When people are starting out weaving, a big question that comes up is ‘how do you make shapes?’. There of course are a lot of ways to weave shapes. One of…
Lap Loom
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That’s right, hang your weave from anything…well, anything that you can tie a string to and will support the weight of the weave, but you get my point. A weaver I…
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Hey friends! As you may know, I shared some best-of weaving techniques during the holidays and I realized there are a lot of new people on the blog that may have…
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After I warped my loom with two different colored warp threads, I knew I had to weave a plaid. It’s really fun to see how the weft colors interact with the…
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This topic comes up a lot. You love your new weave idea, it’s going to be so great. You pick out the perfect yarns and weave away. You’ve put a lot…
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I know I’ve written about the weaver’s knot a few times now. This is something that I read about a while ago, but hadn’t tried until more recently. I always thought,…
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I was recently reading a book about tapestry weaving. As you know, weaving has been around for centuries and is found in many cultures. People wove to make wearable fabrics, but…
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Circular Weaving Weaving Techniques
Best of Weaving Techniques || Using an Embroidery Hoop as a Loom
This is my absolute favorite post. As you probably know by know, I love to circular weave and as I was sharing what I had been making on a circular loom…
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Weaving with denim is another one of my favorites. I especially love the idea of re-using the denim fabric from jeans that we can no longer wear. Denim also adds a…
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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…