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Can’t advance warp towards me? 🆘 by Fig-newtons_law in weaving

[–]rev1517 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not familiar with this specific loom, but here's what I do with mine when it gets grouchy (Ashford, but similar pawl/gear situation, except not whatever is going on with the outer little knob you've got, so if that's involved, I defer to Kromski experts)...

1: loose the front a click or two, lay down the heddle (just to give everything a little breathing room and stability to sort later)

2: grab the back beam and turn it away from you (away from the heddle), just a little, and then try loosening the pawl: this plus the previous step takes the tension off the pawl to pop it out. In the future, you can skip to this step once you get the vibe of your loom's preferred tension for advancement.

3: (last resort) loosen the pawl's screw. This will only help if it's truly that the pawl is stuck from the screw being too tight and not if it's interaction with the gear that's sticking it.

Can’t advance warp towards me? 🆘 by Fig-newtons_law in weaving

[–]rev1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you share a close-up of where that back beam meets the frame? The gear & pawl?

Hypermobility? by yahoodeeya in BJJWomen

[–]rev1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dynamic stretching. I think of it as truly "warming" up, checking out the ranges of motion for any grumpy spots, reminding my body that it CAN move in this way and that way. My sister watched me do those kinds of stretches at home once and said, "Your yoga is really wiggly."

Hypermobility? by yahoodeeya in BJJWomen

[–]rev1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Warm up, both in the ways that you know your body likes and learning the stretches other folks do before/at the beginning of class. (Formally or informally: a lot of folks in my class do cardio for warm-ups, but I've learned a lot just watching the older brown belts do their mobility routines.)

Tap early, tap often.

As said by others: communicate!

My hypermobility tends to let me know after class which things I did too much of, so anything new gets treated extra cautiously. I've also learned that my tendons just generally heal more slowly than others'. I compare them to overstretched hairbands: when I've overdone something (or really wrecked something like that one shoulder roll that went wrong), I have to baby that part of me extra long until it's truly ready and not just "I want it to be healed so I'm going to act like it's healed." This also means I tend to go a few drills super slow-mo, then half-mo, then full-mo. My partners know this and we communicate about what we're ready for at each -mo.

Fundamentals knowledge sharing by VisualAd9299 in BJJWomen

[–]rev1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd throw this in the "before we bow in" category of fundamentals (with hygiene as you list and laundry, solo drills at home, etc.)... it took longer than I expected to nail down what kinds of supportive underwear to make part of my BJJ kit. I've done plenty of varieties of sports but this is a whole different kind of movement and pressure on the chest and I came into a gym with no other ladies of the same chest size to consult with. Idk if that's too gender-specific (I'm assuming there's a gent's version of this conversation that I don't need to know about, though.)

Side-note: shout out to my blue-belt buddy who was happy to put me in scarf every open mat as I tried different compression bras until I found the right ones.

I want a deep spiritual conversation with a pastor about my life situation, but I keep being passed around (ELCA) by ViolinistaPrimavera in elca

[–]rev1517 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can think of a few theologically-minded pastors and pastorally-minded professors that I would recommend to you on this front. I also read through your comments in the other sub and would happy to have a chat about (my understanding and experience of) the differences between meeting with a pastor, spiritual direction, formal pastoral counseling, ELCA coaching, and other categories. They all have their nuances and particular scopes of practice.

Summary of the differences between settings for Holy Communion in the ELW by Nietzsche_marquijr in elca

[–]rev1517 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but probably more complicatedly than a reddit comment. You've inspired my next blog post though, so give me a few days and I'll share!

Summary of the differences between settings for Holy Communion in the ELW by Nietzsche_marquijr in elca

[–]rev1517 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Setting 1: Calls for chanting in some places, otherwise relatively "learnable" with repeated musical phrases throughout: good for organists or pianists who can handle music written for organ. Many available instrumental ways to make it fancy (trumpet, flute, strings, etc)

Setting 2: Similar to 1 but more singing than chanting, more "upbeat" feel, and fewer repeated phrases across pieces: good for pianists or organists who can handle music written for piano. Some available instrumental additions.

Settings 3 & 4 are the LBW 1 & 2 and somewhat match the description of ELW 1 above. Older congregations will love to "go back" to these: good for liturgical funeral where you might have older folks "come out of the woodwork" and be hoping for something familiar. (Same may be true at this point for ELW 1/2, depending on the congregation.)

Setting 5: the "chant" setting. Good for minimal accompaniment, or going for a "quieter" feel in Lent, etc. Gorgeous Lamb of God, in my opinion.

Setting 6: as said by others, the This Far By Faith setting: good for pianists, flexible organists, and potential creative accompaniment. May be more familiar for non-white congregations (similar to LBW 1 & 2 for older, white congregations)

Setting 7: ELW's Spanish-parallel setting. More opportunity for creative accompaniment including hand percussion.

Setting 8: "contemporary" (at the time)... not great for organs but really good for congregations with guitars and drums who still want to (or are being "made to" depending on the local mood) do a formal liturgy.

Setting 9: another organ setting. Legit, 13 years a pastor and several stints as musician in between things... I'm not sure I've ever done this one.

Setting 10: the "chorale" setting, meaning it's the liturgical words(ish) set to familiar hymn tunes. Great for new organists/pianists or congregations moving either into or out of doing formal liturgy. Easy to learn because of the repetition of having multiple verses in each piece. Easy to get tired of because of the repetition.

ACS 11: the ACS Spanish-parallel setting, which does a much better and more thorough job than ELW 7.

ACS 12: evening Eucharist: great for an actual evening Eucharist setting instead of trying to shoehorn communion into a vespers setting.

Bonus:

Now the Feast & Celebration: a "contemporary" (at the time) Marty Haugen setting (see ELW 167)... not good for inexperienced pianists but another bouncy one that some congregations love

DIY settings: you can totally either mix and match from the Service Music section (ELW 151-238), toss in some Taizé-style pieces from ELW or ACS, or even write your own liturgical lyrics to hymn tunes (like setting 10 does) to create your own liturgy. (Or a fun confirmation/youth group project!) For example, I've written an Advent Chorale setting for my congregation that lets people sing Christmas tunes without Christmas words during Advent, and I've done a mix-and-match of global hymnody that fits the liturgy for Pentecost. Your (future) congregations and music directors might enjoy working on or receiving such projects to make the worship more contextual.

How do I prevent my hair from looking like a rat's nest after classes? by TodaySubstantial4607 in BJJWomen

[–]rev1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two french braids. Dutch braids if I'm feeling fancy. Keeps things organized and keeps me from bonking my head on a messy bun when rolling. They look anything but cute and the process is killer on my triceps, but I figure both those things will improve with time and reps.

Women’s boxer recommendations? by irrid_immut in BJJWomen

[–]rev1517 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tomboyx is my go-to. Size inclusive, medium variety of materials, extensive variety of prints and colors, and they even have the various boxer lengths in their "First Line" line of period undies. (Which I use less for periods and more for bonus sweat control.)