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#48 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 1

This series of posts should allow for a better understanding of how this loom works. This first post is an overview of the four basic parts of the loom; the frame, the wire lifting mechanism, the indexing mechanism and the chain wire twisting mechanism. Later posts will give more detail on each of these inContinue reading “#48 Mould Maker’s Loom Part 1”

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#47 Making a 24″ x 36″ Laid Facing

The largest laid facing I’ve made measured 30″ x 40″ but that was more than twenty years ago. Until now I hadn’t hadn’t made a very large facing on my new loom. There was no reason to think that it wouldn’t work but I was pleased to get a positive result. This mould maker’s loomContinue reading “#47 Making a 24″ x 36″ Laid Facing”

Another Paper Mould Sold

A 12″ x 18″ mould just sold for $2955.00 at the fund-raising auction for Hand Papermaking magazine. It is virtually identical to the previous mould that sold for $3049.00 to benefit University of Iowa Center for the Book late last year.

#46 Investigating an Amies Wove Mould

In which some interesting variations (and a couple of mysteries) are discovered. This pair of wove moulds was given to Cathleen Baker by the late Larry Lou Foster of Tuscaloosa, Alabama who acquired them in 1968 while traveling in England. Cathy loaned me this pair and another laid pair to examine. The moulds are small,Continue reading “#46 Investigating an Amies Wove Mould”

#45 Sheathing a Deckle

I start with paper patterns. First I determine the width of brass needed to wrap over the sides of the deckle. Then I lay out with pencil and rule an “L” shaped pattern for each side. These are cut out and fixed in place with a few pieces of tape. A sharp pencil is usedContinue reading “#45 Sheathing a Deckle”

#44 Preparing a Deckle for Sheathing

One of the moulds being made has some experimental features. It and its deckle are made of larch; an early effort of mine to start looking for alternatives to tropical hardwoods. I sheathed the mould in brass, mainly to demonstrate sheathing on the blog. The larch deckle will also be sheathed. This gives me anContinue reading “#44 Preparing a Deckle for Sheathing”

#43 Adjusting a Deckle

(Another advantage of the ‘pinwheel’ joint) This mould and deckle were intended to be an A4 size. In converting from metric I made an error and ended up with a deckle that was too loose in one direction. (It fit fine the other way). Since the deckle was made with joints in a ‘pinwheel’ orientationContinue reading “#43 Adjusting a Deckle”

#22-1/2 Fitting the Laid Facing to a Single Faced Mould

This fills a gap in this sequence of posts. These few photos should provide enough information since the differences between this and the other two types of mould are covered elsewhere in the blog. The facing is taped in place just like the double faced laid but directly above the ribs without any backing wireContinue reading “#22-1/2 Fitting the Laid Facing to a Single Faced Mould”