by Fibers and Design | Feb 13, 2020 | Weaving Beginner, Weaving Color, Weaving Design Ideas, Weaving Projects, Weaving Texture
Introduction Weaving with felting wool is an adventure. I had actually purchased some balls of felting wool without realizing it, and decided to experiment. I have never felted before, so I had to do some research before I started. All the resources I used to complete...
by Fibers and Design | Nov 28, 2019 | Weaving Color, Weaving Design Ideas, Weaving Intermediate, Weaving Patterns
Overview In this 3-part weaving technique tutorial, you will learn how to weave a gradient color effect with yarn, using rya knots, soumak weave and plain weave. Color gradation is used to transition from one yarn color to another. This effect is used to build visual...
by Fibers and Design | Nov 26, 2019 | Weaving Beginner, Weaving Color, Weaving Design Ideas, Weaving Solutions, Weaving Tools
Introduction Repurposing old clothes is a great way to create more materials for weaving and spark creativity, but also reduce waste. Cutting old jeans is a fast way to make denim yarn for your next project. Denim Yarn What I love about jeans are the two tones found...
by Fibers and Design | Nov 23, 2019 | Weaving Beginner, Weaving Color
Introduction The soumak weave pattern creates a bubbled or chunky affect on the weaving. When two rows of soumak weave are woven it creates a braid-like look. You can learn how to weave other fundamental patterns on this blog post, Loom Weaving Tutorial: 6...
by Fibers and Design | Aug 7, 2019 | Weaving Beginner, Weaving Color, Weaving Projects, Weaving Texture, Weaving Tools
Overview Circle weaving is a great alternative to weaving on a rectangular frame loom. Get inspired with another loom form and try something new with your weaving! In this tutorial I have made some mistakes (so that you don’t have to). Through out the post you will...
by Fibers and Design | Aug 2, 2019 | Weaving Beginner, Weaving Color, Weaving Intermediate, Weaving Projects, Weaving Techniques, Weaving Texture
Weaving Techniques: Interlocking and Weaving Slits Guide So you want to learn how to weave colors and images together- well, you have come to the right place! Once you have a basic understanding of weaving patterns and techniques, its great to continue building your...
