A while ago, I talked about very old technique called darning. I used this technique to mend a pair of hand knitted slippers and I also patched a pair of my…
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When weavers are transitioning from beginner to intermediate and ask me what weaving techniques they can try to develop their skills, I often recommend trying draft patterns.…
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I recently re-watched the Iris documentary (affiliate) on Netflix and I really love it. If you haven’t heard about this, it’s about Iris Apfel the fashion icon. Iris was born in 1921…
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I’m not going to lie, this summer has hit me extra hard. My boys are getting older and want to participate in more activities and I’m finding myself spending more time…
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I’m going to start this post out with some questions, because I would love to have an open discussion on this topic. How do you push yourself creatively when weaving? Is…
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Recently I received a really great question about hanging a weave that has an odd number of warp threads. There are a few different ways to go about solving this issue…
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How do you keep your weave’s sides straight? How do I stop my weave sides from pulling in? I get these questions all the time and they are the question that…
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I love weaving (no surprise there), but weaving quicker helps me get my ideas out better. When a weave takes too long or is too frustrating, I start to lose my…
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My goal for this blog is to share my knowledge about weaving. It’s an art form that I love so much and when I first wanted to try weaving there weren’t…
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Do you remember this weave? I framed it up and it looks really nice on my gallery wall with my framed pictures. But that isn’t the point of this post. The…