Tapestry weaving on small looms is a delight.
I’ve made a small video tutorial to show how to weave tapestries on the hexagon loom.
This piece was woven on the 4 inch hexagon loom from Dewberry Ridge Looms LINK, but it can also be woven on 2 inch or 6 inch looms.
Tapestry weaving on hexagon looms will work well for people who make their own hexagon tiles for their games.
This one is part of a larger piece that I will be videoing when it’s done.
Happy weaving! Happy hexagons!
I love weaving tapestries on small looms, and the hexagon loom is no exception.
Because of the nature of the hexagon loom, it’s perfect for weaving in a circle, working round and round.
I’ve been weaving tapestry (the warp strands are all covered, only the weft strands show) on the hexagon loom, in a circle.
I call this, ‘Mandala technique’, as you can weave beautiful mandalas this way.
Mandalas are meant to be meditative, and this technique is very contemplative, as well as being a lot of fun.
I’ve made a video tutorial, showing how to weave the mandala technique.
Gamers who make their own hexagon tiles will be able to use this technique to make one of a kind, absolutely gorgeous tiles for their games.
The hexagon in the video was woven on the 4 inch hexagon loom from Dewberry Ridge Looms LINK
Mandala technique works on all sizes of the hexagon looms.
The metallic threads are from Kreinik Threads LINK
Happy weaving!
Lace making is one of my favorite things.
Weaving Teneriffe lace on hexagon looms is fun and quite easy.
The finished motifs can be used in all kinds of ways-
The Hexagon Shawl LINK
would work beautifully in Teneriffe lace.
I’ve made a video tutorial that shows how to weave the Starburst motif in Teneriffe Lace on the 6 inch Hexagon loom from Dewberry Ridge Looms.
The motif can also be woven on 4 inch hexagons or any size hexagon loom.
The Starburst motif can also be woven on circular looms, too.
Teneriffe lace can be woven in any color:
The basics of how to warp the hexagon loom for Teneriffe lace and to work the running stitch at the center of the motif are covered in the Teneriffe openwork video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyRCOtKNPB4
The motifs were woven on Dewberry Ridge looms: LINK
Kreinik metallic threads were used to add sparkle and lustre: LINK
Happy Lace making and happy weaving!
I love weaving Teneriffe Lace on the Hexagon Loom:
Here’s a how to video that focuses on techniques that I use for basic openwork Teneriffe lace on the 4 inch Hexagon loom from Dewberry Ridge Looms.
Openwork Teneriffe is quite easy to do and moves along quickly, once you have the hang of it.
I am using Kreinik Metallic thread in the video to add more lustre and sparkle to the finished piece.
Definitely work a few motifs with thread or yarn before adding in the metallic yarn as it’s tricky to work with.
Here’s a vintage booklet from the archives of the University of Arizona:
https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/archive_012.pdf
Techniques covered in this video:
1- Tips for working with Metallic threads.
2- How to warp the hexagon loom for circular weaving
3- How to work openwork Teneriffe lace on the hexagon loom. (I use a 4 inch loom in the video, but larger sizes work just fine for the openwork technique).
The next tutorial will show more advanced weaving techniques for Teneriffe lace on the 6 inch hexagon loom from Dewberry Ridge looms.
Happy weaving and happy lace making!
I have made a video tutorial using the 2 inch hexagon loom from Dewberry Ridge Looms to make 2 kinds of flower motifs.
Also, there are tips about working with metallic threads from Kreinik Threads.
The circular warping technique is shown.
Happy Weaving!
There are many ways of working with color on the peg loom.
One is to work intuitively, adding and changing colors whenever, wherever you want to.
Another, is to use a cartoon or template- a technique that I cover in my book: Peg Looms & Weaving Sticks
If you would like to chart out designs and work from them, I have made a video showing how I worked from this chart:
In the video, I show how to work a locked join when changing colors, as well as simply stacking colors when working the diagonal lines.
Even though the techniques are shown on a peg loom, they work just the same on weaving sticks.
The loom in the video is from Dewberry Ridge Looms. The yarn is from Harrisville yarns.
We have a tradition in our family of making Christmas/Holiday ornaments for our family and friends.
I have been thinking about what I should make for this year.
I always start working on them in the summer so I can get lots of them done.
This year, I wanted to celebrate my Peg Loom and Weaving Stick book being published, so, I designed Tassel dolls to weave with weaving sticks.
I am putting hooks on the back of them so they can be hung on Christmas trees, garlands or wreaths.
The Tassel Dolls can also have pins or loops so they can be worn on the lapel or the zipper of a bag.
I made the Tassel Dolls with weaving sticks from Dewberry Ridge Looms: https://www.dewberryridge.com/products/weaving-sticks
Here is the how to video that shows the step by step instructions for making the Weaving Stick Tassel Dolls:
Happy Weaving! Have fun making Tassel yarn dolls!
People have been asking about working with both thin yarns, threads and cords as well as thicker yarns on the Latchet Lucet.
This video shows the stitch wiggle trick that draws up the excess thread when working with fine cords, threads or yarns. As for thicker yarns, no problem- working with roving yarns makes very effective lucet cords.
Lucets are not like crochet hooks or knitting needles that have to be specific to the yarn.
You can work with a huge range of yarn thicknesses, types and weights of yarn on lucets. The one trick to be aware of with the Latchet Lucet is to keep the yarn that goes across the latchets at a very light tension, and then tighten the stitches up AFTER they are formed.
To buy a Latchet Lucet, please go to:
https://www.dewberryridge.com/products/latchet-lucet#
Filed under Dewberry Ridge looms, Lucet, tutorial & how to, video tutorial
I am just over the moon 🙂
I love working with Lucet cords, and sometimes, I work with miles of them.
So, I wanted to be able to make oodles of lucet cords more quickly.
After a LOT of tinkering around, and much experimenting and many different iterations, I was happy with the prototype for the Latchet Lucet.
I talked to Donna and Gary McFarland at Dewberry Ridge Looms to see if they were interested in making it.
Yes!
Yay!
Gary is a master craftsman and excellent designer.
He took my design and fine tuned and honed it and here is the result:
This glorious piece of work:
Here it is, attached to the table with the spiffy clamp that Gary found after a lot of research:
It is a very happy tool for co-creating with the Thumbelina, Mollie Whuppie, Vasilisa and Star looms.
(well…. any and all looms, really).
Here’s a video of it in action:
Here’s the link to order one:
The projects made with Lucet cords in the following videos work perfectly with the cords made with the Latchet Lucet:
It’s just sooooooooooooooo much fun!
Filed under Dewberry Ridge looms, Lucet, video tutorial
I made a video that shows how to weave square, triangle and diagonal motifs on the Thumbelina, Mollie Whuppie and Vasilisa looms.
But… it was 2 hours long! Whoa! That’s just too long.
So, I thought: I wonder if I can figure out how to ‘fast forward’ it?
And, I did!
But, I think that I got a little enthusiastic with the fast forward function- LOL!
I turned a 2 hour video into a 2 MINUTE video!
Prepare for take off… buckle your seat belt…. here we go!
Um…. next time, I might not speed things up ~quite~ so much!
Happy weaving!
Noreen Crone-Findlay, designer and author
