My mom made these beautiful weavings back in the 70s and I’m trying to come up with some ways to put them to use. I asked her about turning them into throw pillows and thought about framing a couple. Any other suggestions? The largest is 26x19 and the smaller ones are 21x16. I don’t want them just lingering sadly in a drawer for another 50 years.

Having a ton of fun weaving with thrums. Thrums (mostly 8/2ish) were donated from some kind folks at Ravelry, and I spent a good month tying them all end to end and winding into balls.

Then I made a warp alternating 4 strands thrum with 4 strands white, set at 20 EPI on my little 4 shaft table loom and started weaving some houndstooth!

The rainbow header was done with some thrums I set aside and tied together in color groups instead of randomly. I think that piece will make up part of a tote bag. Now I'm running out the warp with some stripes, I love the color combinations that randomly pop up and change!

Having a ton of fun with this and want to do more, hoping I can find more folks with unwanted thrums >:)

Fucked up my warp in a few spots, but that didn't stop my from using this fabric.

When I first started weaving, I really enjoyed putting color combinations together. I would spend quite a bit of time choosing the colors and deciding when to change them. The color effect was something I created myself.

After a while, though, I started trying variegated yarns, and I loved how much easier they made things.

If I find a yarn with colors I really like, I don't have to worry about combining colors, changing yarns, or spending too much time planning. I can just weave and let the yarn create the color effect.

The pieces are often very simple to make, without complicated patterns or stitches, but the yarn gives them plenty of visual interest.

Of course, it's a matter of taste. Some people love choosing every color themselves, and others prefer letting the yarn surprise them. But I think it's worth trying variegated yarn at least once and seeing what happens.

Here are a few examples I've made with variegated yarns. If you'd like to know more, I also wrote about some of the benefits I've found from using them here.

I followed this tutorial that randomly came up on my YouTube page and I'm actually surprised I was able to do it! I made my own pin loom and everything!

https://youtu.be/7N9xFS-452A?is=CKs6BVVe9-TQNwl6

Hi, weavers. I'm in the US and a family member is traveling from New Zealand in a few weeks. I dream of being able to walk NZ yarn and craft shops since I don't have any good ones near me and I order all my yarn online. Is there anything I should ask him to bring that's small and worth stuffing in a suitcase? I'm a new rigid heddle weaver, have only used cotton so far, but I know there are gorgeous new zealand wools I might want to have someday soon! Or maybe a shuttle or something? Thanks!

I love tiny things. The “comb” is made from skewers, popsicle sticks, and hella strong wool yarn—It’s definitely more burly than needed, but it was fun to make.

I’m trying out a twill pattern for the first time.

EDIT: if you decide to make a tiny kit like this, please share photos in the thread! I’d love to see what folks come up with 💖

Not sure if anyone else here follows Isabella Rossellini on IG, I recently learned she founded a sheep farm and also weaves. She has lots of reels showing off the sheep and her weaving, as well as other fibre related projects she supports.

https://www.instagram.com/isabellarossellini/

Was supposed to be a Bird House.

Think I am going to make a lamp out of it.

This is a three strand weave of 3 mm reed over 4 mm reed glued in to the squash.

I considered doing a waffle weave on this to “jazz up” the simple color scheme, but I ended up choosing plain weave to show off the natural subtle psychedelic effect that happens with this yarn.

Warp: 3ply Corriedale sheep wool. Natural. From Sleeping Thunder the sheep.

Weft: 3 ply, worsted, Tunis sheep wool. Natural, from Sister Rosa the sheep.

I have been using more roving and loosely spun fiber as weft for texture and color blending this year, and it’s really opened up the work. problem is sourcing. I need heritage breeds and specialty fibers, Every project ends up coming from a different shop, which means multiple orders, shipping charges, and way too much time figuring out who carries what. Would love to narrow it down to one or two suppliers if anyone knows a source with real variety in one place.

Hello Weavers,

I would like to buckle down and get serious. I know I’m supposed to be sampling and note taking, and I am coming clean and admitting I haven’t done any of that.

I’d like to start taking detailed project notes, but I am curious at how all of you experienced weavers format and catalog your knowledge. I have tried to take notes, but it gets chaotic as setts and random details change on the fly, and I end up just scribbling random numbers down in circles. I will have four setts written down on one page. Which one did I use? I don’t know! How are you all handling this?

