My latest weaving hack
Here’s a weaving hack for those people like me. I’ve had some problems with pain in the joints of my hands, especially my palms. That...
Woven and Finished Towels
The telling of this story about weaving towels has been rather protracted. Sorry about that. We left the story when I had finished...
Preparing to weave
We continue with a tour of the process of weaving. When I am ready to actually weave a planned project there are a number of steps to...
Planning a weaving project
Planning is a part of every weaving project. One must decide what the final product will be. What yarns and weave structure will give...
How many warp ends for my inkle?
I have come at weaving inkles (strips of cloth) from weaving on a floor loom. When preparing a project for the floor loom I would pull...
Changing the project flow
As I was evaluating my processes this new year, I decided to change the way I schedule my projects. In the past I would plan, start, and...
Threading a double rigid heddle loom left-handed
When I took my first weaving class my teacher asked if I were left-handed Apparently, I was threading the heddles and reed left-handed....
Inkle loom hack
I have learned a few things about weaving in my time, so I’m going to share a hack with you. First I’ll give you some vocabulary. “Warp”...
Setting the reed
As mentioned previously, I was living in Switzerland when I learned how to weave. (Learning to Weave and, no, I don’t receive anything...
Tutorial part 2: A new way to use the Martha Stewart knit loom
Last week I promised you that I would finish the tutorial on my novel way to use the Martha Stewart Knit Loom (MS loom), and here it is....
Tutorial: a new way to use the Martha Stewart Knit Loom
When I last talked about weaving on a square loom, I mentioned that the Martha Stewart Knit Looms are still available. Walmart, Amazon,...
Small square looms, Part 1
My exposure to small square looms started rather early. There was a very nice afghan in our family that was constructed from small...
