General Craft & DIY discussion

Are there any weavers in the group? My daughter does inkle weaving, so I build & fix the looms, but I find it boring & frustrating. Each to their own, I guess.

I enjoy making the looms & have written up a pretty long paper about it with a lot of plans & ways they can be made with few tools. Let me know if you're interested.

I am not sure how many people remain. I have been a member for a few years and I think you are the first one that I have seen.



I would love to see more posts

I finally got around to finishing up my notes & published Inkle Loom Design Construction. I recommend using the PDF version available from Smashwords.com to work from. Their design & construction has been & continues to be a source of interest. There's so little info on them on the Internet & a lot of it isn't very good.

My book Inkle Loom Design Construction has made the top 100 on Amazon!
#94 in Weaving (Books)
#20 in Weaving (Kindle Store)
#59 in Woodworking (Kindle Store)
It may have been there for a while, but I don't look often. Worrying about such things turns self-published authors into manic-depressives. Sales seem to be a little better lately, not bad for a 3+ year old book. It's been steadily selling just over 100 copies a year, too.

Congratulations Jim!! What a happy surprise you have achieved what so many people want: a truly helpful book, which is selling!!!

I just had to read your post to my husband, Jim. He says thats amazing!!!

Thanks, Cindy. I hit a good niche with the book. Seems to be the only one of its type. Exploring the geometry & proportions of the Inkle looms was interesting, so it worked out well.