Newcomb Weaving Loom Parts

Loomy Tunes: Meet Nancy

&Nbsp;Last spring, my sister got a call from a distant relative who asked her many questions about herself and all her siblings, hinting that another distant relative had died and we might be inheriting something from her.  We'd never heard of either the caller or the deceased, and didn't think much of it.  A couple of months later, we received a letter from the woman's lawyer, listing us as one of her beneficiaries.  Here she is, Nancy Stallings Lee, of Brownwood, Texas. If you're a regular reader of our blog, you know that most of us name our looms for the previous owners, but I think Nancy is a perfect name for this one.  It has been at the Center so long, even Carol doesn't remember who donated it.  It has its Center tattoo, 11,  on its side.  Mom bought it from the Center last summer, and bought many replacement parts for it.  But she decided it took up too much space in her house and wanted to sell it.  I have the parts, an apron and some texsolve tie up cords, and will be putting her back in working order soon. The cloth strips that looked so vibrant at the Center have softened to just be pink with a little brown.  I'm not sure where the green went, but maybe it was just too weak, with all the urea water I put in it to make it pastel.  I'm not sure about it becoming place mats now, since it's so very pink.  It might end up as tote bags or rag rugs.   This warp will go on as soon as the white on white shawl is done.  That's about halfway through right now, and I'd show you, but it looks exactly the same as it did before!  And the same mistakes keep popping up about every second motif.  There's something not quite right about the tension in the middle of the warp, but I don't notice the skipped threads until I'm about 6 throws into it.  Ah, unweaving!  A lovely way to spend a hot summer afternoon!  I hope your weaving only goes forward!

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