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Weaving Resources
Rag Rug 101
Rag rugs are comprised of two different parts: a yarn warp, and a rag weft. At their most basic, a rag rug is woven in plain weave, making them easy to try on your rigid heddle loom. But you don’t have to stick to plain weave—many of the prettiest rag rugs we've seen use twills or other structures. Learn the ins and outs of weaving your own rag rugs with insight from Amanda's own practice.
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What Type of Loom Should I Buy?
When it comes to purchasing a new loom, the types of looms, names, and sizes available can make the decision challenging. When people ask what type of weaving loom to buy, I generally start with one all-important question: what do you want to make?
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How to Hemstitch Weaving Projects on the Loom
Hemstitching on the loom is a simple and easy process that results in a clean, neatly finished cloth. If you’ve ever felt stressed about your projects unravelling or if you don’t have a sewing machine or serger to finish edges, hemstitching secures your raw edge into tidy little groups while it's still on the loom.
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Crocheting with Gist Weaving Yarn
Crochet designer Brittany Garber of KnotBadBritt takes a deep dive into our yarn line-up to explore how they work with crochet.
Sampling in Tapestry with Array
As tapestry weavers, unless we are weaving free-form, we need to plan carefully and make a lot of decisions up front. That’s where sampling comes in. Sampling can take many forms and involve testing out the structure (warp and weft combinations), choosing colors, or fine-tuning with specific techniques. In this post, Kennita Tully touches on various methods of sampling.
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How to Calculate and Adjust Loom Waste
Learn how to calculate the amount of loom waste you will need to allow for a weaving project, and how to adjust that amount depending on the pattern and type of loom you are using.
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Knitting with Gist Yarn
Many weavers have additional yarn-related hobbies like knitting or crocheting, and it’s a given that we all get curious at some point as to whether one craft’s material can be used for the other. This begs the question: can our yarn be used for knitting?
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Sampling Made Easy with a Variable Dent Reed
Warping, sleying, weaving and re-sleying can be tedious when we really just want to dive in to our project. Meet the nifty rigid heddle loom tool that makes sampling a breeze.
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Color Theory for Weavers - Part Three
Part three in a three part series—take what you have learned from part one and part two and apply the knowledge to create color palettes for your next weaving project.
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An Introduction to Weaving Gamps
Weavers use gamps to experiment with sett (epi), colors, structures, and yarn types. In this post, Penny shares a selection of gamps that she has woven with our yarn collections, the benefits of making them, and tips for successfully making your own.
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How to Weave Gradients on a Tapestry Loom
Emily Wick shares her process of weaving gradients on a tapestry loom with Array, our 2/12 wool yarn. Learn how to make a small runner for your table with this technique—a great little project for beginners who want to learn how to blend colors in tapestry weaving.
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Color Theory for Weavers - Part Two
Part two of a three part series—a closer look at the many ways to apply color in weaving and an introduction to color gamps (with a weaving pattern to help you get started)!
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