Category: HAND WEAVING

Hand weaving on Looms big and small.

Weaving Tartans

Tartan Weaving Throughout history Scottish Tartans have been used for showing kinship with a clan. The clan system started in the 12th Century. Weavers developed their own colours and patterns for the […]

Mohair Weaving

Mohair Throws

Mohair Weaving What is Mohair? Mohair, prized for its brilliant colour and sheen, is known as the diamond fibre. Mohair dates back to the biblical times and the garments of the wise […]

Whitchurch Silk Mill

WhitChurch Silk Mill

Whitchurch Silk Mill – 2014 I had a delightful visit to the Whitchurch Silk Mill in Whitchurch, UK. It is about 1 1/2 hour drive southwest from London in Hampshire. Whitchurch Silk […]

Hand Weaving – Fulled Cloth

Hand Weaving: Fulled Cloth Yardage must go through a process called fulling, that opens the fibers and changes the interwoven threads into fabric. Different fulling techniques are used for different fibers. I […]

Horse Song Tapestry

Horse Song Tapestry

Horse Song Tapestry by Roy Cady I was inspired to weave this tapestry piece after hearing the stories and songsof the scared Horse of my people. The inspiration came to me whileherding […]

Salish Blankets

Salish Blanket Weaving

Salish Blankets The Salish were known as the weavers of the Pacific Northwest. They used the materials around them, hair from mountain goats, and fibers from native plants such as Indian hemp […]

Corduroy Tree Ornaments

Corduroy Trees

Corduroy Weave Tree Ornaments Corduroy Weave BagsThese Christmas tree ornament bags were woven using 8/2 cotton for both warp and weft. I livened the project up by adding some metallic yarns. Post […]

How to Finish Handwoven Chenille

How to Finish Handwoven Chenille Rayon or cotton chenille yarns require a different finishing technique than other handwoven articles. When chenille is in loom-state it feels stiff as cardboard. This finishing treatment […]

Weaving Twill Tapestry

Kootenay Sun - Twill Tapestry

Weaving Twill Tapestry I had the good fortune to be able to take a workshop on Twill Tapestry with weaver and tapestry artist, Kaija Rautiainen a couple of years ago. Post Views: […]

Catalogne Rug

Catalogne Rug

Catalogne Rug “Someone asked me what a Catalogne is. Here is the information I sent: a catalogne has its origins in Europe, L’encyclopédie de l’artisnat :Bois et Textiles, 1975, says that it […]