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:
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!
Videoing for The Summer Weaving Challenge
A couple of weeks ago, we went camping and my much loved little Mirrix Saffron loom came with us.
I was weaving away while we were camping (and I still am, but I have advanced to the video filming and editing stage) for the week that I will be leading the Summer Weaving Challenge (August 8 to 15, 2022).
Here’s the link to join in the fun (and you can buy my book: Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom on the Mirrix website, too on the Starter Kit page 😊 or at any of the online book selling websites.
https://mirrixlooms.com/pages/2022-summer-weaving-challenge
The links to all the how to videos will be posted at LINK
A collection of available Vasilisa Comfort Dolls Feb 2022
In my previous post, I showed photos of the Vasilisa Comfort Dolls that are Lucets and also some Vasilisa Comfort Dolls that were inspired by and an homage to the Orkney Venus. LINK
If you would like to buy one of the Vasilisa Comfort dolls please post a comment and I will get back to you asap. (your comment won’t be public)
THE GREAT MOTHER Vasilisa Comfort Dolls can be seen at LINK
To see the larger Vasilisa Comfort Dolls, please click on LINK
‘CHOICES’ Vasilisa Comfort Dolls: NO LONGER AVAILABLE
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Listening for Wisdom, The Owl as Guide: NO LONGER AVAILABLE
TOUCH THE EARTH:
I carved these Vasilisa Comfort Dolls from Walnut to give them darker skin tones:
This group of Vasilisa Comfort Dolls is influenced by Goddess imagery:
This last group of Vasilisa Comfort Dolls is all about my love of flowers:
AvailableVasilisa Comfort Dolls updated Feb 5 2022- Lucets and Orkney Venus
This past year has been the year of carving dolls for me.
Here is the first post about a collection of the Vasilisa Comfort Dolls that are currently available- please send me a note if you would like to adopt one.
MORE Vasilisa Comfort dolls that are available can be seen at LINK
THE GREAT MOTHER Vasilisa Comfort Dolls can be seen at LINK
To see the larger Vasilisa Comfort Dolls, please click on LINK
To see the explanation about how and why I have been carving the Vasilisa Comfort dolls, click this LINK
If you would like to buy one of the Vasilisa Comfort dolls please post a comment and I will get back to you asap. (your comment will not be listed publicly)
How to make cord with Vasilisa Comfort Doll Lucets: Here and Here
VASILISA COMFORT DOLLS THAT ARE LUCETS:
I have started a new series of Vasilisa Comfort Doll Lucets:
She’s the first in a series of Vasilisa dolls that I am calling: “I Hold this in my Heart”.
This first one was a challenge for me…..There is so much unhappiness in the world right now, that I was daunted to even suggest that we still need to hold happiness in our heart, but I am convinced that we do need to find happy moments each day.
Hope is essential, isn’t it?
THE QUEEN BEE AND LADYBUG LUCETS:
VASILISA COMFORT DOLLS INSPIRED BY THE ORKNEY VENUS:
Last summer, my daughter read about the Orkney Venus, an ancient, charming tiny stone figure found in an archeological dig in Scotland in 2009.
Here’s a link to an interesting article: LINK
I was so taken with the sweet little figure that I had to carve a series of Orkney Venus Vasilisa Comfort dolls. My homages to the Orkney Venus are bigger than the ancient original….
MORE Vasilisa Comfort dolls that are available can be seen at LINK
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:
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