I received a question from a reader asking if she was using the wrong warp thread, because she noticed that when she weaves her warp shows more then what she sees…
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I often talk about how I use a worsted or DK weight yarn to weave with so that I can push the rows down tight and mostly cover my warp, but…
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Last week I showed you how I finished my weaving with the hem stitch, which isn’t the way I was finishing my weaves normally. So I started thinking maybe I should…
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I was recently asked about how to make a nice finish on your weave without tying off your warp ends (more on finishing here). This is an especially important question if…
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While playing with patterns I decided to do a chevron pattern weave. This is very similar to a twill except after a few rows you reverse the pattern evenly so that…
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I have been interested in playing around with woven patterns lately and one of the most basic patterns is the twill weave. A twill weave is created by passing the weft…
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I’ve always wanted to try weaving a picture of something, but hadn’t gotten around to it until recently. I found it to be surprisingly easier then I thought it would be.…
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If you’ve seen my work, you may have noticed that I love weaving loops. I really like the soft texture that they give weaves. They also give a more organic feel…
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If you are new to weaving you may find that when you put in a vertical shape for a few weft rows a gap is created. For me this was so…
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If you’re working on a lot of rya knots, it can be pretty time consuming to cut all those strands. In order to save time I recommend getting a piece of…