For today’s weaving tool, I’m talking about the tapestry needle. As I’ve said before some tools may not be completely necessary, however they do make weaving easier and quicker. I’ve also…
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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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Hi friends! I’m continuing my posts on different weaving tools. Today I’m going to talk about the shed stick, or weaving sword. As I’ve said before some tools may not be completely…
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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 will be going over different weaving tools in a few posts describing what they are and how to use them. Some tools may not be completely necessary, however they do…
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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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So as I mentioned before I like using dowel rods to hang my weaves from. The reason for this is they are easy to cut to size, they are affordable, and…
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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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A little while back, I had this idea for a weave that was the largest one I had made at the time (15” x 26”). I finished the weave on my…