I Have a Loom

I do, I really do. I had resigned myself to staying with plain weave on my rigid heddle looms until I could afford a floor loom, but then this little lovely came into my life:

The label says it’s a Dick Blick Artcraft, but it’s really an older version of the Leclerc Dorothy, private labeled for Dick Blick. It’s a 4 shaft table loom on its own stand. It’s PERFECT for a beginner who didn’t want to invest thousands into a loom but wanted to experiment with textures and patterns that weren’t easily done on a rigid heddle. And, I think it’s charming. I’ve ordered some 6/2 cotton mill ends and hope that by the time I’ve woven the warp off into a set of dish towels, I will have a much better understanding of the amazing process of weaving. And of course, because I’m me, I’m already day-dreaming about the full-sized, 8-shaft floor loom that I will own in the future…