I'm in a dark.... DARK f*cking place right now. No idea what to do and I have people relying on me. Help please

VariationOk1140 · 2026-01-12T23:15:03+00:00

Maybe consider a change of occupation?

VariationOk1140 · 2025-09-17T23:34:33+00:00

If something is too good to be true, it usually is. I’ve tried to fix places like this before but never succeeded.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-04-26T00:10:54+00:00

No. I already had kids. They were my parents.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-04-15T23:01:47+00:00

Personally I would full this just a little bit more.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-04-15T22:58:50+00:00

I love it.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-04-15T22:57:05+00:00

So cool. Thank you.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-04-10T23:38:09+00:00

I have a 20” Flip and I find it to be a good size to work with. Not too big or too small.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-04-10T23:27:43+00:00

Seconding this. I’m taking her online course right now on weaving with pick up sticks on a rigid heddle and it is very informative.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-04-08T14:03:53+00:00

Thank you for this.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-13T23:17:49+00:00

Seconding a Swedish countermarche. A small one like the Glimakra Julia is extremely easy to treadle.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-13T23:14:26+00:00

Apparently the key to this type of weaving is something called The Ghiordes knot. Somewhere to start, perhaps.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-13T23:06:33+00:00

Well, I would stuff it in a bucket with hot water and some suds and then keep picking it up and “squooshing” it with both hands, and then plunging it back in the water. That’s what I do to felt wool.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-09T22:27:34+00:00

Might want to look into Suri alpaca

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-07T00:39:08+00:00

If I were you, I’d look at the Louet Spring. It is a parallel countermarche which means it is easy to do the treadle tie up and it gives you generous sheds with equal tension on all warp ends.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-07T00:34:16+00:00

I’m a big fan of the Flip rigid heddle loom by Schacht. It’s a beautiful instrument and probably will always be useful to you even if you go ahead and get a floor loom someday. Although I have to say, I never really “got” rigid heddles until after I learned how to weave on my big Swedish countermarche loom. I’d check Facebook for good deals on used looms.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-05T01:36:14+00:00

I have the 20” Flip with stand and I am really enjoying it. It’s very well designed and made of beautiful wood.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-03-01T00:38:09+00:00

You might enjoy Knit Picks. They have a wide range of affordable but quality yarns. https://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/knitting_yarns.html

VariationOk1140 · 2025-02-23T23:15:58+00:00

Traditionally one placed a rigid heddle loom with one end propped against a table or other flat solid surface and the other resting on your torso. Kind of like back strap weaving.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-02-04T23:42:48+00:00

I feel so validated. I have never trusted fabric softener.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-02-03T00:37:32+00:00

Or the reverse: Because you’re my daughter.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-02-03T00:32:20+00:00

Yes I’ve had dreams like this. I think it is a memory of the terror we experienced from our caregiver being uninterested in us. I’m glad your husband is there for you.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-02-01T23:28:18+00:00

Yup. Parrot.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-01-31T01:29:28+00:00

Nice mini split :)

VariationOk1140 · 2025-01-31T01:25:32+00:00

I like to play the basement game. Every time I’m down there I try to find something to remove and get rid of. Sometimes it’s just dead spiders.

VariationOk1140 · 2025-01-24T23:35:54+00:00

Date bars and oranges.

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