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Meet the Team: Christine Jablonski
Today we're introducing our Director of Content and Customer Experience, Christine Jablonski. Christine has worn many hats throughout her time at Gist. You've probably woven a pattern she designed or produced, or chatted with her via phone or email—with or without knowing it! Read on to learn a bit more about Christine.
Episode 138: Introducing Twofold with Gist’s Very Own Christine Jablonski
Christine Jablonksi is the Director of Operations for Gist Yarn, and designer of Twofold, our upcoming subscription box for rigid heddle weavers. Her theme for this project is double weave.
How To Weave With A Balanced Beat
What is a balanced beat and how do I know if I have it? Achieving a balanced beat (also known as balanced weave) means that the number of weft picks per inch are the same as the number of warp ends per inch, and thus the warp and weft are equally visible. This post explains how to weave with a balanced beat.
Coastal Linen Tea Towels
A set of classic linen tea towels woven with 3 colors of 100% Linen Weaving Yarn using a Fibonacci stripe sequence and a point twill structure.
Running Stitch Napkins
A timeless set of napkins woven with Duet Cotton/Linen in two contrasting hues.
Overshot Rigid Heddle Towels
A set of cotton and linen towels woven with Mallo Cotton Slub and Duet Cotton/Linen. This rigid heddle pattern uses a pick-up stick and a supplementary weft to create weft floats inspired by the Halvdräll Towels (a 4-shaft pattern) by Arianna Funk.
Huck Lace Rigid Heddle Runner
A cotton and linen runner (or scarf!) woven with 8/4 Un-Mercerized Cotton and Duet Cotton/Linen. This rigid heddle pattern uses a pick-up stick and heddle rod to create weft floats reminiscent of Swedish Huck Lace.
Running Stitch Towels
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.
Rigid Heddle Waffle Weave Blanket
This cotton blanket is woven with a pick-up stick in a windowpane pattern. The warp and weft floats closely resemble waffle weave.
Basketweave Rug
A wool accent rug woven with a basketweave texture on a rigid heddle loom.
Selvedge Management: Tips & Tricks for Weft Color Changes
In this post, Christine shares her approach for managing frequent color changes at the selvedge, and changing selvedge thread colors when changing weft colors.
Standard Rug Dimensions
The finished dimension of any handwoven depends on so many things – your loom width, fiber, the weaving structure and, perhaps most importantly, the ultimate use and your personal preference! As weavers, we can, within reason, create exactly the size we need based on what it will be used for. If you are thinking about weaving some floor coverings, these standard commercial dimensions are a terrific place to start.
How To Use String Heddles & Heddle Rods On Your Rigid Heddle Loom
This post teaches you how to use string heddles on your rigid heddle loom instead of using multiple pick-up sticks.
Huck Lace Rigid Heddle Placemats
A set of cotton and linen placemats woven with 8/4 Un-Mercerized Cotton and Duet Cotton/Linen. This rigid heddle pattern uses 2 pick-up sticks and warp floats to create a motif reminiscent of Swedish Huck Lace.
Standard Table Linen Dimensions
There's nothing like a beautifully set table, and as weavers we can put our personal stamp on the dining linens – from design to size. Generally, larger indicates more formal, but your handwovens should fit your table and your needs. Here are some Gist table linen projects, and suggested standard size ranges for designing your own.
How to Substitute Yarns in a Weaving Pattern
So you found a pattern you love, but don't have the exact yarn it calls for. Can you substitute a stash yarn or something other than what the designer specified? The answer, like so many in weaving, is it depends. This post will walk you through the process using the Running Stitch Napkins pattern.
Standard Blanket Dimensions
A “blanket” can range from a very small “lovey” to a throw for a king-size bed, and everything in between. Googling “blanket sizes” yields a dizzying array of options, which means you can pick what works best for you! This blog post goes over some general size ranges for different projects to design your own, as well as a few Gist patterns that fit the bill.
Weaving Techniques
There are many types of weaving techniques that can be used to create different fabrics on multi-shaft and rigid heddle looms. This post has descriptions and photos of some of the most popular techniques.
Tips for Weaving with Linen Yarn
Linen yarn by nature requires a little more care while weaving but the finished results are so rewarding! If you're new to weaving with linen, these tips will set you up for success.
Weaving Through Morocco
In the West, weaving is a largely solitary endeavor. We may take a class or belong to a guild where we are weaving with others, but we wind our warps solo and we sit alone at our looms. In Morocco, I spent two days with the women of the Anzal Weaving Association and the experience could not have been more different.
Weaving Equipment Terms
Confused by all of the terms of weaving equipment? What is a shuttle, a heddle, a reed, or a treadle? This blog post explains everything clearly so you can get started weaving with confidence.
Introduction to Multi-Shaft Looms
Multi-shaft looms allow you to create complex weaving patterns. But they aren't as intimidating as they look! This blog post shares all about multi-shaft looms, and what you should consider before buying your first loom.
How to Choose the Best Warp Yarn for Weaving
Understanding what makes a good warp yarn is an important skill for every weaver to learn. This post explains how to tell if your yarn will be suitable to use as a warp on your loom.
How to Measure Weaving Projects on the Loom
One question we frequently get from new weavers is how to keep track of the length they've woven. There may be as many variations of measuring one’s weaving as there are weavers, so the good news is that you can certainly find a method that will work for you. This post will go over a few different techniques and tips.
