Hand of fate........

I must have mentioned it casually, something said in passing. A few days later, she called around for a looksee. A few days later still, she telephoned, and said "yes, please". And today, she came to collect it.

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehn, goodbyee.....to our folding Lillestina floor loom.

We had been together for quite a few years, but had never really got to know each other. A warp here, a warp there, often a fair bit of muttering and cursing. All the while, we clung to the notion that we really did want to weave. And it's true - we do. But the Lillestina was not the right loom for us. Too big, too....fiddly. You really did need to know what you were doing, and we didn't, not properly. Oh, we could fudge our way through or around it, but it was always a struggle.

So there she sat, not exactly unloved, but certainly way underused, and a terrible prick to our consciences, and with the itch to weave remaining unsatisfied.

Then three years ago (I think) I did a three day introduction to four shaft weaving at Convergence, and it was amazingly good. I had a great time, and I fell in love. I fell in love with the Schacht Wolf Pup. But that loom is way too small for anything much other than classes or as a sample loom, I suppose. So it was going to have to be a Baby Wolf.

And that is going to be what comes about. The Lillestina has gone to a good home at a fair price, and the DSM is in need of a special birthday present later this year. With the cost being high, it means I get to share too.

So maybe, just maybe we are finally going to.....get weaving. (So sorry!)