Harvest what you craft — tablet loom

Hard wood shuttles We're now crafting several of our classic shuttles from plum wood—and we absolutely love it! Plum is truly beautiful, with striking grain contrasts and hints of purple, red, and green. Some of our plum wood comes from old trees in our orchard, and some has been salvaged from friends’ homes and even bonfire piles! This wood comes from a once-popular, very sour yellow plum variety—known for its gut-friendly qualities and still cherished in Japanese cuisine. While many of these trees have been replaced by sweeter types, we're proud to preserve their legacy by turning them into tools...

I have been testing out a new small table loom.  The idea was for it to be for band weaving but other narrow warps can be woven too.  The great thing is you can use it for not only rigid heddle, but whatever your weaving preference is, tablet (card), string heddles, or many styles of rigid heddles. One side is a ,,wind up,, and the other side we used out rolling lock system like in the bandlocks. Advancing is easy and it stays locked in place.  I really like that system because instead of the textile being wrapped up, you...