#Hand weaving

[tiuhtaviuhta]

Sample 15 or something

100% Silk warp

Weft: metal wire

Braided twill

This one is wild irl and feels kinda blasphemous to have done

[the-warped-weaver]

If there's sound, don't worry about it, my husband was playing Fable 2 while I worked.

[leo-fie]

We all know existential dread, but I propose (and please tell be if this is already a thing) existential awe.

Sometimes when I handsew or weave or something I get this immense feeling of connection to humanity. People for thousands of years all over the world have sat down and sewn a garment. Archeologists find needles and awls all the time. When I'm tablet weaving I have the same frustration at the arduous process of threading the tablets as the person 2600 years ago must have felt when they made the bands that were found in a celtic man's burial mount not far from my home. They probably also felt their back after a few hours of this.

[saltpixiefibercraft]

Rare, never before seen raw footage of the Soda Cup Warp in progress! (aka I forgot I had it in my draftssssss)

[sewambitious]

Weaving with 100% bamboo has been the most pleasant experience of my weaving life!

[no-pants-dan]

Anyway, here's what I'm working on right now

Hand for scale

This pattern is fun and I'd like to try it on some thicker yarn for something really blocky. I'm starting to get into the rhythm of an even beat, but it's tricky with such thin, high contrast yarn because everything stands out so much.

8/2 cotton at 22 epi for some Christmas dish towels. When I do this again, I'll do 24 epi because the thread is finer than I realized. Truthfully, I misrememberd the size we used for the class I took in the spring and just...did not verify before ordering. Oh well! I'm curious about how these will wash up-- so far I'm worried they're too fine to feel very towel-y. But I've got a whole bunch now so I guess I'll just have to figured something out! I think the next thing I will try is a waffle texture. I'm thinking that'll help make the towels thicker and more substantial.

Here's my sampling section:

It turns out that all the patterns for the towels I planned to weave on this warp just do not work the way I was hoping. The birdseye and zigzag are fine, but I have to go back to the drawing board on this one.

[intermittentstitcher]

Yet another fibrecraft meme that I have made

@subarux99

[comfortabletextiles]

How I make myself a minx loom form test weaves

Take some cardboard box and stick some pins on both sides with desired distance

Like this for example

To test if you like the distance, just wrap.sime yarn around

Now fill opposite sides of the cardboard with the pins

Tadaa make Shure you have the same amount of pins on both sides, stick them into the side of the "waves" so it doesn't binge when you warp it.

Each pin should have one on the opposite. Don't pin them offset

Also make Shure the pointy ends stay in the cardboard, so you don't hurt yourself

Fix your warp yarn and warp :D

Then tread your weave yarn, and weave! (I have some needle tatting needles that make it much more easy)

If done, remove pins and finish as you want the future project to be finished

If you want a fringe elongate the cardboard :D

And now you can make yourself a mini loom for tests :3

[jamiesansible]

I am learning to weave. Slowly. I love how the colours come together, but one day I would like to do a craft where tension doesn’t matter.

I have I few things I’m going to change with my next warp to see if I can improve my tension issues. But you can’t expect to be perfect when you’re learning!

[trowelsanddirt]

weave with me ASMR

[strawberrum]

okay but she’s soooo sparkly, like a mermaid tail fr

[tiuhtaviuhta]

Sample 12ish

Crepe on cotton twine warp

Weft: Super greasy hand spun wool from a second hand shop

This one smells really strongly like animal and kinda feels like lumpy porridge? Which is to say, I love it

[the-warped-weaver]

I have to give my wrist a break for a few days.

My tendinitis is acting up and now I have a bit of swelling going on.

In the meantime, here's one of my favorite pieces I've done. This was my first full sized flame pattern sash.

[leo-fie]

Tablet woven rainbow shoelaces. Because why not?

Here's the pattern, made it myself, because just lines are boring. Made it size 8 pearl yarn and deliberately tight, but it still came out slightly too wide. Also when I looked up how long laces for hightops are, and bing told me it's 54 inches, that might be a lie. Or the topmost pair of holes is not suppost to be laced? Anyway, don't repeat my mistake. Happy crafting!

[sewambitious]

Finished! My first two tapestries! I hung the woman in my bathroom and backwards so it would be “the right way” in the mirror. The Parks and Rec quote will go in my office at work temporarily and then I’ll find a place at home. So happy with them!

[no-pants-dan]

HELLO I would like to introduce you to my new best friend Antique Swedish Mechanical Bobbin Winder I Got On Ebay For A Quarter The Price It Usually Goes For Because It Looked Like Shit But All It Needed Was A Little Elbow Grease And WD-40:

She is heavy and clackity and spins oh so smooth and fast and I LOVE HER