There are some things money can't buy...

[cormac]

Used inkle loom from Wolf and Phoenix: $100
Cards for card weaving: $10
#10 cotton thread in red and white: $8.85
Warping the loom with 80 cards: 4 1/2 hours
Two more balls of red #10 cotton thread (when you run out before warping is complete): $3.54

Watching the skills you've learned from good friends manifest themselves for the first time: Priceless.

Thanks, herveus!

Comments

[herveus.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[patgund.livejournal.com]

*smile* Things like that are always a wonder, aren't they??

BTW, your icon is made of win. Can I grab it to use??

[cormac.livejournal.com]

Be my guest. Credit where credit is due is my only request.

[patgund.livejournal.com]

Done, thanks!

Though I'm wondering if that should be Little Bit's icon........

[czina.livejournal.com]

Congrats! You've now been assimilated :)

If you get really interested, there's a yahoogroup (SCA Card Weaving) that has lots of info.

And if you want to be a computer geek while designing patterns: Guntram's Tabletweaving Thingy (the technical term).

http://www.guntram.co.za/tabletweaving/index.htm

Welcome to the String Insanity!

[cormac.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. *looks at software*

I've been creating my designs in Microsoft Paint.

[czina.livejournal.com]

If you design a monochrome bitmap, it can also be imported into GTT. Of course - be prepared for the size of the image, and the number of cards it suggests.

You can also design in MS Excel, by setting the grids up to approx. 2:1 ratio. For my Pentathlon project, I found the Excel layout easier to read than the GTT setup - although I used it to do the 'designing', and then did the graphing on Excel.

Of course, right now I'm into doing stripes that aren't graphed, but are done by 'feel'.

this is in no way relevant

[feistymonkey.livejournal.com]

but you must see it anyway.
http://www.nedroid.com/showimage.html?Image=images/barmitzvahtoday.jpg

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[cormac.livejournal.com]

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[feistymonkey.livejournal.com]

the title is "sad bear".
The whole sad bear concept reminds me of you during your younger and more angsty phase. The fact that Sad Bear #3 is having a barmitsvah makes it better.

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[cormac.livejournal.com]

No, I get it (and will probably make it into an LJ icon). Where did you find it?

[Edit: I did make it into an LJ icon]