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herveus

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Computer guy; herald (Morsulus); medievalist. Tablet weaver; woodworker.

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effinbirds, to random
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Hawaiian shirts are back in stock! Get ready for the good weather in both Men’s and Women’s cuts. Don’t miss out. Grab yours today at https://www.effinbirds.com/collections/oh-my-god-what-the-fuck-hawaiian-design

A photograph of an Effin’ Birds Hawaiian design shirt in Men’s cut.
A photograph of an Effin’ Birds Hawaiian design shirt in Women’s cut.

herveus,
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@effinbirds I wish they were made of something other than "stretch polyester". That's a big fat "nope".

herveus,
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@effinbirds Rayon is what I'm accustomed to seeing. It's a much nicer fiber, but probably costs more, raising the prices. I don't know if that is an option with your sources. Silk would be outstanding and stupid expensive. I only mention it for completeness.

herveus,
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@effinbirds I only have this one shirt. I hope this helps. A number of my friends were shown the What The Fuck shirt and were excited until seeing the fiber.

coffeegeek, to coffee
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Guides a huge reviews aren't the only content we publish on CoffeeGeek, we have lots of posts in the blog, including these helpful piece from Robyn on how to diagnose some coffee brewing problems.

cc @coffee

https://coffeegeek.com/blog/beginners/is-your-coffee-bitter-better-start-paying-attention-to-it/

herveus,
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@coffeegeek @coffee It would not let me comment (never showed the reCAPTCHA). The reflexive shade thrown at robusta beans was not a good look. Bad robusta is bad, but quality robusta makes good coffee, too.

jonobie, to FiberArts
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    @weaving @jonobie I am thinking that the color of the light changed with the shadow in a way that made the colors more clearly different.

    faziarizvi, to FiberArts
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    I’m slowly working on a new piece. It’s just plain weave with a few picks of a float at regular intervals. But that’s my handspun in the warp. Yes, the warp, not the weft. Even with my uneven spinning it’s turning out nice, without too many breakages. I’m just embracing the errors and quirks as part of the charm of the piece. It gives it texture and surprises and shows of the color of the handspun.

    @weaving

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    @faziarizvi @weaving

    herveus,
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    @faziarizvi @weaving Nice!

    jonobie, to weaving
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    @jonobie @weaving Speaking as one who makes inkle looms of extreme sturdiness and uses them, this looks like a solid loom. My only (mild) concern is that I can't tell for certain how deeply the pegs are set, but I'd expect them to be almost all the way through, which is good.

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    herveus,
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    @jonobie @weaving Are you open to suggestions?

    herveus,
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    @jonobie @weaving If your threading setup allows it, a continuous warp between two posts (or clamps or chairs) can leave you with a warp that just needs to be tied on. If it's a setup that really needs to be threaded individually, then measuring out all your warp between two posts will leave you with strings in a measure of neat order to start with.

    Does that make sense to you?

    herveus,
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    @jonobie @weaving In continuous warping, you have four balls of thread and pass the four ends through the entire pack of cards. Secure the one end and slide the cards down the threads, dropping off a card each time around (whether you're doing that on an inkle loom or between posts). That relies on all the cards threaded with the same colors.

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    @jonobie @weaving In your case, it's especially helpful to have a second person to keep some tension on the loose ends while you comb it out. Absent that, clamp the loom down so you can take the loose ends and work on combing it out in sections. Key is keeping some tension on the warp.

    RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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    Alright Y'all, I'm ready to see your lovely faces again, and I know @Mary625 is too! So, post a selfie, or if you're feeling shy, a photo you took recently you really like.

    herveus,
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    @RickiTarr @Mary625
    Here you go. A wild Herveus in his lair.

    jonobie, to BurningMan
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    Ok, the loom is comin’ to the woods, and so is the Puget Sound Ranger colored band! I swapped out the cardboard cards for laminated paper, in the hope the damp doesn’t warp them too much.

    herveus,
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    @jonobie Wooden cards would be worth considering. The pack would not be too unweildy.

    In a curious turn of events ("shameless marketing"), I make 1.5" wooden cards that stack about 20 to the inch. My wife and I use them in some of our weaving.

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    @jonobie I'm out of stock at the moment, but will have more in stock over the next month or two. I need to make stock for my wife to take on the road first. We are White Wolf and Phoenix (whitewolfandphoenix@gmail.com for email). Wooden cards are still listed at $3 a pop, although I'm thinking that price should be a bit higher.

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    @jonobie @fiberarts @weaving I don't knit, but I complex stuff. I feel that, but I've going back a dozen rows or more at times. Lots of practice at unweaving makes it suck less.

    herveus,
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    @jonobie @fiberarts @weaving My normal unweaving approach is to first try reversing the previous pick. If that fails to release the weft, then I just get up close and unweave it card by card looking at how the weft is being held. If the initial tack mostly releases the weft, I can identify the oddball cards and fix them. That gets me going most times.

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