Archive for July, 2008

Why on Friday?

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Does it happen to you? The last few times I have had an “issue” with one of my looms, it happens on Friday. I will be weaving away, trying to meet one deadline or another, and something goes wrong.

Last time a cable broke on my Folding Dobby AVL loom. A broken cable is not the end of the world. But why does it have to happen Friday afternoon? If I don’t get my order for a new one in that day, I have to wait till Monday. It sets the final repair back farther. Did I say “final” repair. Yes, I did. I can never wait for the cable to come before I start weaving again, so I end up jerry-rigging a cord to get the loom back in production. Not pretty, but is works. (more…)