Weaving
DIY natural hand softener
Do you ever have problems with dry hands that become rough?
Gardeners are very familiar with this issue, but it can also happen if you frequently use soap for hand washing or are often in a heated environment.
Weaving for Christmas
I have quite a few free video tutorials to get those creative juices flowing:
Reindeer on a rigid heddle loom
Handwoven No Sew Christmas Hearts
Gift boxes on a rigid heddle loom
Winter Trees
Snowmen on a rigid heddle loom
I hope these inspire you to add some beautiful hand woven
Christmas cheer to your home or someone else’s!
Until next time…
Happy Weaving!
🎄 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Overshot uh-oh!
Weaving suppliers list
Australia:
Petlins Spinning and Weaving Supplies, NSW, Ashford dealer, huge range of supplies.
BB Yarns Supply, QLD, Weaving threads and online correspondence courses.
The Thread Collective – (Affiliate link) Online supplier of threads and looms. Louet and Ashford dealer.
Crafty Frog, Canberra, ACT, Ashford dealer, looms, yarns, accessories, instore classes.
Glenora Weaving and Wool, NSW, yarns, accessories, magazines and books.
Knit, Spin, Weave, S.A, fibre arts supplies, looms, dyes, yarns, books.
Woolganics, NSW, Australian organic wool.
Aunt Jenny, Fibre arts supplies, weaving supplies, looms, Ashford dealer
New Zealand:
Ashford Handicrafts, New Zealand, large range of looms, weaving accessories, yarns and supplies.
Fibreholics, wide range of interesting yarns, classes
Wheels and whorls, Ashford dealer, huge range of looms, yarns and supplies
D.E.A. Yarns, Luxury yarns
Canada:
Jane Stafford, Louet looms, spinning wheels, yarns, workshops
Penelope Fibre Arts, large range of looms, weaving supplies, yarns
Maurice Brassard, Quebec, huge range of weaving yarns
Camilla Valley Farm, Ontario, Leclerc looms, weaving yarns and supplies
USA:
The Woolery, Kentucky, huge range of everything weaving related! (Affiliate link)
WEBS, Massachusetts, Huge range also.
Revolution Fibers Looms, weaving yarns, craft kits, wheels, fibre supplies
Yarn Barn, Kansas, lots of yarn options Looms, weaving yarns, craft kits, wheels, fibre supplies
Paradise Fibres, Washington, huge range of yarns, looms and fibre art supplies
Weaving South West, New Mexico, Gallery that also stocks some small looms and varieties of yarn
Weaving Works, Seattle, looms, yarns, classes
Bountiful Weaving, large and little looms, yarns
Studio Thre3, AZ, Leclerc looms, yarns
Fibre Creek, AZ, range of looms and yarns
Heartland Fibre, Iowa, yarn (beautiful looking retail shop!)
Halcyon Yarn, looms, yarns, everything!
Lofty Fiber, weaving, knitting, spinning, yarn and classes
UK:
George Weil, looms, yarns, tapestry looms
The Handweavers Studio and Gallery, London, huge range of looms, equipment and yarns
Fibre Hut, Ashford dealer
The Threshing Barn, beautiful location in a converted spinning mill, looms, supplies and yarns
Wingham Woolwork, Wentworth, Ashford and Kromski stockist, looms, supplies, yarns
Colourmart, Online weaving yarn supplies
Hilltop Spinning and Weaving, Kent, Ashford looms, accessories, yarns
Frank Herring and Sons, Dorset, Ashford and Leclerc looms, yarns, supplies
Weft Blown, Ashford dealer, large selection of looms, weaving supplies, yarns and fibre art supplies.
Wonky Weaver , Located in Wales. Wide range of looms including Glimakra, Schacht and Louet. Spinning, dyeing and fibre arts supplies.
Spain:
https://tejoloquehilo.es/es/ – Weaving supplies, Ashford dealer, fibres for dyeing and spinning. This site is only available in Spanish or Catalan but can easily be translated with Google Chrome.
https://www.textilesnaturales.com/ – Ashford supplier but also sell Louet table and floor looms. Their website is in English and Spanish.
France:
https://www.artifilum.com/ – Ashford supplier, they also sell Glimakra, Toika and Leclerc looms. Their website is in French and English.
The Netherlands:
Stephen and Penelope – Beautiful range of knitting yarns from lace weight to bulky, big range of fibre to choose from.
Wools of Nations – Excellent range of natural knitting yarns
Can you really weave that on a rigid heddle loom?!
Take my newest pattern release as an example. Did you know I have 2 patterns in my Etsy shop now? Yes, I’ve been a busy little bee.
My new project is entitled “Happy Fibonnaci Kitchen Towels”. “Happy” because of the happy colours and “Fibonacci” because I based the design on the Italian mathematician’s sequence. These are a perfect example of using the rigid heddle loom to obtain the WOW factor.
Double heddle weaving
Cutting handwoven cloth, one method
I have a Youtube video covering this topic for your further research.
3/1 lace on the rigid heddle loom
I was so encouraged by the positive feedback received on my last two videos that I decided to make another! This one is the pattern I’m using for my current tea towel project and includes a handy tip on recording information as you go. Hope you like it!