I love watching how the Lord moves and works in our lives. It's so fun to watch how, when the timing is right, everything just falls into place. For example:
I've been spinning for almost four years now, and have always had an interest in learning to weave. But there was a problem: I didn't have a loom. If you've ever seen loom prices you know what I'm talking about when I say that they are expensive. So for three years I've been hunting around on Craigslist, hoping someone might have a cheap loom for sale.
Then the ball began to roll. Around the end of June, I found an ad that merely said: "16 heddle floor loom. Very large. If you can come and get it, you can have it for free."
After some phone calls, e-mails and some talking with dad, it was agreed. We would go and take a look at it.
As it turns out, the people lived almost two hours away, but it was worth it! It took us what seemed like forever to get it out of the house and into our van because it was so big and we almost had to leave it behind because we couldn't fit it into the van, despite the fact that it was dismantled! But it did eventually go in. :)
Since I was so new to weaving, I really had no idea if everything was there or not so I had a friend come out and give me her opinion on it. She loved it! Everything was there, there were extra pieces, it was in beautiful condition, and it was very well made. :D We did find one little piece that needed to be replaced but I found the needed piece online and will be ordering it soon.
So without further ado.... My loom.
Does it look like a jumbled mess of wood and wire? That's what I thought too, when I first got it. I wasn't sure at first how easy it would be to use it, as it has 18 peddles (16 harnesses, 18 peddles), a beginner's loom usually has a maximum of four peddles! But my friend assured me that this one will last me a lifetime.
So, I have the loom. But I'm learning that it's like buying a horse. The loom is only the beginning! But once again, the Lord is working all that out. At one of the antique stores we visited the other day, I found some weaving supplies that I needed. Brand new, I would've paid $60 to $80 for these items, I paid a total of $15 for them! :)
I've been given a lot of needed supplies, I've been offered lessons, and my list of needs is getting shorter. :)
Being the silly person I am, I gave my loom a name (although I learned that almost all weavers name their looms and say "she" when speaking about them ;D). She is now known as "Marguerite". ;)
~Caitlyn
