In contemporary weaving where there may be various types of yarn and textiles used in a project, it will be very difficult to keep the sides of your woven piece ‘straight’. Inevitably chunky yarn and woving, for instance, will have a different volume and behave differently to finer yarn, fancy trimmings and so on. It…

Weaving is one of the few crafts where I have found it necessary — or desirable is perhaps a better word — to join strips of fabric together for continuity. Providing the strips are of a similar texture and width — not too narrow and not too bulky or flimsy — this method for joining…

Using fancy yarns, ribbons and woving will add interesting movement and texture to your finished piece. In contemporary weaving, the use of unexpected fibres has become very popular in recent years, and the results achieved have been surprising to say the least. In the blue & moon weaving project, you will see that there are…

Tassels make an attractive addition to your contemporary piece of weaving — you can use them in various areas of your work and not only at the bottom, which is perhaps the most common use of tassels. For the main part, weavers will use one of the colours — and perhaps even the same yarn…

It might not seem so, but knocking down is an important step in your weaving process. Make sure your yarn is not too taut — particularly at the looped end where you begin a new row. If the work is too tight your finished piece may loose its intended shape.

Let’s get started — twining (or twisted ‘header’) in place, you can begin to weave, using the comb to ‘knock down’ your work against the twining as you proceed. The knocking down process is necessary to keep your work as neat and compact as possible.According to your chosen design, you might be planning on using…

For your tabby weaving you can choose between a weaving needle or a shuttle to work.Personally I choose the wooden needle for shorter lengths of yarn where I need to complete a small area of weaving or when I will be interlacing one colour with another. The shuttle is useful for larger areas of work…

Two strips of heavy duty cardboard arrived with your kit. One of them you have already inserted at the bottom end of the loom to block your weaving and leave a space for finishing off the woven piece. The second strip is to be used as a shed stick which will facilitate passage of your…

Let’s make our moon! What you will need: Embroidery stitch used is the chain stitch

Creating a twisted header (or footer) to create a neat finish for the lower end of your work you will need: NB — the twining begins on the bottom left of the frame of course, but my demonstration shows work from only half-way across the warp threads. I had already completed the first section before…

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Here’s how to prepare your table-top weaving frame: You will need a measuring tape or ruler, a pencil and a hammer — plus the *wooden frame and nails from your kit. See the small images below for positioning your nails which should be 1cm apart and along the centre of the frame section. Leave approx….

NB. If you have NOT purchased the kit, just use the list above as a suggested ‘shopping list’ for the materials you will require to complete the blue & moon woven hanging.

These little tassels are useful in various crafting situations, not only in weaving.Use different types of yarn for different effects. For longer tassels, use a wide piece of carton or card to wind the yarn around.In this example I have looped the yarn 15 times around my hand — you can of course do more…

Joining 2 lengths of yarn At some point in your weaving project you will need to join 2 threads together. This little video clip illustrates a very simple and neat way to do that. You can leave the 2 ‘tails’ a little longer if you wish and then neatly weave them into the back of…