Finished Mat!
After over six months of work, the first mat has been completed! Over the last few weeks, we have been stopping by the church during free...
Redesign
In order to make the loom more efficient, the back wall had to be redesigned to take more pressure from the string. In addition, more...
Testing it Out
We started working by taking the loom down to the basement of the church. There is a corner of the basement which will be perfect for the...
Assembling the Pieces
With the new pieces cut, Ian and I were excited to finally attach all pieces to the base-plate. We began by lining everything up again....
Testing the Parts
Today, the loom was supposed to finally be put together. On one of the last Eden Eve days, Ian and I spent around an hour attempting to...
Building the Rail
Ian and I want to begin assembling the loom Wednesday. Before this can happen, however, the moving wall and rail needed to be completed....
Building on a Large Scale
Even after the STEMposium ends, there is still a week before university classes begin. Because I have no high school classes this week,...
Working Model
Coming back to school after winter break before university classes began, STEM students were rotated through stations meant to challenge...
Making the String
Today, the MZUMC Youth finally learned how to make the string for the mats. Each mat takes hundreds of plastic bags, which are each cut...
Design Flaw
As Ian and I were looking at dimensions, we realized that the original design has a major flaw in it. With the original design, when one...
