NEVER SAY NEVER

I find it prudent to never say that you are not going to do or try something new, because those words just might come back to bite you. In fact, that very thing happened to me recently, and I admit that I am humbled and slightly embarrassed.

Tom Knisely

NEVER SAY NEVER I've long said, “I am never going to work on a rigid-heddle loom. As long as I have a floor loom, I will never have a use for a rigid-heddle loom.” Well, now I have to eat my words. Here's the story about what changed the spots on this grumpy old leopard. Meow. HOW IT STARTED It was a beautiful summer's day in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, when I met Ruth. My wife, Cindy, and I had set up a booth at the annual art fair there to sell her towels and a few of my rugs. Ruth came into the booth to admire Cindy's towels, as people always do, and then saw my rolled-up rag rugs. She began to tell me about her childhood memories of cutting…

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Little Looms (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2025

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