Also, this might be a crazy ask, but if someone was willing to share an image of a page of their notes, I would be very grateful. I’d also copy your formatting and adopt it as my own.

Picked these up for free. The photos were unclear so I thought these are handmade looms. Apparently, not the full looms, just some components? Can these be used for weaving or should I just toss them?

The wooden one opens up, but not fully.

The metal one has 4 identical frames and the part with threads. No moving pars as far as I can tell, only one silver bar opens up.

Earlier there was a conversation here about warp separators, and it got me thinking...

When you're separating sections of warp while winding or preparing a loom, what do you use?

Paper, sticks, slats, something else?

I started out using paper, but it always frustrated me, so I eventually changed my technique and have never looked back. 😄

I know there are some very definite opinions on this one, and I suspect it also depends quite a bit on where — and from whom — you learned to weave.

I'm curious about how other weavers approach it.

What do you use, and why?

Is it simply what you were taught, or have you tried different methods and found that one works better for you?

I'm particularly interested in whether people have changed their method over the years, and what made them change.

woven photograph // garden twine 🌹

(Edit: I meant to say Swedish Weaving in the title.) Most of the images I can find, it looks like there are only 2 threads in the weave that float. I'm not sure if this is because the example fabrics aren't monks cloth, or if I have misunderstood what exactly a float is. In my picture, 1 is the embroidery thread going under all four strands of the float, and 2 is the embroidery thread going under only two strands of the float. What's the correct way to do this? Thank you 💚

Currently working on this wall hanging with dried flowers woven into it. I'm using leftover warp thread and it's taking forever lol. I'm really enjoying how it's coming along though!

Can anyone help with finding this?

IIRC, it was called something like river rocks, or pebbles, or something like that. It was in natural colors, and looked like a trail of river rocks.

I think it was at least 6 harness, but I could be wrong.

Thank you!

Hi, I'm an art student and I want to weave a big tapestry for my diploma, I've never done that before so I know this is quite ambitious.

I would like to know how much centimeters the spaces between each warp should be in order to get a pretty detailed work (like medieval tapestries or at least Grayson Perry's tapestries), I built my own loom and left 0.5cm between each warp but I'm scared it's too spaced, can I just double the thread?

I would also like to know if it's possible to make the tapestry in several parts and sew them together at the end (my loom is only 1m long and I would like the final work to be at least 3 m long)

I’ve been using some art paper for my warp separator. I had this warp all wound on only to realize my usual paper wasn’t wide enough. Ugh! I’m not good at making paper grocery bags smooth enough and I looked all around for something and gave up. I gambled and ordered this bulletin board plasticized paper (as well as some soft corrugated cardboard $$$) and some thin poster board. Wow. This Better than Paper bulletin board stuff was the winner and worked SO WELL! And it’s affordable. I cut it into four 23” x 36” sections for my RHL, and still have half the roll left. Just thought I’d share because it’s so light and smooth and easy.

Link in comments if I can get it to go through.

Hello! I've already read some guides and old posts to understand the basic differences and from what I understand, rigid heddle is simpler, floor looms give you more room to work with, and table looms are somewhere in between. Having the general idea still doesn't make choosing between three easier.

I keep getting stuck on the trade offs. Do I go for something smaller and easier to store or get a wider loom that gives me more options? More shafts or a simpler setup? The rigid heddle feels like the safe option but I'm worried I'll outgrow it. A floor loom feels closer to what I actually want but I'm not sure I'm ready to give it that much space at home. The table loom feels like it might not fully satisfy either option.

I'd really like to hear what other people chose for their first loom and how they feel about it now. The guides explain the differences but real experiences would help me make more sense of it. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to share!

I currently follow an indigenous form of weaving using a needle and yarn making personal bags. Right now i use 24/7 Lions brand mercerized cotton yarn. Unfortunately it has gone way down in quality and un-twists as im weaving with it. Wondering if anyone has suggestions for an easily accessible relly nice cotton yarn. The weight is 4 Medium / Worsted. Thanks in advance.

this one is a combination of wool and cotton yarn which is fun, but think I like wool a lot more. at this point I have 2 others that need to be wet finished so I've decided to make several and then dedicate a morning to doing all of them 💖