First weaving project (my second ever!) on the Louet I got at Rhinebeck
Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on my last post about whether I could skip straight to a table loom as a beginner! I got this 40cm Louet Jane at the Rhinebeck equipment auction (with the stand and a lot of reeds and other accessories!) and have finally got it set up and am doing my first sample project! I'm so happy with it!!! It's so ergonomic and easy to weave with, and the warping instructions in the Deborah Chandler book were a lot easier to follow than I expected. I'm definitely happy I went with this loom over a RH-- the beating motion and metal ratchets are so much easier on my hands, and I'm really excited to have so much potential for patterns and complex weave structures in the future.
If anyone has tips or suggestions on what to improve about my technique based on the photo I'd be happy to hear it-- so far I think the sides of my warp are a bit looser than the center, which might be causing some unevenness, and I'm definitely not beating evenly all the time. However, in just an hour and a half or so of weaving I've already gotten visibly better, so I'm looking forward to experimenting more (and moving on from working at 8EPI in mystery crochet cotton once I finish this warp)