Warp faced weaving patterns

This rug is weft-faced. Many but not all rugs are. In this case the weft entirely covers the warp. Here the same warp and weft yarns from the previous post are woven weft-face. Notice that the warp…

Dust Bunnies Under My Loom: Rep Weave or Ripsmatta Weave

This year I learned to design and weave turned taqueté, a warp-faced or warp-emphasis weave also called “warp-faced compound tabby” and other names as well. I love it! In the past I w…

Plaid of squares and rectangles in contrasting warp and weft-faced weaves, in combinations of black warp and white weft.

Ravelry: mac-kat's Maple leaf guitar strap

About fourteen years ago, I took a weekend rug weaving class from Jason Collingwood.I kept my woven sample and class notes, but never made a rug. I would like to show in this post some of the things I learned and had to relearn from this class. There are techniques I could have done better and others that made me happy that I still remembered. I used a wool area rug in my living room for inspiration. The dark green, navy, dark red and natural colors go well together. One of the first things…

Don’t Beat Yourself Up! – Plain Weave and beyond

Had a beautiful weekend at the @catskill_weaving_school learning warp painting techniques with @aiessei 💜 My sample is a little bit crazy looking, but I had SO much fun and learned a lot of new things that I can’t wait to explore!

honeycomb

Warp-faced, rep weave structure good for rugs.

@catskill_weaving_school on Instagram: "New Krokbragd patterns in the studio! @zenonaa #krokbragd #handweaving"

8 shaft, 8 treadle, alpaca warp and weft. Weaving on a J-made loom. Thanks Clemes and Clemes!

Posts about Opposites Attract written by Bonnie Inouye

Barbara Pickel - weft faced double weave blanket. Cottolin warp; wool weft.

For today’s post we travel to the other side of the globe: Scandinavia! To discover another of my favourite weaving structures: Krokbragd! Little history before going “in medias res”: While Saoriweaving was my favourite technique to weave on a rigged heddle loom in the beginning of my “weaving career”, the reason I start learning to…

Handwoven, Needlefelting and Digital Products by Natalie Drummond

How to set up a small loom to weave narrow warp faced bands. Some people prefer to weave on a loom rather than using a backstrap. It is important that you set up the loom carefully. Tie the warp onto the back beam. 1. Make the warp and thread it through the heddle according to the pattern draft. 2. Tie the warp onto the back beam. 3. Put the narrow heddle over the front beam and hold the warp ends firmly. The card wrapped around the back beam Start to wind the warp onto the back beam. Hold…