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Sorry about that!
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
How to weave a boho or hobo bag on the triangle loom
My daughter sewed me a couple of gorgeous triangle shaped bags that got me thinking….
‘Hmmmm…. could I weave a triangular shaped bag?’
And, the answer was so obvious that it was a palm to forehead moment!
Duh! Use the triangle loom!
So, I did, and here’s the result:
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The easiest bag ~ever~!!!!
These bags are so comfortable to use- they hug your body!
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I designed it so there are 2 pockets on the outside for glasses, cellphone, business cards, lip gloss etc
I wove mine on the 3 foot configuration of my Dewberry Ridge Triangle loom LINK to their site.
But, you could weave it on the 6 foot configuration, too, if you prefer.
Demonstrating with the full size triangles was too hard to get into the screen of the video camera,
so I used triangles woven on my 14 inch triangle:
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The finished bag is about 24 inches from the tip of the handle to the base point and about 18 inches across:
It’s such a fun and easy bag to make, I know that I am going to be making a whole lot more of them!
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Here’s the video tutorial on how to make them:
Woven Women- In the Heart of the Flower
In the deep mid-winter, I long for flowers.
My studio is full of plants that bloom, and I am grateful for their beauty.
Even though I can’t have flowers growing outside in the deep deep snow and ice,
I can dream of flowers and weave yarn songs to blossoms and blooming……
Here is my homage to flowers and blossoms:
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She is 15 inches wide by 39 inches tall.
See: Woven Women-Dreaming the Well  LINK  for a photo of how I weave these tapestries on peg looms.
Video tutorial How to weave on the triangle loom
Weaving triangles on the tri loom is great fun, and very easy, too.
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This video tutorial demonstrates on a small Dewberry Ridge Looms triangle loom, but the technique is the same, no matter what size the loom.
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Weaving a triangle isn’t just weaving a triangle- they can be combined to make squares and rectangles, so your design possibilities are completely unlimited!
I used the 14 inch triangle loom from Dewberry Ridge Looms to weave a stole for my daughter:Â Link
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And I made a video tutorial on how I used tambour crochet to decorate the triangles: Link
Of course, you can use a tri loom to weave triangular shawls, too…. LINK
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or blankets: LINK
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or Cowls: LINK
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Dewberry Ridge Looms can be ordered from dewberryridge.com/
Happy Weaving!
Finished my eBook on Woven Jewelry (Happy Dancing)
Do you hear that skippetty thump thump?
That’s me, happy dancing!
I’ve been working on a new eBook for more than 6 months and I have FINALLY finished it!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEE! and Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee! 😀
What’s it about?
Jewelry Woven on weaving sticks:  LINK TO MY WEBSITE to see lotsa pics and order it, too 🙂
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I’ve designed a slew of wonderful necklaces, bracelets and pins that are just sooooooooooo neat!
Some of them, like this bracelet, are woven with t shirt yarn, so woots!
You can be super eco friendly and upcycle and recycle at the same time as weaving and wearing fab jewelry!
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Speaking of being eco-friendly, I show you how to make funky, cheap and cheerful embellishments and nifty closures for necklaces and bracelets:
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You can use all kinds of yarns, cords, threads, fabric strips, paper ribbon- you name it….
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I love weaving jewelry, and hope that you will, too!
So scoot on over to my website, and see more pics and order the book, and start weaving!
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Happy weaving! 🙂
Weaving a placemat with fabric strips
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Our placemats (is that a Canadianism? Does the rest of the world say ‘table mats’?) are all looking shabby, so I decided to weave up some new ones.
I love upcycling, so I am using fabric strips to weave the placemats.
I decided to weave the placemats on my 14 inch Dewberry Ridge ‘Lil Weaver’.
I know that this is slightly narrower than conventional placemats, but I figured that when we have the whole family around the table, that the squares will fit better than rectangles.
Because fabric strips are hefty, I decided to work over 2 nails at a time. The nails on the loom are too close together to work well with fabric strips, are lovely when you use 2 at a time.
Also…. there are a couple of secret tips that make weaving with fabric strips go so much more easily….
Here’s the video tute, and happy weaving!
Woven Women – Blythe Spirit
This week’s tapestry is a love song to my beloved cousin who died from a brain tumor.
She was a total sweetheart and I miss her so much.
She was a gifted photographer, and I based this tapestry on a self portrait that she took of herself not long before she died.
I’ve named it, ‘Blythe Spirit’, because that’s what she is….. a lovely soul!
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How to weave a hexagon using continuous warping and weaving techniques on the Lily Speed O Weave loom
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A couple of years ago, when I was working on the designs for The Lily Speed O Weave design book LINK,
I figured out how to weave a hexagon on the loom, using continuous weaving methods.
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The method is slightly tricky (it took me a LOT of experimenting to figure it out!) and has one disadvantage….
You have to use quite bulky yarn or else the hexagon is really loopy and open meshy (aka ‘sleazy’).
I decided that this made it not worthwhile to share the technique, as the knotting technique that was traditional for the Lily Speed O Weave loom allowed you to use absolutely any weight of yarn or thread.
Besides, I had figured out a way of speeding up and streamlining the knotting process, so I decided to just go with that.
But, a few days ago, a lady on Ravelry asked if anyone knew how to weave continuously on the hex loom and wasn’t into the knotting technique.
So, I figured…. okay…. I’ll make a video showing how to do this….
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The secret to weaving continuously on the Lily Speed O weave looms?
Mashing up triangle loom weaving techniques with the continuous weaving technique of the potholder loom.
AND>>>> There’s a VERY important switcheroo that you have to make, mid-stream, as it were. 🙂
Once you have mastered the technique, it’s REALLY quick and easy to weave up hexagons on the Lily Speed O Weave loom!
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And, here’s the video to show you how to do it:
Happy Hexagons! 🙂
Woven Women-The Eyes of the Butterfly
When I became a grandmother, I saw the world in a whole new way…. through the eyes of the butterfly…..
Seeing my grandson emerge, and witnessing him ‘spread his wings’ makes it so heartrendingly clear just how magical and fragile our precious world is.
In response, I wove this tapestry, which is a love song to my daughter and her son.
Becoming a grandmother means that I now sing a love song to all the tender new lives that we must nurture.
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Tapestry: Woven Women-The Eyes of the Butterfly
by Noreen Crone-Findlay 2012-2013
approximately 14 inches wide by 36 inches tall
The yarn used in the tapestry is special to me for 2 reasons…. one is that most of it came from my mother’s collection of yarns, and the rest of it was spun by my beautiful daughter in love, Alliston Findlay.
Lots of precious threads here…..
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