Last year, as a reward to myself for getting into shape, I got a rigid heddle loom. If you know me, or know a fiber artist in general, you can understand why this is a bad idea.
I'll just make some placemats. Some scarves. Little useful things for around the house.
I got my little loom, took a craftsy class. Did a couple of things, and then had an epiphany.
See the Baby Banshee, she is very clingy. She is worn constantly. She loves her wraps and she loves being up.
When I realized how much fun weaving is, and that I could actually weave WRAPS. I immediately went looking for a used multi-shaft loom. Oregon is a rich crafting area, it took a couple weeks of watching Craigslist for me to come home with a beautiful 4-shaft Nilus loom with all I needed to weave wraps. (Shuttle, winder, bobbins, tons of heddles, bench, warping board, etc.) You can see how this is escalating rather quickly.
Before I knew it, I'd taken another craftsy class, ruined one warp, but managed to gather myself and weave a length I would chop up into headbands.
Completely hooked. I still haven't even done placemats, or more towels, like I originally planned to make for the house. All in good time, I suppose.
