Today’s photo is another of the ‘reasons to love charity shops’ series – although Wensleydale described it as my mission to save all the vintage textile equipment and textiles in Hampshire from landfill.
Hands up who else had one of these when they were little? Although mine was smaller – you certainly couldn’t weave up to five feet on it, as this box claims. [Which suggests it dates from before the UK theoretically went metric, about 40 years ago.]
If you had one, did you ever finish anything on it? Or did you, like me, end up with a short piece of irregular weaving that got narrower
I think its previous owner got discouraged even quicker than I did.
But that was before I knew about the exciting things you can weave with. Like sticks, and torn fabric, and pipe cleaners, and paper, and bits of cut up embroideries.
And if the worst comes to the worst Babybel can use it when she’s a bit bigger to make a short piece of irregular weaving that gets narrower and narrower …
3 comments:
OMG. I had one of these but, yes, as you say - smaller. And no, I never finished anything...What a terrific find. I want one.
Celia, I had one of these and although I don't have the loom anymore I do still have the thingy that you wind the wool onto! Best wishes Lesley
I've been looking out for one of these for some time. Lucky you for finding it.
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