The head and nose of the Saffron Teddy Bear are very expressive.
Here’s how to weave the head:
And here’s how to weave the nose:
The link for all the video tutorials for the Saffron Teddy Bears for the 2022 Summer Weaving Challenge is:
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Saffron Teddy Bear for the 2022 Summer Weaving Challenge- How to Weave the Teddy Bear Arm
Sampling for a weaving project is a really good idea that most weavers often avoid doing.
But, weaving a small sample can give so much information to the weaver that it is a huge benefit.
Weaving the arms for the Saffron Teddy Bears is a win/win in the sampling department 🙂
The arms are small, but will quickly show you if your yarn is going to make a pleasing fabric for your teddy bear.
If not, then it’s better to make adjustments and weave it over again, rather than committing to weaving the whole body and then finding that the yarn doesn’t work.
So, start your bear by weaving an arm first.
You’ll be glad you did!
The link for all the video tutorials for the Saffron Teddy Bears for the 2022 Summer Weaving Challenge is:
Teddy Bears Adventures and Picnic
The Saffron Woven Teddy Bears invited some wooden teddy bears and tiny woven bears to have an adventure with them, and then to join them for a picnic.
They climbed onto some tractors and into some wagons and even a bulldozer to ramble off to the picnic place.
The tiny Blue Bear of Happiness was thrilled to drive the clockwork tractor, but found changing the gears was challenging and sent the passengers tumbling a few times.
They didn’t mind, in fact it was kind of fun.
Jimmy Bear drove the larger tractor with style and his passengers enjoyed the ride in the various trailers, carts and chariots, but did find the heat to be rather intense. (It was blisteringly hot!)
A bulldozer was the ride of choice for a few of the Pandas and their friend….
All the bears sang ‘The Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ at the top of their lungs.
Sadly, the carved wooden teddys found the heat to be un-bearable, so they scampered back into the studio and sat in front of the fan to cool off.
The woven Saffron Bears were perfectly happy in their sun hats, so the sun didn’t bother them.
Jimmy Bear played his guitar and all the other bears loved it.
Two of the bears had brought along a telescope to watch birds, but were able to keep an eye on their carved wooden friends to make sure they made it safely back to the studio.
Only one of the bears had remembered to bring a parasol, but shared it when anyone need a little rest from the sun.
The pandas wondered if the grass might taste like bamboo, but the hot sun had dried it out so much that they decided to not sample it.
And two little bears leaned back in their folding chair and quietly dozed off right after this picture was taken.
The tiniest bears were so glad that someone had remembered to bring their travelling bed along and after some giggling and wiggling, they fell asleep, too….
While the Blue Bear of Happiness and Wee Brown Bear enjoyed the shade of their umbrella.
All in all, it was a fine afternoon on an incredibly hot and sunny summer day.
I designed and wove all the Teddy Bears for the Mirrix Summer Weaving Challenge 2022.
The Saffron Bears were all woven on the Mirrix Saffron Loom. LINK
The tiny Bears were woven on the Baby Duo looms from Hello! Looms. LINK
All the ‘how to’ links to the videos for the step by step process of weaving all the looms are listed on
L I N K (Note: They will be added one by one through the week of August 8 to 15, 2022 and will remain available once they have been released, so there is no time limit on getting the weaving done.)
Happy Weaving! And, may the teddy bears bring you delight!
Saffron Teddy Bear – How to Weave the Body Lots of Different Ways
When I started designing the Teddy Bears to weave on the Saffron loom from Mirrix for the
2022 Summer Weaving Challenge, I had NO IDEA that I would go down such an amazing Rabbit Hole
There are so many ways to weave the Saffron Teddy Bear.
Even though the same basic ‘recipe’ is used to weave all the bodies, using different weaving techniques and different weights of yarns makes each of the Saffron Bears totally unique.
Here are some video tutorials showing how to weave the variations of the Saffron Bear’s Body:
The Basic Body:
The Black Panda Body:
The Pink Panda Body (How to Weave the Body with Super Bulky Yarns):
The Striped Body (Tapestry/Weft Face Technique):
Some Notes about Tapestry Weave for the Body:
See the Teddy Bear’s Picnic to see all the Bears having a wonderful day:
The Links for all the Video Tutorials are at:
All the Links for the Noreen part of the Summer Weaving Challenge 2022
This post is where I’ll be putting all the links to all the ‘how to’ videos for the woven Teddy Bears that I have designed for the Mirrix Summer Weaving Challenge for the summer of 2022.
The videos will stay up as long as I have a YouTube channel.
For starters…..