A Weaver's Library: Books Every Weaver Should Have
Aside from stashing weaving yarn, we know weavers also love to stash weaving books. While we have a few “must haves” listed on our resources page, we polled a few folks in our design community to find out what their favorite weaving books are, and why.
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.
An Ode to Alpaca
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.
How To Weave Great Selvedges
Curious how to weave great selvedges? These three tips will help you out! Learn how to bubble your weft, use a 45 degree pinch, and feel for the resistance of the weft.
How To Calculate Take-Up and Shrinkage In Weaving
This post has a quick lesson in how to calculate takeup and shrinkage in your weaving, so that you know how much yarn you will need for your project.
Clasped Weft Technique
Clasped weft weaving is a fun technique that creates staggered picks or solid blocks of color that don’t travel selvedge to selvedge across a warp. It gives the weaver an opportunity to add more visual dimension and a certain “how did they do that?” element to their work.
How to Convert Rigid Heddle Patterns for 4-Shaft Looms
Learn how to convert a rigid heddle project to a shaft loom draft in a few easy steps.
Doubleweave on a Rigid Heddle Loom: Tips for Achieving a Clean Shed
Learn how to achieve a clean shed when doing doubleweave on your rigid heddle loom.
Introduction to Rigid Heddle Looms
Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Try weaving! Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving. This post explains how to choose your first rigid heddle loom.
De-mystifying Deflected Doubleweave on the Rigid Heddle Loom
Deflection in weaving happens when (intentional) floats curve around areas of plain weave, and doubleweave is the weaving of two layers of fabric simultaneously. Combining the curves of deflection and the layers of doubleweave creates deflected doubleweave, a common technique in shaft-loom weaving. But with two heddles and, in some cases, two pick-up sticks, the humble rigid heddle loom can also create this stunning structure.
How to Fix Snags
There are few things that elicit a heart-stopping gasp more than the realization that the handwoven item you are wearing has just snagged on something. For years I tried to save my hand work from the zippers, drawer pulls, and puppy paws, but I've learned a few repair tricks that keep my weavings wearable through it all.
A Weaver’s Guide to Ergonomics
Repetitive motions are a critical aspect of what we do as weavers. But if we're not mindful, these repetitive actions can create cumulative strain and cause us to feel real pain and discomfort. To help us all keep healthy, and hopefully continue our craft for many, many more decades to come, weavers Christine Jablonski and Amanda Rataj have joined forced in this blog post to provide their ergonomic best practices in the weaving studio.
Tartans, Tattersalls and Checks (not your grandfather’s plaid)
Perpendicular intersections of warp and weft mean that Checks, Plaids, and any sort of crossing-stripes are well-suited to weaving. Here is a little primer on some popular variations and how to tell the differences.
Standard Towel Dimensions
If I could only weave only one thing going forward, it may be towels. These humble rectangles offer so many options! From fingertip to bath sheets and every size in between, you can make exactly what you need to get the job done. In this blog post, I'll cover standard towel dimensions and provide a range of sample Gist projects for you to explore.
Easy Gift Wins: 5 Weaving Pattern Ideas
As weavers, it is a joy to give our handwoven fiber creations to those we love. But while we may wish for unlimited hours at the loom, we have to be realistic with our plans when it comes to making gifts. With so many beautiful weaving patterns in the Gist library, we know it can be hard to decide what to weave. Here are five of our favorite weaving patterns that are sure to impress any recipient this holiday season.
How to Buy a Used Loom - Part Two
This article is the second of a two-part series on how to buy used weaving looms. To get a few different perspectives on this, three friends are sharing what they look for in a loom and some of the helpful things they’ve learned along the way.
How To Wet Finish Your Handwovens
Curious how to care for your handwoven piece after you take it off the loom? This post explains how to wet finish and care for handwoven cotton, linen, wool, alpaca, and silk.
Echo Baby Blanket
A lightweight and versatile blanket for little ones, with soft pastel hues and delicate stripes that mimic the pattern of an echo.
Weaving with Beam Organic Cotton: Comparing 8/2, 3/2, and 3/4
Cotton is often one of the first fibers that new weavers use—and the first one intermediate and advanced weavers reach for too! That’s because of the many wonderful qualities of cotton: it’s easy to weave, stretchy, soft, and takes dye wonderfully. Since introducing Beam 3/2 Organic Cotton in 2021, weavers new and experienced have been enjoying learning and growing their skills with this American-grown cotton weaving yarn.
Basic Weave Structures: Twill
This post is the second in a series introducing you to common weaving structures. You’ll find many patterns in Gist’s pattern collection that feature twill structures, and, like plain weave, it’s another foundation weave that has a lifetime of new and exciting combinations to explore.
Episode 131: Letters from Our Community
Our team put together a really special episode for you to ring out this year, sharing some of our favorite customer stories that came into our email inbox this year.
Hand-Manipulated Lace Techniques
Hand-manipulated techniques are a fantastic way to add variation to your weaving. The techniques can be used on either rigid heddle or multi-shaft looms, and make excellent decorative borders, center motifs, or can be interspersed throughout to add special texture and visual interest. This blog post provides step-by-step tutorials on several different lace techniques, and Gist patterns where they are used.