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!
Lace making is one of my favorite things.
Weaving Teneriffe lace on hexagon looms is fun and quite easy.
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!
By the way:
The finished motifs can be used in all kinds of ways-
The Hexagon Shawl LINK would work beautifully in Teneriffe lace.
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:
Click to access 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!
For the last few months, I have been working on a very large mixed media tapestry in my series of ‘Woven Women’.
This one is called: ‘Essence’.
Woven Woman (Essence) by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)
She’s over 6 feet tall, and has about 2 feet of warp strands hanging below the lower edge, so she’s about 8 feet tall in total.
I used many different looms to weave her…. beginning with my ‘Story Loom’ (designed by Susan Barret Merrill of
Weaving a Life LINK)
“Essence” on the Story Loom (c) Noreen Crone-Findlay
I also used: A rigid heddle loom, a narrow band weaving loom, peg loom, weaving sticks, Star Loom, tatting and wire work.
I posted links to 3 videos that I made about various looms and techniques I used in weaving ‘Woven Woman: Essence” here: LINK
And, made a video so you can see her a little more clearly:
Happy Weaving, and here’s to Essence, however it reveals itself (or in this case: Herself).
I’ve just finished weaving a new Woven Woman mixed media tapestry. LINK
Woven Woman (Essence) by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)
I’ve made 3 video tutorials to show how I wove various aspects of her:
How I wove the ‘Galaxy’ circle at her heart: LINK using the Peg Loom
weaving with wire on weaving sticks
How I wove the narrow copper band around her face, using Weaving Sticks: LINK
And, the third video shows how I used a Lily Speed o Weave loom to weave a hexagon, using the ‘Flower of Life’ pattern, with spool knitted cord.
I spent several days shooting a video, showing how to weave the Flower of Life with wire, but the wire just doesn’t show up in the video. Sigh.
So back to the drawing board, and several more days, but this time, using spool knitted cord, because it shows up well in the video.
Flower of Life pattern woven on the hexagon loom by Noreen Crone-Findlay
You can use all kinds of things to weave this pattern that is a celebration of geometry- Lucet cords, wire, thread, yarn, art yarn, roving (use thread or embroidery floss or yarn to tie the intersections), t shirt yarn, fabric strips…. no limits!
By the way: In my etsy shop, there’s a great eBook:
(Lily Speed o Weave patterns and designs)
Another YouTube video for a different Lily Speed o Weave tutorial :
Happy weaving!
Noreen Crone-Findlay, designer and author
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