I had to seriously ask myself; do I want to just dream about one day weaving, or do I want to just weave? I suppose I was held back by fear of being a rank beginner, and for years now I have enviously read weaving blogs and watched weaving videos, and still I wasn’t ready to begin, to wheeze and strain against the learning curve, new frustrations and aches. So here is my hand-made backstrap loom, from Guatemala, one of two I bought from a charitable organization on Etsy, one for myself and one for Jeff’s daughter. I am going to sand it a little bit and condition the wood too, and then I’ll be ready to warp. I am eager to share my experience here as a rank beginner, un-confident, but like a wobbly kneed colt, I am putting one stride before me, my first step in what will hopefully become a journey.