{"id":1445,"date":"2024-05-06T19:32:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T23:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/blogs\/readings\/?page_id=1445"},"modified":"2024-06-03T11:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T15:12:33","slug":"looms-other-fiber-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/blogs\/readings\/?page_id=1445","title":{"rendered":"Looms &amp; Other Fiber Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It turns out that people who are into fiber arts are not into woodworking, not even the trivial level required to make looms. I was shown the plans for a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marudai\">marudai<\/a> and asked to make some, being assured they would sell like hotcakes. This was in a period where I really needed the cash and was looking for simple things like this.<\/p>\n<p>They were not wrong. Over the course of approximately three years (2010-2012), I made over 250 marudai and a half dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Band_weaving\">inkle<\/a> looms. As you can see, they are really simple. But, it required several mutually exclusive setups in my very small shop to make them, even in batch mode. So I don\u2019t ever want to make another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120506-Marudai_Display.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120506-Marudai_Display-964x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Display of Marudai at MD Sheep &amp; Wool Festival (2012)\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120506-Marudai_Display-964x1024.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120506-Marudai_Display-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120506-Marudai_Display-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120506-Marudai_Display.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Display of Marudai at MD Sheep &amp; Wool Festival (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai-523x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Large and Fancy Marudai (2011)\" class=\"wp-image-617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai-523x1024.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai-768x1503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai-785x1536.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai-1047x2048.jpg 1047w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Purpleheart_Marudai.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Large and Fancy Marudai (2011)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai-486x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Marudai in Padauk (2011)\" class=\"wp-image-616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai-486x1024.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai-768x1619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai-729x1536.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai-972x2048.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Large_Marudai.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Marudai in Padauk (2011)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_3-974x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Compact Inkle Loom in Oak (2011)\" class=\"wp-image-615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_3-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_3-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_3-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Compact Inkle Loom in Oak (2011)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" data-id=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_1-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"A Compact Inkle Loom in Oak (2011)\" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_1-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_1-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Compact Inkle Loom in Oak (2011)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" data-id=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_2-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"A Compact Inkle Loom in Oak (2011)\" class=\"wp-image-614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_2-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111123-Compact_Loom_Strung_2-300x160.jpg 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111012-Bloodwood_Marudai-476x1024.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111012-Bloodwood_Marudai-139x300.jpg 139w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111012-Bloodwood_Marudai-768x1654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111012-Bloodwood_Marudai-713x1536.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111012-Bloodwood_Marudai-951x2048.jpg 951w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20111012-Bloodwood_Marudai-scaled.jpg 1189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Marudai in Bloodwood (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/19800101-Small_Inkle_Loom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" data-id=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/19800101-Small_Inkle_Loom-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"Compact Inkle Loom\" class=\"wp-image-426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/19800101-Small_Inkle_Loom-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/19800101-Small_Inkle_Loom-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/19800101-Small_Inkle_Loom-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/19800101-Small_Inkle_Loom-1536x832.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/19800101-Small_Inkle_Loom.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Compact Inkle Loom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"357\" data-id=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_1-1024x357.jpg\" alt=\"Standard Inkle Loom in Rosewood (2012)\" class=\"wp-image-605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_1-1024x357.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_1-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_1-768x268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Standard Inkle Loom in Rosewood (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" data-id=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_2-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"Standard Inkle Loom in Rosewood (2012)\" class=\"wp-image-606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_2-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_2-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20120914-Rosewood_Inkle_Loom_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Standard Inkle Loom in Rosewood (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20121010-Zebrawood_Marudai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20121010-Zebrawood_Marudai-618x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Medium Sized Marudai in Zebrawood (2012)\" class=\"wp-image-607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20121010-Zebrawood_Marudai-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20121010-Zebrawood_Marudai-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20121010-Zebrawood_Marudai.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Medium Sized Marudai in Zebrawood (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20130723-Strung_Zebrawood_Marudai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20130723-Strung_Zebrawood_Marudai-617x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Medium Sized Marudai in Zebrawood (2012)\" class=\"wp-image-608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20130723-Strung_Zebrawood_Marudai-617x1024.jpg 617w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20130723-Strung_Zebrawood_Marudai-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20130723-Strung_Zebrawood_Marudai-768x1275.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20130723-Strung_Zebrawood_Marudai-925x1536.jpg 925w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20130723-Strung_Zebrawood_Marudai.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Medium Sized Marudai in Zebrawood (2012)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20110302-Marudai-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20110302-Marudai-2-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Large and Fancy Marudai (2011)\" class=\"wp-image-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20110302-Marudai-2-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20110302-Marudai-2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.wayneprecht.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20110302-Marudai-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Large and Fancy Marudai 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