It's simple and portable and it took me ages to warp it – at least it seemed like ages, as all first time things can do. And that was only eighteen warp threads (it can take sixty or so).
I got it at a garage sale many months ago before I had any interest in weaving. But it had to do with fibre……
KBN has motivated me to expand and explore.
The weft is men's ties. I want to see if this will work for the basket/bag design.
This is what it looks like from the viewpoint of the weaver but it is meant to be used by a person seated on the ground with the othe end of the loom attached to a door handle or tree at that angle. I need to sit on a chair. I have hooked the other end to the top of a door. The angle is not right. I need to experiment or see someone using one. Likely both.
The belt that goes around the waist was missing so I have used a regular belt with leather attaching it to the loom. Maybe it is meant to go around the hips? The torso? Where is a Mayan weaver when you need to watch one?
I am challenged but it feels very good to discover the 'workings' of something so simple, so versatile, portable, 'ancient'. And beautiful.