Well, That happened! – 2020 Jan – May (and Shop) Update
When last we talked, the world was a way different place. I had hoped 2020 would be a kinder gentler year for all of us. How are you all doing? Strangely – for this introvert, it’s still is a less...
View ArticleThe shop is up and running!
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I’ve decided to finally set up the shop completely. With the way we all do things changing from day to day, this seemed like the right time. For years, I’ve...
View ArticleA DIY electric weaving bobbin winder – a tale in two acts – Act 1
I know a few people who read this blog are weavers or spinners who rewind their spinning bobbins before plying and feel like I do that electric weaving bobbin winders in Canada are a little pricey – so...
View ArticleBetter Days Are Coming Now – 2020 Year End Wrap up
Well. 2020 is over, to the relief of most of the world, I’d think. In reality, this annual post almost didn’t happen. It wasn’t until I went back through the photos on my phone that I saw I wasn’t...
View ArticleA DIY electric weaving bobbin winder – Act 2 – Double Ended Winder
The other day, I posted about a DIY singled ended electric bobbin winder. In November – couple of months after I built that first prototype – I found 4 used End Feed Shuttles (EFS) which suddenly made...
View ArticleNever Know Unless You Give It A Try – Replacement Featherweight Bobbin Cases
Around 2 months ago, I received 3 Singer featherweight 221/222 (and 301) bobbin cases from my Canadian parts supplier. The cases varied in quality and perhaps accordingly in price. They’re also 3 of...
View ArticleReader Mail – January 2022 edition – Slant-o-matic spring gone rogue
Probably every couple of years, I get this question. It goes something like this: “I opened up the top of my machine, and I found a spring laying in the bottom. Where does it go? ” The machines in...
View ArticlePushing Forward Back – or something like that
Some of you may have noticed I have updated Archaic Arcane’s banner at the top of the site. I’ve put it on a rotation with the old banner, so here it is again if you see the old one above. This came...
View ArticleBlame Canada? Shipping realities
From time to time, I get an email from someone who wanted to purchase something from the shop but got sticker shock when they went to check out when they saw the shipping price. Most times, people are...
View ArticleAn easy touch – a final year end finish
As the year comes to a close, I had one last project to finish. Back in September, I prepared some rolags out of waste fibre when I was carding the Finn/Gotland locks. These were not the full of chaff...
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