One of the foundation shapes for the Teneriffe Lace Weave Along is the Triangle:
Here’s the video on how to make the Triangle:
Here’s the link for the post that has all the links for the Teneriffe Lace Weave Along: LINK
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Teneriffe Lace- Basic Dewdrop Motif
The Dewdrop motif is one of the foundation shapes in the Teneriffe Lace Weave Along.
Here’s the video showing how to weave it:
And here’s the link to the list of all the links for the Teneriffe Lace Weave Along LINK
Triangle Loom Shawl woven on every other nail
I made a video tutorial showing how to weave on every other nail on the triangle loom when weaving with bulky yarns.
This creates an open lacy weave that drapes beautifully.
The shawl was woven on the 7 foot Dewberry Ridge Triangle loom,using super bulky yarn made by spinning together cotton threads with knitting machine and lace weight yarns.
The every other nail technique also works fine when 2 or 3 strands of medium or fine yarns are held together as if they are a single strand.
This is a very quick and easy way to weave a soft and drapey shawl.
The shawl in the video is a prayer (compassion) shawl made for a dear friend when she lost her Dad.
She loves the shawl, so I am pleased, because of course, I want her to feel that there is love in every stitch and that she can wrap herself in that love whenever she needs it.
Details: I spun a super bulky yarn by combining 7 strands of very fine crochet cotton and knitting machine boucle yarn- cotton and acrylic, on a bulky head spinner. The wpi is 5 wraps per inch. I plied it so it is 14 strands thick.
Here’s the video:
Wonderful new Latchet Lucet
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!
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How to make a wreath with woven flowers
A wreath is a cheerful and welcoming thing.
Here’s one that I have designed to be made with flowers woven on the Thumbelina loom.
I used autumn colors, but you can make it with colors that match any season.
Feel free to use as many flowers and leaves as you would like.
I made the wreath by tying the vines shed by a weeping birch tree. I gathered them up, and shaped them into a circle, then wrapped the circle with thread to hold it together. I added a twisted wire hanger at the top.
And, here’s how to make it:
Happy Weaving! Enjoy making wreaths 🙂
How to weave a tiny toy bunny rabbit
Yesterday, I showed a sketch of a tiny toy bunny rabbit that I designed.
Here are a couple of them:
I have just uploaded the video for how to weave the toy bunny on the Dewberry Ridge Thumbelina Loom:
The bunnies are about 2 1/2 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches tall.
They are quick and easy to make and fit in a pocket or would make a great stocking stuffer.
Happy Weaving!
4 videos on Lucet cord making techniques
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I absolutely love Lucets.
I have designed and made a very small lucet that is my all time favorite.
It’s only 2 inches by 2 inches, and so it’s so easy to take with you wherever you go.
I am selling them in my etsy shop, here:
I’ve made 4 video tutorials that show how to use the Lucet to make cords, and then some wonderful things to make with them.
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The first video shows the basics of cordmaking on a Lucet:
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The second video shows how to add buttons, beads, charms and found objects to lucet cord – great way to make a wrap bracelet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtw1U22wuo4
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The third video tutorial shows 3 different ways of making button closures using Lucet cords:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vlus76Owqc&noredirect=1
The 4th video shows how to make knots and Celtic interlaces to make beautiful embellishments and jewelry:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF73AXpGa2k&noredirect=1
Here’s the template for the 4 loop Celtic interlace knot:
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All my spool knitted patterns and designs will work beautifully with Lucet cords, so please check out my etsy shop for those, too: Link
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Weaving Baskets on Small Looms
I love weaving baskets on small looms.
I have just released a new pattern that has step by step photos showing how to weave these gorgeous baskets, using the easiest little loom ever made, the weaving stick loom:
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This basket was woven with paper ribbon and embellished with buttons that I made from arbutus twigs and coconut shells.
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The heart shaped basket has a plywood heart base (the template for the heart is included in the pattern).
Here, the heart basket is woven with art yarn:
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Workshop participants who were learning how to weave the baskets asked me:
What can we use these baskets for?
Anything that fits in them that you want to keep organized! Beads, hair clips, packages of smallness, buttons, thread, bobbins, yarn….
