If you’ve just started out weaving using the plain weave (or tabby weave that is the over/under), then you have learned a lot about weaving already!…
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Lap Loom
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I noticed that I often us a simple shading technique when weaving. I like to do it when my colors are looking too flat or if I am trying to get…
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What kind of a loom do you have? I’m always curious about what others are weaving on especially if it’s a loom that I’ve never seen before. Of all the lap…
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Recently I was asked about how to weave a Monk’s Cloth on a lap loom. My first thought was, what even is a monk’s cloth?! I have never heard of this…
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I guess it’s funny to define what roving is now, after writing so many weaving technique posts on it, but incase there are people new to weaving and fiber reading this…
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So we’ve gone over a few different ways to soumak your wool roving and today I wanted to talk about the most fun way to weave with your roving. We’re going…
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When weavers are transitioning from beginner to intermediate and ask me what weaving techniques they can try to develop their skills, I often recommend trying draft patterns.…
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Changing colors of the threads you’re weaving with is a really fun part of weaving. Maybe you’ve only switched threads in a new row, or maybe you have switched colors in…
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I recently re-watched the Iris documentary (affiliate) on Netflix and I really love it. If you haven’t heard about this, it’s about Iris Apfel the fashion icon. Iris was born in 1921…
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Last week’s post on twinning roving got me thinking about other patterns I could make with it. I love the look of roving done in a “braided” weave, but I was…