48”x48”

The theme was “first time entering an art show”. He didn’t think weaving rugs is considered art but I convinced him, it absolutely is an art form. He was so proud to have sold all 3 rugs during the exhibition. Also, he is so pure, in the 3rd pic do you see the plastic bag on the ground? He brought samples of fabric to explain how the rugs are made.

Brown and blue canvas are plain weave 16/2 linen sett at 24epi. I beat as hard as I felt my Ashford Jack Loom could handle to get about 22 ppi. Do you think I’m damaging my loom? It does creak and tilt when I’m beating hard.

Straps are made from 3/2 cotton on my inkle loom. I tried to use dyed linen at first but I kept snapping threads. Cotton never lets me down.

I had to reverse engineer this pattern from Sailrite: https://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Waxed-Canvas-Roll-Top-Backpack-Saddle?utm_source=WB&utm_medium=RollTop_Backpack . There is also a sew along on YouTube. I don’t use leather which is why I had to weave a canvas bottom. I made a few other improvisations too. I’m very new so sewing but I’m happy with how it turned out!

..but then I discovered the speed wasn't even the best part. I´ll tell you why.

I've taken part several times in charity campaigns where people knit or crochet squares that are collected and later joined into blankets.

I always felt for the volunteers doing the joining, because the squares would arrive in different sizes, yarn weights, stitches and tension.. putting them together could become quite a puzzle.

And there was another problem: getting enough squares. Because making each one could take hours.

So as I like weaving, I started using a square pin loom in the size the campaign required. The good news? I could weave a square in about 20 minutes!

But when we started joining them, I realized that was actually the best part. The pins keep the size consistent, the weaving is the same on all four sides, and both sides are identical. Fantastic!

I ended up teaching several volunteers to weave them. We could make enough squares much faster, and joining the blankets became surprisingly enjoyable.

They're woven on the bias too, which makes playing with color really fun.

I wrote more about how this works here: https://ullvuna.wordpress.com/2022/08/27/make-blankets-with-woven-squares/

Would you try making a blanket this way?

I took a beginning ceramics class and had the idea to incorporate weaving into my pieces. I love the combo.

Rearranging rooms in the house. I don’t normally keep them next to each other so it cracks me up when I’m walking by.

The project on Jane is yardage for a ruana. The warp yarn was originally spun from mini batts for a knitting project but changed my mind.

I decided to weave on the Jane to minimize handspun waste and hoped that the lighter tension would minimize warp breakage. I’ve had some breaks due to abrasion so I’ve switched to keeping my weaving space close to the beater to reduce the number of times an area is rubbed by the reed. Grateful that the shed on Jane allows me to do that and still pass a standard shuttle.

The weft is a nubby silk from Colourmart.

I thought you might like to see my mom, who learned to weave in the 1960’s. The first photo is in the late 70’s (working on her rainbow series), the second and third are about 8 years ago. She’s now 89 and still weaving every day. ♥️

That’s my Thanksgiving dress.

I've sewn this sweater from fabric woven on my RHL.

10/2 Nm Wool, 2/1 Twill at 15epi

The warp was about 4.7m long and I end ended up with about 4m finished fabric. It was barely enough, but i made it work.

These are the first two of a set of eight pinwheel napkins in gradient colors. I'm also going to do red, blue, and yellow.

The color and weave draft was from handweaving.net 8 dark/8 light. I decided to play with the light threads gradient. I did 288 ends in 8/2 cotton at 20 epi. I wanted them to be 12" square but they came out 11 1/2". Despite some mistakes, I'm really happy with them and can't wait to complete the set. I couldn't resist setting the table with them!

70 hours in the making. When I started this tapestry, I didn’t even know the tapestry basics like meet & separate, or weft bubbling. I learned so much through this tapestry and for that I am grateful. Right now it measures 14.5” x 12”. Wool & acrylic

I included flowers that were depicted in the original unicorn tapestries, such as roses, bluebells, marigolds, forget me nots, pansies, and daffodils. The flowers were a real challenge for me to weave on only a few warps at 8 EPI.

The green section at the top is to fold over a stick. I still want to embroider details such as an eye, flower stems, and define some wispies on the tail. I’m also still deciding on if I want to add fringe at the bottom, so please let me know what you think!

This would be my fourth tapestry and my first time weaving something three dimensional with shadows!

I'm taking a class right now that requires us to stage a miniature solo show as a bit of curation practice. So obviously I had to make a collection of tiny textiles! I do have a copy of Strickler and Taggart's "Weaving in Miniature," but for this just decided to keep it simple with a "large" motif I could improvise for variation.

I know it's nothing particularly innovative weaving-wise, but can't get over how frigging cute it is turning out to be, lol.

I just finished this project and I knew from sampling that the yarn changes drastically after it's washed. So I took a photo of this scarf before it was washed and after it was washed. The difference is incredible. The lighting difference makes it look like it's a different scarf, but I swear it's the same lol. The yarn is Harrisville Shetland 1800 yards per pound. I hated it because it's too rustic, although washing it dramatically improved the hand feel.

Sending it off for marking tomorrow 🥰

The scarf is woven on an on a rigid heddle loom, the wool is 19 micron merino. It’s very soft and comfy

PHEW!! This has been an adventure. Here are some beauty shots of my hand woven denim. I hand-dyed the warp yarns with natural indigo and wove it with a warp-faced 3/1 twill. The weft is a slub yarn, which gives it its beautiful texture. Thank you, everyone, for all your support along the way!! 💙💙💙💙💙

Just finished this beautiful cotton table runner as a wedding present for my friends. It's pretty large and fits a 12 person dining room table. This is my first table runner but won't be my last. The one thing I struggled with is keeping the edges clean and straight so any suggestions would be great. I'm trying to become more consistent in my weaving and feel like I have finally solved any tension issues I have faced in the past. It's all a process.

I decided to use some cheap acrylic that I found on sale in case this went horribly wrong. I’m happy to report that it has not lol. I like it.

I've been getting a lot of use out of my hello! Pocket loom! The bird one actually sold at a show and the others are in a display case at my university right now. I'm also curious about how I should display these? Do they need frames? I feel like they need something more than to just be hanging on the wall. Thoughts?

A very cozy and fitting project for this autumn-like summer 🙂 (at least in Lithuania it is very cold and rainy…) I wove this double width blanket on my 90cm wide table loom.
The fabric dimensions on the loom were 1.80m x 2.00m.
After taking it off the loom and washing it, the final measurements are 1.70m x 1.90m. The place where the two layers were joined together on the loom is slightly visible, but I believe with a few more projects using this technique, I’ll learn how to make the join completely invisible 🙂 Overall, I’m really happy with this project — it proved to me that I do have patience in me (especially when it comes to beaming the warp 😅 Huge thanks once again to friend — it wouldn't have been possible without her🥰)

The orange yarn is 100% wool.
The brown yarn is 50% alpaca, 40% acrylic, 10% wool.

P.S. You might notice a pulled orange thread in the photos — I only saw it after I got home. It’s all fixed now and back in place 🤷‍♂️😊

I'm getting back to weaving with a crazy overshot using random ombre knitting yarn as the pattern weft, and wanted to share!