#handweaved

[hlahlahlahlahly]

It's important to summon the creature out of the warp before you start to weave

[batbetbitbotbut]

Obviously the key reason to get into weaving is the near limitless pride flag potential.

This is 8 metres of trans warp threaded for 5 different twills. Winding the warp went SO MUCH BETTER than my first project a couple weeks ago and I am especially proud of how smoothly my warp chains unravelled.

With the trans yarns I also ordered sample cards for a couple different yarn companies so that I can compose some rainbow flag variants.

Hype hype hypeeeee

[loomingtranssexual]

a couple more pieces from my last warp of 2024 :-)

handwoven cotton, dec. 2024

[bookshelfdreams]

yk when you see someone share a finished handmade item that they clearly spent a lot of time and money on and it's just. The absolute tackiest thing you have seen in your life. And then you ask yourself why someone would waste all those resources on such an eyesore.

(no, of course you can't relate to that because you're a much nicer person than me)

In any case.

BEHOLD!

A wool coat!

The top fabric is handwoven and handspun, the whole thing is sewn by hand, too.

Leftovers. Barely anything, all things considered, which is very satisfying.

This thing took me well over 3 years to make, on and off. And now I'm done.

Thank you for your attention.

[saltpixiefibercraft]

Getting another batch of the rainbow fabric worked on as of 1/5/24, going to use this batch to make a bunch more of the little zipper bags and some new *experiments* I'm hoping turn out cool!

Have some loom ASMR!

If you have weaving questions, leave them on this post and I'll do a video at the loom answering the best I can!

[lunaramoonlight]

So, exactly one year ago I did this:

It's a fully hand woven pride flag, and this time I went further than ever with all the work. I studied how to weave, I built the weaving loom, and only then wove the flag, which took about two full weeks. It's far from perfect, but I am so proud (pun fully intended) of how it turned out.

It's made with and of love (the rest is 100% cotton 😌); not meant for me, but ended up with me in the end

It will always be a dear memory, with all that it entails

And now, one year from there, I am so so happy ❤️

Wips:

Here for the wips of the weaving loom

Here for the part 1 of the wips of the pride flag

Here for the part 2 of the wips of the pride flag

[smirli]

Improvised a small loom to test out my handspun singles

I am really happy with the colors! Its a very thin fabric as well, which is great because I want it to become a dress

[ivorivet]

Yesterday I got the big wool blankets warped up on the loom at the studio. It looks like Lisa Frank barf and I love it. It took almost the whole weekend to warp and I only got about 20 minutes of actual weaving in before I had to leave. I wanna go back!!

[sewambitious]

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

[no-pants-dan]

Took a weaving class last weekend and learned about shadow weave! It's a color-and-weave technique that creates patterns without using long floats. This is four colors: the warp is what you see in the fringe (lemongrass and like cobalt blue) and the weft is a burnt red and dark seaweed teal.

The shine from the tencel fiber and the shadow weave structure have an iridescent effect that I absolutely love. And the fabric feels lustrous but sturdy because it's mostly plain weave! I will say I did not love working with tencel, but I'm curious about other very shiny fibers now.

Here is my color sampling and some progress photos:

Now I have this 76in scarf made of a fiber that won't keep me warm. I'll absolutely never wear something like this. I'm thinking about cutting it and sewing it into drawstring bags. Maybe add some beaded fringe? Idk, I'll take other people's ideas.

[dr-dendritic-trees]

New Loom!

I posted this on Instagram but I just realized I didn't post it here!

Look at my new friend!

This giant (for me) project is actually the second I've done on my new loom:

Here's the first, avert your eyes from my embarrassing threading error:

[kohanakonohana]

先日から久しぶりにリネンを紡いでおりました。

何でも着物用に近い細い糸にしてしまうので…２本をより合わせて緯糸に。

I had spun linen slivers in a long time. I make everything into a thin yarn, almost like that for kimonos… so I joined two strands together to make a weft.

綿のスラブ糸と組み合わせて、新しいショールができました！

Combined with cotton slub yarn, I have just woven a new shawl!

[iplaywithstring]

I’m not sure if you would know the answer, and no pressure to respond -

Is it possible to make sewable fabric with weaving done at home? Like could I weave fabric and then sew with it?

Absolutely!

Woven cloth is cloth, and for a huge part of history (right up until the industrial revolution), all cloth was handmade. It's all a matter of how fine the yarn you're using to weave is. So on a rigid heddle loom designed for use with yarn, it's a little more difficult. For example, Ashford sells 15 dpi reeds. The project I'm weaving right now has a sett of 30 ends per inch. Technically you could get the same sett using the 15 dpi reed if you put two threads in each slot/hole, but unless you use a second reed (which is possible!) those two threads will always move together and it's a different weave structure.

On a harness loom (floor loom, table loom, even backstrap loom - bascially anything without a rigid heddle) you've got a lot more flexibility for how close the threads can get. That means you can use finer threads and get a stable cloth.

I've used 8/2 cotton to weave and sew myself a skirt. This is the only picture I have on hand.

The bottom hem is the selvege. I cut the pieces and sewed it up, even put in a zipper! It's a little on the heavy side, but super comfortable.

I have plans to weave cloth for a heavier wool skirt for winter too.

Important things to consider when weaving any cloth, but especially cloth to sew is that you need to factor in draw in and shrinkage to your plans - I forgot to do that and had to re-warp my loom to make more cloth because I didn't quite have enough once it was washed.

[loomingtranssexual]

handwoven pearl cotton+mystery cellulose yarn, jan 2025

[bookshelfdreams]

✂️✂️

[saltpixiefibercraft]

Got a request for this loom footage with no overlay audio, so here you go!!

Clackity-clacks of the loom and my awkward attempts to throw the shuttle with my phone stand arm directly in my face lol.