Affordable weaving tools I use all the time!

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@GadBoDag 2 ай бұрын

I found that my wife's metal drinking straw works great for lifting the warp threads to separate them when they get overlapped or tangled. Very smooth, and the bent shape makes it easy to hold.

@KellyCasanova 2 ай бұрын

Wow, nice thinking!

@dorym8045 Жыл бұрын

It is very helpful to have you review tools with budget in mind. But I’ve noticed you thoughtfully tend to consider costs in your videos. So often, experienced weavers forget that not everyone has a stash of tools they’ve accumulated over a lot of years or the money to buy ‘a must have’ tool. It gives newbies a glimmer of hope for starting out. And, heavens, I started out as a sewist and I’ve never spent $150 on shears for sewing. I will plead guilty to spending that on dog grooming shears though 😂

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

I can't help but consider costs, I think it's just ingrained in me from living frugally my entire adult life. When I started weaving, we were "poor" and just to buy the loom was such a huge expense, I felt guilty about it. My husband insisted that I purchase the loom, I told him I was going to make it pay one way or another. I had no idea! 😀

@linkabird_vt Жыл бұрын

I have purchased several beautiful, handmade boat shuttles at a VERY reasonable price from a lady who makes them on Etsy! Much less than $60 USD, actually! They are beautiful and she even makes one with s lower profile specifically for rigid heddle's smaller shed!

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Feel free to put the link to her shop here so we can take a look 😊

@jirup Жыл бұрын

My son bought me a weaving temple for xmas. It's a luxury, but as I am mainly weaving yardage for making clothing, I adore the painless straight selvedges when weaving full width.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

That is a lovely gift 😊

@samfishcreek Жыл бұрын

Good video, Kelly! I don't know how available they are worldwide, but I love my Gingher Dress Shears. About $30 US, but the best part is you can send them into the US shop and they will sharpen them and return them for a reasonable price. Somehow mine got a "tic" in them and they came back like new. I quilt, too, and I save these for cutting weaving and precise fabric cutting.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that Michele, it's always good to know about great companies and products 😊

@TeresaHeadrick-xq3fj Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@jo-annelavigne3610 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your tools. I'm A newbie to weaving and I found that using different size paint brush stirrers as pick up sticks work really and much cheaper.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Yes, great solution!

@mendyviola Жыл бұрын

Being highly budget conscience, could you make a set of pick-up sticks and stick shuttles by modifying yard sticks or paint sticks? They would be needed to be rounded and sanded, but seem to be a similar width and thickness. One thing my grandfather (who grew up during the depression) taught me years ago was to always start with the most budget tool that would get the job done safely, and then only upgrade it when it breaks or otherwise turns out to not work for what you need it to do. What this does is to prevent you from spending a lot money on things that are rarely used, and only investing on the tools that get a lot of use after you know what you really need from them. I still have a lot of very inexpensive tools that are serving me 30+ years later, with a handful of higher end ones.

@KellyCasanova Жыл бұрын

Your grandfather was a clever man 😊 Yes, absolutely use what you have on hand, I fully advocate for that!

@mendyviola Жыл бұрын

@@KellyCasanova I miss him. He was a huge influence on my life and professional career (engineering).