Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@faziarizvi Actually after more thought, since you have a thicker warp you probably don't want to do a thin overshot-style tabby pick in between without also adjusting the weft to be thinner in proportion. Hopefully adjusting the sett will be enough.

@whack For me the pun was the icing on the cake.

@faziarizvi Is the pattern originally meant to be more like an overshot? I know you don't have the thin tabby picks in between pattern picks like an overshot but that along with spacing warp out appropriate to its thickness might resolve it.

@kirschner Publishing a book is a lot of work, and a big accomplishment, especially the first one. Definitely something to be proud of and to celebrate!

@kirschner Congratulations!

@faziarizvi @weaving @fiberarts This could be a mismatch between the thickness of warp and weft, and the sett you have chosen. Just judging by pictures the sett of both warp and weft seem very dense for the yarn thickness. How many wraps per inch for both the warp and weft yarns? Are you doing a twill?

@whack Just heartbreaking to hear. I've been following you over these past few years and I know how cautious you have been.

@yaelwrites Hah! That sounds familiar! I also find myself putting off things that seem like they will be a slog and then when I start work on them, they somehow tend to go quickly and smoothly.

@deviantollam Easy Peasy!

@faziarizvi @weaving @fiberarts I started timing my projects earlier this year and for many projects the setup took more time than the actual weaving! I may stop timing though as I noticed it added a subconscious level of stress as though I were racing a clock, removing some of the meditative relaxation.

I have slowly moved from tolerating to somewhat enjoying the setup process even though it doesn't have the instant visual gratification of the actual weaving.

I thought it would be nice to begin the year with a little Sense and Sensibility. I haven't read this novel yet, but I really enjoyed Pride and Prejudice when I read it about two years back so I have great expectations.

#reading #janeausten #books

@faziarizvi Do a search for the hashtag, then click on the hashtag result that shows up so that all the posts with that hashtag get its own column you can scroll through. At the top right you will see a little slider icon that if you click it, will allow you to "pin" this column. Note that this is just how to do it in the multi-column "advanced" web interface.

@faziarizvi @weaving @fiberarts I've been there! After I started weaving one of my most recent projects, a few inches in I realized that I needed floating selvedges so I had to undo my work, measure out two new warp threads and hang them off the back of the loom!

@sinituulia I've heard that freezing linen makes it easier to iron.

@HalvarFlake I was in the same boat a few years ago. I had thought I found my jeans with a particular Levis "loose fit" number only to see them discontinue it. I would then pick their successor only to have them discontinue it a few years later. I ultimately settled on their 505s as they've produced that for many decades and are unlikely to discontinue it.

@shawnp0wers Of course I haven't always followed this approach, so I also have a ton of junk I need to get rid of :)

@shawnp0wers The critical side of me wonders how much current ideas of minimalism are really just about replacing owning (long-term value) with renting/disposable goods (short-term value) for convenience.

It's easy to have a minimal kitchen if you order out every day, but you do need to invest in cookware/appliances to cook at home. Same if you replace your wardrobe every year.

I'm no minimalist, but instead I'm trying to focus on long-term value, and avoiding waste with the things I do have.

@Tomlenegg Alternatively, some brewers don't go by volume, instead they use a tool called a refractometer which lets them measure the gravity of the wort with just a drop from it. They are targeting a specific pre-boil gravity and will stop sparging once the wort reaches that gravity.