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Every now and then, a yarn comes along that’s just so good, it makes you question why anyone would ever want to do anything but weave. Ode is such a yarn. 

We are excited to share our Fall 2021 open call for weaving patterns! We are looking for experienced weavers to propose rigid heddle, 4-shaft, or tapestry weaving pattern designs for our yarn collections: Duet, Mallo, Beam, and Array. Deadline Extended to November 2, 2021, at 11 p.m. EST 

It brings us so much joy to see all of the projects shared under the #gistyarn hashtag on Instagram. Today we are featuring three projects that caught our eye recently, each incorporating Mallo.

We are excited to share our first open call for weaving patterns! We are looking for experienced weavers to propose rigid heddle and 4 shaft pattern designs for our yarn collections: Duet, Mallo, and Beam. 

Meet the new website! For the last seven months, we have been working on redesigning our brand identity and rebuilding our website to better reflect the company we have become, and to better serve our community.

This casually elegant motif is woven by alternating warp and weft colors in a specific order to create the illusion of an intricate pattern, also known as color-and-weave.

Inspired by traditional twill samplers, this scarf combines point twill, balanced twill, and broken twill for a bold visual effect.

A wool accent rug woven with a basketweave texture on a rigid heddle loom.

Follow along with Arianna Funk as she weaves the Gosling Pillows and shares some insight into the Swedish way of dressing the loom.

A straightforward approach to deflected doubleweave using 4 harnesses and 2 colors of Duet.

Soft color-and-weave towels in two contrasting shades of blue.

Whip up this silky duo over the weekend and wear them on your neck, wrist, hair, or purse. 

Weave an elegant pair of curtains. The light, airy texture is complemented by Brooks Bouquet detailing and filters light beautifully. 

This scarf pattern is a fun way to experiment with how different weft colors affect the same warp. 

This oh-so-simple scarf is made with 3 skeins of soft and cozy merino wool. Three shades of blue create a gradation of color through stripes in the warp and weft. 

A timeless scarf woven with a luxurious combination of silk and alpaca. Stripes are woven throughout the cloth using a technique called clasped weft, adding visual interest and accentuating the twill pattern.

An elegantly textured scarf for autumn and winter. The Rosepath twill structure is woven with a plush merino wool pattern weft on a tabby (plain weave) foundation of camel silk and cotton linen.