A Little Trip To Maine….

A number of years ago, I made a trip up to Northern Maine to purchase an older 48 inch Macomber loom after selling a used 36 inch Schacht floor loom.  Working on the big Macomber was like riding a Cadillac instead of a Chevy.  Such a smooth machine.
She now lives on the second floor of my studio and I don't get to use her the way I would like to because of limited space to open her up.

So….because I thought Macomber had gone out of business, I purchased a smaller 24 inch 8 harness folding Leclerc loom with a friction brake…and I hated it!
I hated the friction brake and I just didn't enjoy any part of the process.  I pretty much stopped weaving.  I missed the dog and pawl break and the strength of my Macomber.

About 3 months ago however, I saw an add on Craig's list for an 8 harness 24 inch Macomber B loom (not a baby Mac) that looked almost new….what????  It had already sold, but I found out that Macomber was indeed still in business making looms…hooray!!!

I was fortunate enough to sell my Leclerc loom at Rhinebeck this year, which gave me the funds to order this sweet little Macomber loom 8 weeks ago. 
This time I traveled to Southern Maine to pick up this cheeky little lady who is a miniature version of her big sister who lives upstairs except this one has 2 additional harnesses for more pattern options.

Nowadays when I weave, I usually use an end feed shuttle as I find that I get much better selvage ends, but I won't lie, I love the little shuttle that came with this loom.
You guys all know what a sucker I am for beautiful wood and how pretty is this little shuttle made of maple and walnut?.  I just love it!

I have a few busy weeks ahead of me finishing up the sale dyeing and then jumping into the yarn club dyeing and mailing before Christmas, but I am hoping I can find a few extra hours to get this girl warped and ready.
Today I am very a happy girl!