Small weaving projects ideas

Keeping the sides of your weaving straight can be challenging as a beginner weaver! In this post I'm breaking down why these issues occur, and sharing three of my top tips for keeping the selvedges nice and straight.

Learn how to start a weave and how to weave in this weaving tutorial for beginners.

When the cold days begin, it is inevitable to think about knitting, don´t you think? More specifically, think about what we are going to knit this winter. Perhaps where you live, these days the cam…

Make a colorful, free-form doodle weaving using a homemade cardboard loom. Simple enough for kids, teens, and adults alike!

assorted mug rugs Wrap a 6" square sturdy canvas art board with cotton rug warp or other weaving yarn. 32 wraps starting half an inch in from one side and finishing half an inch from the other side. Tape the ends. Make marks on the board on all sides for convenience. front of the board back of the board. Slide a wooden skewer under the warp on the side you are going to weave first. Use a tapestry needle to lift the warps so you can easily slide it under. Make 4 passes of the tabby weave…

Creative blog about our work and weaving on small frame looms and scarf weaving rigid heddle looms.

Crafts are always a big part of island life. I bring lots of materials and then sit back and see where things go. The last time we went out ...

So, I accidentally fall into a lot of my crafts. I'm a pretty scatterbrained person, and I think that's because there's about fifty tabs open at any time in my head. The eighth graders and I were talking about togas, which were made from twenty feet or so of hand woven fabric. I don't know if it's because of Snapchat and iPads and "kids these days" but they really didn't have a great grasp on weaving. (Then again, I probably have a better grasp on handicrafts than most people.) So, after…

DIY & How To - DIY Projects for Teens 40 Insanely Creative String Art Projects

So I did sit down and weave a square in the corner. It actually went better than any went before which can be seen by the end of this post. So here goes. I am assuming that you have read the last t…

Small Looms Mean Big Fun It all started with a little 4" square vintage Weave-It loom. Now I'm addicted! My collection has grown to several 2-inch and 4-inch pin looms, obtained from eBay, Etsy, and estate sales. For awhile there was a company that made a newer version called Weavettes and I managed to get…

Branch Weaving: Branch weaving is sort of a combination of yarn bombing (which I would love to do someday on a massive scale) and a dream catcher. It is different and fun to be able to bring an item from nature into the home as an art piece. I first saw branch wea…

The Tiny But Mighty exhibit was in Knoxville, TN in conjunction with Convergence this summer. This was the biennial un-juried small format show for members of American Tapestry Alliance. One hundred thirty eight small tapestries hung at the Emporium Gallery from July 1-29th . The emphasis this yea

What do you do if you want to weave a project wider than your loom? You can use doubleweave, or a unique technique from Sara Bixler. Learn more here!

Shop Handemade woven wall hangings by DanglingThreadz located in Strathroy, Ontario. Top shop for gifts. Buyers bought gifts from this shop and gave them 5-star reviews!