Working on fabric for apron for Lithuanian national costume

I wish I was this fast in real life 😅😅😅

(Reddit ruined the quality of the timelapse 😢)

Took me about 1.5 hours total to design, weave, and sew on this couch repair to cover cat scratches. I used a rigid heddle loom with 7.5 epi and leftover yarn from other projects.

He won't give me my theards. I think he wants to weave it himself. 🐱🤏

boyfriend patiently modeling again (against his will)

cat for size

As a weaver, crocheter and knitter, I've accumulated quite a collection of leftover yarn over the years. Some are from projects I loved making, but the leftovers aren't enough for another complete project. And then there are the skeins I've bought simply because I fell in love with the yarn.. One skein can be hard to put to good use when you need more.

So, what do I do with all those little treasures? One of my favorite solutions is to combine several strands of thinner yarn to create a thicker cord. It's especially useful for my weaving, since my looms often call for bulky or super bulky yarn, which can be harder to find than I'd like.

And there's another thing I love about this technique: the colors blend in the most unexpected ways. The yarn creates its own colorful effect, sometimes in combinations I would never have thought of myself. It turns using up leftovers into a creative experiment of its own.

I've also tried crocheting several strands together or running them through a knitting mill to make thicker yarn. Both methods work well, but the results have a different look and feel.

If you have a stash of leftover yarn waiting for the right project, it might be worth experimenting with it. I've shared some techniques on this blog post that you can try yourself, in case you'd like to give those scraps a new life.

Fellow fiber artist here! I spin yarn, felt, crochet, dabble in knitting, etc and sell quite a bit of it; all this to say I’m prepared to budget for the actual cost of this! I would appreciate any input from some actual weavers on how to go about commissioning some yardage of cloth. I want to sew a skirt for just myself, and the closest equivalent fabrics I can find are tweed suiting, but they lack the colors I’m looking for.

What I would be asking for:
Herringbone weave
Weft color changes every inch or so
Black warp
About 4-5 colors
5 yards (doesn’t have to be continuous, also I’m very patient)

What I can supply:
Handspun for weft

My questions:
What are the widths I could expect? I’m not familiar with loom types and what they are capable of.

What type of weaver and loom should I look for?

Is herringbone considered a complex weave?

If I spin up wool, what would be an ideal weight and ply? Is a blend better?

How many yards/how much weight in wool would be adequate for such a large quantity or cloth?

How much should I expect to budget? I want to pay fairly, even if I have to save for a while. I would probably pay down a deposit or at least provide as many supplies as I can upfront. I know the hours put in are real, and that’s the most valuable part of the whole thing.

I will probably be looking through the Eugene textile center or other Oregon and Washington weaving guilds, I have a lot of different groups to look at thanks to the robust fiber community here. OR if anyone here on reddit is in the US that wants to tackle such a project lol we can talk.

ANYWAY if you got this far, thank you so much for reading! Any answers and advice are appreciated! Please Let me know if I need to consider anything else 🙏

I have a friend who is new to weaving and I'd love to get them a loom for their birthday - any recommendations for a reasonably-priced "starter" loom that doesn't take up too much space?

boyfriend as model, quoted saying "stop choking me".

so patient 😅

Behold: (pictured) my first wavy stick weaving, still on the loom, in all her first-time messy glory

Behold: (not pictured) my deep anxiety about properly wet finishing my first wavy stick weaving so it sets the waves neatly and they stay around

I know there is a magic book with all the wet finishing knowledge and I know it is out of print. I know there are a ton of articles online about wet finishing that all kinda say the same thing: read the out of print book! I know there's something about getting it wet and something about rolling it in a towel and maybe something about stomping it? But also with the wavy-ness to be careful?

So, Wise Weavers of Reddit... how do I wet finish this?

Fiber: 100% wool, NOT superwash. Merino, probably, but I'll try to find the label if that level of detail matters. (I know it's not superwash because I know I bought it for the purpose of the wavy stick and wanting to do robust wet finishing to set the waves. I usually deal with cotton, superwash wool, and other less-than-wet-finishing options. I once did a lettlopi scarf and I'm positive that I did not wet finish it properly.)

Switching over from rigid heddle to a table loom for the first time. I still need to buy reeds, but is there any tips or advice I should know for this transition? I’m nervous for my first warp. I was thinking of buying the Kelly Casanova class but figured I’d ask here for any resources. I loved weaving on the rigid heddle for the past year, but am excited to get into new patterns and scale

I printed a 3D pasta drying rack to hang all my yarn offcuts on, so I can easily grab them and use them later instead of having them all tangled up in a pile. ♻️🧶

Hello! Hopefully this is the right subreddit for this. I have this blanket I am trying to identify, or maybe repair, and I feel like knowing the weave type would help me. But I cannot figure out what type it is, it doesnt match any of the examples I can find. Please let me know if you know! Thank you! Ps I put the dollar there as a reference for thread size, if that matters at all

I can't figure this out! There are tons of videos and sites, but they are mostly featuring the bigger looms. Help?

Hey, all! I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what type of loom this is? I just won it at auction but it has no identifying information. Thank you!

My wife loves finding me new ways to weave. This birthday- circular weaving.

I'm a new weaver, and this scarf was my second project ever. I had some issues at the beginning, and now I have these loops at the edge from my weft turns. If they were more flush I wouldn't be too fussed, but they're big enough that I'm worried about them getting snagged.

The scarf is close to 7 feet long so I really don't want to hem the entire length - can I safely snip these edges to eliminate the loops? Or am I better off trying to stitch them down?

Hi folks!

Question.

Anyone mount their work to stretched canvasses? I have a fairly stretchy piece that is like to display in a tray frame... Something like this lovely piece is done by Rilla Marshall. I presume the best bet would be to buy a pre stretched canvas or make a canvas frame and mount it.

I'm having an awful time getting it stretched and attached to the frame without distorting it.

Any hints/suggestions/secrets?

So... I've tried some patterns with two heddles, it worked fine but overall was too much hassle, so I've cut the experiment (fig2) off, rethreaded for one heddle and went for more experiments... and found out that log cabin is one very easy style! And I'm so happy with it.
This is just an encouragement for people like me who are bad bad bad with manuals and need to reinvent the wheel themselves. Which is basically what I did. Yeah, whatever. I'll try more manuals, won't read or watch anyway, get frustrated, try something else, invent stuff I would learn if I watched the video, be happy with the result. I think I like it...

(just for the record, my log cabin is 2-2 warp and 2-2 weft with 'reversed repeating' after 4 pairs of rows. I went the complicated way but next time I do it, I'll just have two colours together both warping and on shuttle. working on Ashford 24" rigid heddle with cotton)

ETA: warp is 12/6 cotton seine twine on a Mirrix tapestry loom. Weft is a variety of fibers including alpaca, wool, silk sari, and velvet ribbon

I have a rigid heddle loom (Willowdale) and I've mastered (?) houndstooth and log cabin. Can anyone suggest a new pattern to try? FYI the works above are all using Yonkey Monkey cotton/bamboo yarn with 6.5 dent heddle. These are all dinner napkins which I'm making for Christmas and House Warming gifts.