Now it is time to start showing you the shuttle part of
“Shuttle, Hook and Needle”.
When I was a teenager I wanted to be a potter not a weaver.
The first time I sat down to throw a pot on a wheel, I knew I was not a potter; but from the first time I sat down at a
loom, I knew I was a weaver.
My first weaving class was at Berea College, in Berea,
Kentucky. I was 18. Throwing the shuttle and watching the pattern appear was
magic! I wanted a loom of my own but with no money, what to do? Since my family
lived on a farm, my Dad helped me plant a sweet corn patch. I sold enough corn
that summer at a local farmer’s market to buy a small Harrisville loom that
came in a kit. I still have that first loom along with six and one-half other
looms in the studio.
In future postings I will introduce you to each loom, its
history and its function. I also will be showing you the types of weaving I am
the most interested in.
Louise
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