Conan Wonders If There’s Juicing In Competitive Weaving | Conan O'Brien Needs A Fan

Are those looms behind you? There's a. massive massive wooden loom behind you. that looks like it it could be 800 years. old. I don't know. It's literally. looming. Yeah, it's looming. Thank you. It's that's I think that's where looming. comes from. It must be. Yeah. Uh so. what's going on, Julia? Who are you? Where are you? Why are you? And when are. you? Hello, my name is Joe. I'm calling from. Ithka, New York. Um, which is kind of.

random. I moved here from LA and I have. this studio and I actually have two. looms behind me. So, it's it's two big. looms that are looming right now. Okay. It's funny because I know so little. about looms that it just looks like one. giant loom. I don't I can't see where. one loom starts and the other one. begins, but it's very impressive and uh. very cool looking. Thank you. Yeah, I'm. uh a little obsessive about weaving. I.

love weaving, which is kind of insane. Um it's very it's a lot of equipment. though that you need on this level. Okay, let me ask a couple of questions. quickly. So, um you use the loom, you're. uh what would you call yourself? You. wouldn't say I'm a weaver. or what would. you call yourself? I would I would say. I'm a weaver. Okay. All right. I didn't. know if you preferred textile. technician. You know, I I just don't. know what terms you prefer and I want to. use the term you prefer. Yeah. I think.

weaver is a good term. I would introduce. myself as hello, I'm a weaver. Okay. I. think a tech a textile technician is. more so cuz I'm also a textile engineer. in my daytoday normal life and the. technicians are the ones that operate. kind of big machines. I do that too. But. you do that as well. But this is more of. you in your hobby phase, would you say? Because you've got this giant loom. behind you that looks very old school. And you're wearing a very beautiful.

colorful scarf, I believe. Or a blanket. Yeah. Yeah. Or poncho. I don't know. exactly what it is, but it looks. gorgeous. Did you make that? Yeah, I. did. Thank you. Yeah, it's a blanket. Um, it's my cozy blanket. It's kind of. cold in here. But yeah, I wouldn't. necessarily say I'm a hobbyist either. I. went to school for weaving for textiles. and I am very very obsessive about. textiles. If I could be successful in. this, then this would be my life and I.

wouldn't need the day thing. Well, I. think when you describe yourself as. obsessed, that is the key to being. really good at something. I would hope. so. So, the fact that you're obsessed. with weaving probably means you are. pretty good at it. I can't even begin to. know what goes into setting up a loom. because they look impossibly. complicated. The loom behind you, just. the idea that you would know how to put. the different You use yarn. Is that. correct? Mhm. Okay. See, I know some.

things. Yeah. You use different colored. yarns and then you have to figure out. how they interlock using the loom. Is. that right? That's the most fun part. That part is what gets my brain just. like so happy. But what's really cool. about weaving is that weaving is. actually the origin of modern computing. What it is? What? Yeah, it's you can. watch pornography on a loom. Oh jeez. Well, I'm sorry. Is there another use for a computer or a.

loom? Many times I've seen a loom and I've. tried what's going and then I'm like I. get frustrated. This isn't sexy. I'm. sorry, Julia. You seem like a cool. person and I I totally flew this thing. into the gutter immediately and I I not. only um apologize to you, I apologize to. the weaving community and everyone in. textiles. Yes. But uh pornography. Okay. So, uh, what do you mean the loom was. the beginning of the computer? In what.

you're talking about how the threads. interlock with each other, you either. are lifting the thread or lowering the. thread, one or zero. So, it's binary. It's binary. Yeah. The punch card system. was invented by a weaver. Actually have. I didn't know that thing right there is. is essentially a punch card. Um, and. this modern technology computing was. invented from the operation of weaving. That's I I mean I.

obvious it's it's this or that and then. you need a menu. You need something to. tell you what the sequence is and you. work off of that. And I didn't know that. the punch card, which basically was what. I, you know, when I was a kid, uh, you. know, around the time I'm being born, 63, 64, 65, all computers work off of a. punch card until we move beyond that. But that's amazing. Yeah, it's so cool. I'm like I'm just so obsessed with it.

I've been really focused because I'm. also I have a solo show opening in a. week from now. So, I've just been in. here every day weaving. Oh, let's go. Making fabric. Is it going to be in. Ithaca? You're welcome to come. It is. going to be in Ithaca. Okay. If we get. in a car and start now. Yeah. Oh, we're. going to drive 7 days. The three of us. Seven days. What are you talking No, it's not. Well, but I That's not from LA. to Ithaca. It took seven days. I've done. Coast to Coast in three. No. What? I.

didn't sleep. I was by myself. I was I. was like 20. I something. I was insane. I was a crazy person. And I talked to. myself the whole time. You were by. yourself? I was by myself. Oh my god. Yeah. And there were some crimes. committed along the route which have. never been solved. Okay. So, I'm not. Okay, three was a little much. I'm going. to say it was four. Oh, okay. That's. still not I drove slow. Oh, might have. been Might Might have been five. You. guys are all being too consolatory here. Just stick to your original stories. I.

know. We're losing the drama. Okay. I. did it in two days. Okay, that's better. That's better. I did 110 mph and I um. hauled illegal beer across state lines. as I was being chased by Smokey. You. know, you got my number. You bet I do. Uh as played by uh Smokey, of course, played by uh Jackie Gleason. Anyway, um. Julia, I'm taking you down a bad road. and I apologize. You have a show coming. up. Is it a competition? Do you have to. beat other people? You seem like you'd. be very competitive about weaving. Do.

you think is there competitive looming? I bet there is. Well, actually, yeah, there is. But, um, I wouldn't say my. show is competitive. My show is like an. arts art show. Oh, I went to art school. for weaving, so I've been doing that. But, there are competitive weaving. Actually, there is a sheep and wool. festival where every year they have a. sheep to shawl um competition of how. fast you can shear sheep, get the wool,

spin the yarn, make a shaw. Does anyone. ever win really quickly, but then they. realize that the sheep is pretty much. just wrapped around the person's neck? They just they didn't fully shear it. They they kind of half sheared it and. then then. they'll quiet quiet. We've we've almost. won. Is there juicing in looming. competitions? Yeah. Can you juice? Can you inject. yourself with something that makes you. that makes you operate the loom so much.

faster? Yeah. I don't know. Do they drug. test? Do they drug test in looming. competitions? I can't answer that. question. Someone sounds pretty guilty. I hope not. She's thinking. Yeah. You. you know what I noticed? I mean, well, here's the thing. My computer my loom. actually the the one in the back has a. computer attached to it. So, my loom. actually is faster than that of the. normal weaver. Okay. Where and when is. this sheep to shaw thing? I want to go. and and by we got to go, I don't think.

we're going. But when is it when is the. sheep to shaw? So, I'll make sure that. we're not there. Well, I actually I. think there are several around the. country, but the biggest sheep and wool. festival is in Reinbeck, New York. I. know Ryan Beck. They have an air show. They have an air show there. Well, they. also have the sheep and wool festival. there. Is this ever aired on like ESPN. 18? ESPN 77. Be cool if it did. Maybe PBS. So, honestly, let's not be mean now or.

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