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Boomloom: Think with your hands

97 pointsby rasengan0last Friday at 5:13 PM8 commentsview on HN

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ashwinnair99today at 7:03 AM

There's something to this. A lot of ideas that feel fuzzy in your head get clearer the moment you have to physically arrange them. Not sure an app captures that but worth trying.

bodge5000today at 3:48 AM

I'm not sure I understand the title, does looming help you think or something? I don't really have much inherent interest in looming, but I would have a lot of interest in that

y-curioustoday at 12:53 AM

I am inspired to 3D print this, thank you!

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shaunxcodetoday at 4:34 AM

This is the hackernews I desire!

Nzentoday at 12:47 AM

tl;dr This is a project page describing a small hand woven loom. Small, means a little wider than a palm and maybe half the length of a forearm (depending on which you buy). Basically, you will run a string between two circular combs along the length of the stand and weave a separate thread or yarn horizontally many times to make a piece of fabric. These seem to cost at least 100$.

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debbiedownertoday at 3:01 AM

Does this scale to dining placemat size?