Continuing with my best of weaving techniques, I wanted to add another one of my favorite patterns, the Herringbone. This looks similar to a twill weave, but the difference is the…
Weaving Techniques
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As we approach the end of the year, I can’t help but look back. Not only has this blog grown a lot, thanks to all of you. But we’ve also covered…
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Last week in my post on how to have two different warp thread colors, I had woven with wool roving. I have previously talked about weaving wool roving, but I haven’t…
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Usually the weft threads get all our attention, but today we’re going to focus on the warp threads. As you know, the warp threads are the backbone of your weave and…
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Lately I’ve been obsessed with tonal yarns. These yarns are dyed so that they follow one color, but cover different tones throughout the yarn. The best part about using these yarns…
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I know, bushy tassels isn’t the best word, but how else would you describe these fluffy guys? Fluffy Guy Tassels? Haha, nope not better. If you brainstorm a better name let…
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As you may know, I really love to think of ways to use up my yarn scraps. It’s really hard to throw away all those scraps of lovely yarn , especially…
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As I just talked about, I purchased some cotton macrame string that I wanted to try weaving with. It weaves up really beautifully and even though the string is very soft,…
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I’m shared before how to weave stripes in your weaves, but I just tried weaving stripes in a circular weave and I LOVE it! Stripes look so great in weaves, they…
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Today I’m sharing how to hang a weave that you’ve cut off the loom & tied the warp threads off. I like to think of this as “sewing” the weave to…