Some of you may have noticed, but I’ve really grown fond of circular weaving. I still also love to weave in a regular straight warped loom way also, but circular weaving provides new challenges and new ways to use weaving techniques.
Take the twill weave for example. When woven on a straight warped loom, it makes a nice diagonal texture, but when woven on a circular loom it creates a spiral.
I made a new video for the rya loop knot. If you’ve been on this blog for a while, you’ll remember I made a stop-motion video of how to do the rya loop knots, but a lot of you have requested a “real” time video so that you could see all the action. The rya loops are tricky at first, but really simple when you get the hang of it. You make them with one long continuous thread, which is really awesome, because as you gain confidence in the motions you can make these really quickly! Also I think they look so beautiful and add a really great texture.
Today’s interview is with Jillian Bass of Jillian Bass Studio. I love Jillian’s weaves, they are so structured and she can go from colors to black and white and do an amazing job with both! I especially love that Jillian did 100 days of weavings! You really need to check out her Instagram to scroll through all 100 weaves. They are all so unique and fun! Ok, so now let’s learn more about Jillian…
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For anyone who bought a loom and it came with no instructions, or maybe you need more help to warp your lap loom, this is the post for you. I actually get a lot of questions on warping lap looms so I decided to make two videos that cover two ways of warping a lap loom.
Warping a Frame Loom
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I have a few wire baskets that I love the look of, but recently I’ve had an itch to weave on one. I’m so happy with the result, because now my wire basket looks cute and cozy. Just perfect for the coming fall and winter! And the best part is this is really easy to do, so even someone with no weaving experience can cozy up too! Continue Reading
I’m so happy to be interviewing Lauren Pruitt of Lauren Kelley Woven. Lauren has a style that I feel is really fun with unexpected elements and textures. I like that she doesn’t mind taking risks with her colors and design. She is a really nice person too! So let’s get to know more about Lauren’s weaving journey…
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I love weaving with yarn, but lately I’ve been wanting to try other materials and see what kind of different textures they bring to my weaves. We’ve talked about weaving with denim and also weaving with fabric which were really fun and brought new dimensions to my weaves. Each new material has it’s own limits, that once you understand what it can and can’t do, you can really start to make interesting visuals using the material’s strong points. Since then I’ve been looking for other different materials to weave with and I have three more to share. Continue Reading
So you just spent a large amount of time and effort making your weave and you’re so proud of how it looks, but when you take a picture to share it the picture makes your weave look a little blah. Well today I wanted to share with you how to take better pictures of your weaves!
Normally for my pictures, I have a Nikon D90 and use Photoshop (thanks to my husband being a graphic designer), but you don’t need all that to get a nice photo. To be honest, the phones that most of us have these days have a really great camera inside them! So for this post I will only be sharing pictures that I took using my iPhone.
Alright, so here are my rules for taking better pictures: Continue Reading
Today’s weaver interview is with Jenny of Sonora Handmade. She has a great style that favors pastels and neutrals, it’s really soothing to look at her work. She also has a great sense of texture and balance. Let’s get to know Jenny a little better…
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We’re all here because we have an interest in weaving, but sometimes you need to shake things up creatively. Trying something different can help boost your ideas and get your mind going in a new direction.
I’m sharing some projects that I’ve come across recently that would be a really fun creative break. Oh and since I love to play around with paint as a creative outlet every now and then, I decided to draw and paint a preview of each project. Click the creative links below to see the true pictures and great tutorials for each: Continue Reading
