But still it is great.
I have not weaved on it recently because I am trying to do other things first.
I was hoping to get this other stuff done before having this call.
So I really do need to know who is interested. Or if anyone knows how 
to make a podcast and could give me tips on how to do so. So I could 
have small sessions on each topic and people could get it as their time 
permits.
Email me at iscahlyn at gmail.com if you are interested and don't wish to 
fill the list up with I am interested emails.
Again if there is enough interest I am thinking a call in February or 
somewhere in there. Just to give me some breathing and catchup room.
And so I can share the other way of warping which I have an idea how. 
But have not done it yet. Because I am trying to get other stuff out of 
the way.
I would also cover why one way of warping the loom is good and why 
another way may be better. And it is the better way that I still need to learn.
I will also discuss the cons of weaving.
Anyway I know this was a bit scattered. But that is basicly it.
I was in a weaving class where the teacher thought a blind person could 
not warp a loom. Weave on it yes. But warp on it no.
Well I warped my loom just fine the first time. And my goal of this 
call would be to show that weaving can be done by any blind person from 
start to finish if they have the patience to do it.
My mom said she could never take the time to warp a loom. But that is 
her. And it really doesn't take much time once you know how to do it.
Floor and table looms. Eeek. HOnestly those may be harder to warp 
because they are just more complex. But I am sure with the right tools 
a blind person could warp those too. But i don't have a floor or table 
loom to test this on.
I like the rigid hddle looms. Easy to warp. Easy to weave on. And give 
you the feeling of having a floor or table loom without all the extra 
hassle a floor or table loom would give you.
Again though. I wish totally that I had gotten a folding rigid heddle 
loom. It helps a lot when you have small corner space.
Jessica