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The large oval basket in the photo above was woven with strips of torn fabric, so it’s a great eco option.
The yo yo flowers that embellish it’s side are made from scraps of upcycled fabric. (The instructions on how to make the yo yo circles are also included in the pattern).
This basket is great for holding fruit or heaps of little green tomatoes while they ripen, or anything else your heart desires.
Because it’s made of cloth, if it gets soiled, it can just be rinsed clean.
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The green round basket is woven in the same way as the pink and blue one in the photo below, but I pulled up on the warp strands of the upper edges of the green one to curve it in.
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So you can see that a small change makes a huge difference in the look of the basket.
I did the same thing to curve the top edge of the black oval shaped basket that is woven in exactly the same way as the paper ribbon basket.
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The yarn that you use (combine several strands to get neat effects) and how you embellish the basket will guarantee that each basket that you make is totally unique.
The pattern can be ordered from: LINK
Another set of baskets that I designed has recently been released on the Lion Brand website.
I designed some rectangular baskets, embellished with dragonflies, for the Martha Stewart loom.
dragonfly basket designed by Noreen Crone-Findlay
There are 2 different sizes, and the pattern is free. LINK
Happy weaving, and may your life have baskets full of joy! 🙂
Soumak Pouch Weave Along Part 4 Weaving Techniques
The video for Part 4 of the Soumak Pouch Weave Along is a really big one because it’s the ‘how to’s’ for the actual weaving of the pouch.
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Here’s what’s covered in this video:
- How to weave the 4:2 Soumak border
- How to weave the 2:1 body of the pouch
- How to add more weft yarn when you run out
- How to add new colors
- How to change colors and make perfect joins between the color blocks
- How to step colors sideways in an outward direction
- How to step colors sideways in an inward direction
- How to work horizontal stripes
- How to do the ‘Topsy Turvey Trick’ with the Mini loom
- How to remove the weaving from the Mini
- Please note that the pouches are woven with 1 strand of the yarn from the Mirrix Kit, or 2 strands held together, of the Lion Brand Bonbon yarn
When I went through the video after the final rendering, I smacked my hand to my forehead a couple of times as my directional challenges clearly pop up in the video- arghhhhhhhhh………. several times, I call the left hand side of the loom, the ~right~ hand side. arghhhhhhh
And, at one point, I called the weft, ‘warp’…………. oh sigh…………. so please forgive me for the errors.
Luckily, pretty quickly, I do say the ~correct~ thing. But still……….. arghhhhhhhhhhhh………….
And, no, I am not willing to re-shoot the video….. there are days and days and days of shooting, and so I am not going back to do it again.
Said in the nicest possible way, with really the minimum of snarls and snaps. 😀
Anyhow…. I hope that you will have a WONDERFUL time weaving your pouches!
Without further ado, here’s the video: (bugs and all- and dogs barking and rain raining and thunder thundering…. the dogs were freaked out by the lighting and thunder, so they were indulging in a LOT of vocalizing about the bad bad sky!)
How to weave a flower on the heart loom
The Heart loom from Dewberry Ridge loom is such a sweet little loom 🙂 Here’s the Link to order one of them: LINK
I’ve woven some fun things with it:
Here’s the ‘How to’ that shows some of them: LINK
and how to make a butterfly: LINK
And, now, here’s how to weave a flower using the Heart loom:
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The flowers can be used to embellish scarves, stoles, shawls, bags, vests, hats or other garments or pillows, throws, curtains….
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To make the flower, you’ll need to weave 5 hearts in petal color and 3 in leaf color:
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Fold the leaf hearts in half and stitch the edges.
Then, stitch the petal hearts together with one edge layered a little over the other, then stitch a button on for the center:
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Then, stitch the leaves to the back of the flower.
If you are going to stitch a pin or a hair clip to the back of the flower, cut a circle of felt and stitch it over the messy ends on the back.
If you are going to stitch the flower to a garment or home accessory, don’t worry about the felt circle.
Just stitch the flower on, leaving the tips of the leaves and part of the flower petals free so they are dimensional.
Here’s a video showing how it’s done:
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