{"id":530,"date":"2019-09-21T13:31:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T11:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/?p=530"},"modified":"2019-09-21T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T11:34:50","slug":"buy-a-loom-or-build-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/buy-a-loom-or-build-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy a loom or build it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What I like in weaving is that the idea is very simple but ways to achieve it are countless. Even for something as simple as band weaving.<\/p>\n<p>A great subject for handyman.<\/p>\n<p>First you can weave with almost nothing as in backstage weaving. Incredible how much intelligence could fit in a few sticks. At no cost.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-219 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-06-20.10.07-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-06-20.10.07-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-06-20.10.07-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-06-20.10.07-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-08-06-20.10.07.jpg 1308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rigid heddle is a bit less rustic.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-541 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181107_214307-e1569063815219-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181107_214307-e1569063815219-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181107_214307-e1569063815219-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181107_214307-e1569063815219-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181107_214307-e1569063815219.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 85vw, 169px\" \/><br \/>\nWith two heddles and a pulley you get an African loom, really fast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-532 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181202_165406-e1569057797870-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181202_165406-e1569057797870-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181202_165406-e1569057797870-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181202_165406-e1569057797870-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181202_165406-e1569057797870.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inkle loom need some more materials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20180429_184002-e1569060586762-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20180429_184002-e1569060586762-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20180429_184002-e1569060586762-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20180429_184002-e1569060586762-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20180429_184002-e1569060586762.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even if it is just a piece of wood with a few pegs, it is far more complex than backstrap. Some technical difficulties appear such as the tension that bends wood (needed to add additional pieces of wood). And different shapes could be tested.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-533 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181110_141443-e1569060657240-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181110_141443-e1569060657240-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181110_141443-e1569060657240-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181110_141443-e1569060657240-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20181110_141443-e1569060657240.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And so many ways I didn&#8217;t explored yet (or explored but with not enough success to take a picture).<\/p>\n<p>You can of course buy a loom. A good looking tool, well designed, nice to use, easy to start with.<\/p>\n<p>But not the pleasure to face the challenge to create your own tools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-531 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190921_003114-e1569057833857-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190921_003114-e1569057833857-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190921_003114-e1569057833857-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190921_003114-e1569057833857-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190921_003114-e1569057833857.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What I like in weaving is that the idea is very simple but ways to achieve it are countless. Even for something as simple as band weaving. A great subject for handyman. First you can weave with almost nothing as in backstage weaving. Incredible how much intelligence could fit in a few sticks. At no &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/21\/buy-a-loom-or-build-it\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Buy a loom or build it?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4,9],"tags":[11,2,5],"class_list":["post-530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backstrap-weaving","category-inkle-loom","category-weaving","tag-diy","tag-inkle-loom","tag-weaving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions\/548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raktres.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}