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I took an introductory weaving class in 2010, and was immediately hooked. The problem was that I didn't start until spring of my senior year in college! By the time I knew I liked it, I was graduating and moving out of state. I looked into buying a loom, but they're extremely expensive. New ones can easily be over $5,000, and even used ones comparable to the one I learned on are over $500. Occasionally I would browse online for cheap looms, but never found any. Until last week. I found this wonderful table-top loom. It's smaller than most; I won't be able to weave anything wider than 20 inches. I don't wear shawls through, so I'm going to focus on scarves. And maybe throw pillows?
After finding it, I tried to research the maker. Internet fail. I couldn't find anything. So I emailed my weaving instructor from last year. She was wonderful. She gave me her opinion on its condition, appropriate selling price, and where to buy the 1 part that its missing. She even offered to send me some old weaving magazines! After discussing it with her, I knew that I definitely wanted to buy the loom.
Then the waiting game started. I had only bought one thing on eBay before, so I was nervous to bid. I didn't want people to know I was looking at it. My mom told me about Just Snipe, a website that waits to submit your bid until the last few seconds of the auction. I signed up.
The auction just ended a few minutes ago, and I was the only bidder! So I got this loom for $175 (+$40 S&H). A steal. My weaving instructor said her upper limit would be $350!! Even after buying a $35 piece and some weaving books, I'll be way ahead. Looms last for a long time, so I'm considering this an awesome investment / self-graduation present! Expect lots of news of my weaving adventures this summer...
That sounds like a lot of fun Mel! Can't wrap my head around physics but I do understand the beauty and satisfaction of a creating!! I can't wait to see what you create.
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