Here’s the link to the Summer Weaving Challenge on the Mirrix website: LINK
If you don’t have my book, you can order it from Mirrix, and yup, you’ll want a Saffron loom, too (it’s one of my most favorite looms ever- so adaptable!). LINK
How to carve a weaving hook from a chopstick using a few simple tools: LINK
LINKS TO THE POSTS FOR ALL THE VIDEO TUTORIALS:
INTRODUCTION: The Teddy Bears have a Parade and a Picnic: LINK
1- What is needed for weaving the Saffron Bears LINK
2- Saffron Teddy Bears- How to weave the Arms LINK
3- Saffron Teddy Bears- How to weave the Teddy Bear Body, with lots of variations LINK
4- Saffron Teddy Bears- How to weave the Teddy Bear Head and Nose LINK
5- Saffron Teddy Bears- How to Assemble the Teddy Bears LINK
6- Saffron Teddy Bears- How to Weave Sun Hats for the Teddy Bears LINK
7- Tiny Teddy Bears woven on the Baby Duo Looms from Hello! Looms LINK
Happy Teddy Bears! Happy Weaving! Happy Summertime!
A Basket Full of Woven Teddy Bears for the Summer Weaving Challenge
I have been weaving up a delightful basket of bears for the week of Aug 8- 14, 2022.
That’s the week that I will be leading the Summer Weaving Challenge that is hosted by Mirrix looms.
The Teddy Bears will be revealed in their full adorableness and by then, I will have finished editing the heap of ‘how to’ videos that I have been obsessively filming about the making of the teddy bears.
The Teddy Bears will be having a wonderful picnic, and I will show how each of them (and those that are still in the works) are in fact, samplers of techniques in my book: Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom.
I’ll be posting links for the videos for the Saffron Teddy Bears here LINK on my blog beginning Aug 2, 2022.
If you don’t have my book, you can order it from Mirrix, and yup, you’ll want a Saffron loom, too (it’s one of my most favorite looms ever- so adaptable!).
Here’s the link: https://mirrixlooms.com/collections/starter-packages/products/noreen-crone-findlay-x-mirrix-looms-imagine-weave-along-kit
Happy Weaving! Happy Summertime!
How to make lucet cord with the Bee and Ladybug Vasilisa Doll lucets
In my previous post, LINK, I showed how to make lucet cord with the Vasilisa Comfort Dolls that have peg legs.
There are also links to a whole slew of videos that I have made about what to make with lucet cord in that post.
I have made another video tutorial that shows how to make lucet cord with the Bee and Ladybug Vasilisa Doll lucets that I design and make.
Here’s the for the video:
How to make lucet cord with the Vasilisa Doll Lucets
I have been enjoying designing and carving Vasilisa Comfort Dolls that are also lucet cord makers.
If you would like to adopt one of the Vasilisa Comfort Doll lucets, please send me a message.
Here’s a video that I made to show how to make lucet cord with the Vasilisa dollies with legs:
Here is a list of ‘how to videos’ for lucets:
#1- Basic cord:
#2- How to add buttons, beads and charms
#3- Button closures
#4- Celtic knots and interlaces
#5- Shoe laces
#6- Celtic Interlace Hearts
Lucet cord butterfly:
How to attach lucet cord to garments:
Tatting Shuttles by Noreen Crone-Findlay and useful video links too
Tatting is one of my most favorite things- I never leave the house without a little tin or pouch that has tatting shuttles, thread, a tiny hook and tiny scissors in it.
I have been busy in the woodworking room again… carving more Goddess and Hedgehog tatting shuttles.
Until the end of the year, I will be reducing the price of the Goddess shuttles to $39 + shipping and the Hedgehogs to $25 + shipping.
Please message me if you are interested.
Here are some helpful videos about my Goddess Tatting shuttles:
This video shows how to wind thread onto the Goddess Tatting shuttles:https://youtu.be/94vbtAd9THg
This video shows how to weave with the Goddess tatting shuttles:https://www.instagram.com/p/CN5RZ5_JZPM/
This video shows how to add a cord so you can wear the Goddess tatting shuttle as a necklace:https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2ppKup68P/
How to tat a necklace cord:https://www.instagram.com/p/CN8AV6HJAW2/
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How to Weave a Butterfly on the Mirrix Saffron Loom
I have been weaving a lot of butterflies lately, as a metaphor of hope, transformation, healing, creativity, community, and so much more.
These butterflies are ones that I designed to weave on the Mirrix Saffron loom.
I love the way that I can set up the Saffron to the exact size that I want….
The pink butterfly is made by weaving a full size triangle on the Saffron (see instructions in my book: Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom).
And, the blue butterflies are made by weaving half size triangles.
Because the smaller butterflies are woven using a variation on the technique that I developed for the book,
I have made a video showing how to weave them.
The bodies are made on the loom, using the same setup as the wings, so you can weave away without having to re-set the loom. Yay!
Here’s the link to the Video How to Tutorial:
Mirrix looms are selling a wonderful kit that includes my book: Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom, as well as the Saffron Loom and the Sandy Stand for it. It’s a great kit! Here’s the link for it:
In the video, I mentioned that I carved a chopstick to make the weaving hook for weaving the triangles.
Here’s the link to that video:
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