My New Kit of English Angora Rabbits.

Hello all
it has been quite some time since my last time I wrote I my blog.
I lost my mom in August of this year 2015 and am not handling it well.  I pray and cry more than I have in a long time. I miss her every moment of everyday. She was the most amazing person.
I hope to start posting in the blog more soon . Thank you to all of the people that have been holding me up in their prayers.  I have found in the last few months that I have more friends than I ever new.
I hope all of you have a blessed day

Herold floor loom all stained

So far I have the loom all stained and put back together.  My son was such a big help with the staining. At one point we just stopped and looked at him (Herold) and marveled at the difference the stain made in the old loom. My Scott was working away at his milling machine making the new pieces that were missing. This is an amazing loom. Nothing fancy, it just works. It is special to me now because my son and Scott helped me bring it back to life. I am letting the stain soak in, then I will oil and wax him.

The Herald Loom.

I have started a new journey.  My Scott found an old herald loom on Craigslist.  We went to go have a look see.. The poor thing had been left outside under an old well house cover. I had never heard of Herald looms and thought to myself, I can fix this old thing up.
And so the journey begins. .
I have been slowly taking it apart and sanding as I go. I do not know what kind of wood it is made of but, it is a hard wood. One of the treadles was broken off and all but one of the eight shafts/harnesses are in pieces. I have glued four of them together. He has a 32" weaving width which is great for my little studio. I have been using the most amazing Gilmore loom that a friend of mine owns. I do not know if I am going to stain him or just oil him. As I am sanding him I think of all the things that must have been woven on him. The loom maker invented the shaft /harness system that he has. He got a patent on it in the 40s. This is one of the first looms that he made.
here are some photos of him as I am working along.

Monday spin-in at Sharlot Hall Museum

Freedom Inspired Yarn.