This is my pensieve ([info]garden_faerie) wrote in [info]handspinning,
@ 2008-05-09 06:52:00
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Craigslist strikes again!
She emailed me back!!  Before long I will be the owner of a 5 peddle floor loom and another spinning wheel.  Not sure if I should be excited about the wheel yet.  The loom might be crap too but for the price, I can fix up crap and still be in the win. 

I don't want the loom.  The last thing I need is to have weaving get in the way of knitting and spinning.   But husband has expressed an interest. 

Having  a second wheel was something I was looking for. I am going to have a lot of spinning ahead of me if I want to profit from this so the more hands at it the better.  I hope it's decent.

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[info]reedrover
2008-05-09 02:30 pm UTC (link)
If the loom is in decent shape, you can either re-list it on the various web sites like Weaver's Housecleaning site.

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[info]garden_faerie
2008-05-09 04:00 pm UTC (link)
I thought that at first but my husband pointed out that it's something he would like to learn and if we resold it we may regret it later. I think we will see what it takes to fix up and then keep until life settles down a bit and we can learn. I only just started my alpaca ranch so my hands are full this year.

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[info]altivo
2008-05-09 02:37 pm UTC (link)
Five? Floor looms usually have four harnesses and six treadles, or eight harnesses and ten treadles. One added foot lever may control a friction brake for the warp tension.

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[info]garden_faerie
2008-05-09 03:58 pm UTC (link)
The descriptions says: "Five peddle warp, floor loom, has not been used in several years. Various extra pieces include yarn rack and Spinning Wheel, spindles, etc"

I don't know anything about looms, I found this looking for a used spinning wheel. Sometime in the future we had talked about getting a table loom for my husband to learn on but this is a great deal. Both for $150!!

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[info]oh_eudora
2008-05-09 04:01 pm UTC (link)
you talked about it...IN THE FUTURE?!?!?

ok, sorry. that just made me giggle! congrats on the great finds!

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[info]garden_faerie
2008-05-09 04:05 pm UTC (link)
HAHAHA! Ok, I missed that.

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[info]altivo
2008-05-09 04:14 pm UTC (link)
No maker's name, no photos, no other information? I'd be pretty suspicious, frankly.

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[info]garden_faerie
2008-05-09 04:29 pm UTC (link)
There were pictures of the loom I just didn't post them. I am waiting on pictures of the wheel.

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