Monthly Archives: July 2008

Up and weaving!

By Tien Chiu | Published: July 31, 2008
After dinner with friends, I got back home and played around a bit with the new loom.  It came with a gorgeous silk-yak warp on it, shimmery gray with what looks like a beige tussah silk (?) stripe in one section.  I picked a 24-shaft straight draw draft out of Handweaving.net – I normally prefer [...]
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Bought the AVL!

By Tien Chiu | Published: July 27, 2008
Went down to see the AVL 24-shaft, 24″ Workshop Dobby Loom today and liked it so much I bought it on the spot.  It’s a beautifully engineered machine – elegant in design and very functional.  I could rhapsodize on and on about all the interesting features, like the sandpaper beam, but I think I’ll wait [...]
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24 shafts!

By Tien Chiu | Published: July 27, 2008
Someone in the Bay Area just posted a 24-shaft AVL Workshop Dobby Loom for sale on the weaving mailing lists!  I’ve been hoping to find a used one for ages, so I pounced on it and am going to go see it this evening.  If it works well, I’ll buy it and pick it up [...]
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Candied ginger, sewing patterns, and PHP/MySQL

By Tien Chiu | Published: July 26, 2008
Been working on a batch of candied ginger the last few days.  I’m not sure it’s really better than commercially candied ginger, but it has a hint of honey in it that I really enjoy, and the process of making it has been fun.  I think I may buy more young ginger at the Alemany [...]
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Red Sea Star

By Tien Chiu | Published: July 25, 2008
Finished it this morning: It’s pretty, but a little disappointing: the sparkle of the round orange Swarovski crystals doesn’t really stand out, it’s the clear seed beads and the big red glass faceted bead in the center that really catch most of the notice.  Still, it’s a very lovely bead. I have managed to get my new [...]
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