Weaving Resources

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.

Crocheting with Gist Weaving Yarn

by Brittany Garber

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

by Kennita Tully

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.

How to Calculate and Adjust Loom Waste

by Amanda Rataj

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.

Knitting with Gist Yarn

by Amanda Rataj

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?

Sampling Made Easy with a Variable Dent Reed

by Christine Jablonski

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.

Color Theory for Weavers - Part Three

by Amanda Rataj

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.

An Introduction to Weaving Gamps

by Penny Lacroix

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.

How to Weave Gradients on a Tapestry Loom

by Emily Wick

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.