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Weaving on my Ashford Floor Loom
Aaaaah, the lovely ASMR sounds of a loud hand weaving floor loom ;)I do get a lot of comments about how relaxing it is to watch me weave.But would you say that if you knew how LOUD my floor loom is? I would try to throw some oil in there, but I have NO IDEA where the squeaks are coming from!!Tell me, weaver friends - is your loom as loud as mine???
What's on my loom?
What’s on my loom?Wowser, I haven’t had these in stock for a LONG time! I have woven them as ‘Made To Order’ scarves, but not as stock for the shop :OWith Bowerbird coming up, I need to make sure all my Dapper colours are back in stock - and they are fun to weave!You can find the Dappers, and the Made To Order listing on my website :D
SLEY THE REED!
I know, I know … the actual process of ‘sleying the reed’ isn’t as cool or sexy as it sounds, right??But it is what it is … basically, threading the warp threads through the reed to space them out evenly ;)I use a reed on my floor loom when I weave my scarves - but some fancy tapestry looms have reeds as well (not mine, mine are more basic!)OK, thanks for coming to my educational Ted talk, lol! :D
Measuring a warp
From spool of cotton to the backbone of scarves!This is called ‘measuring the warp’ - the warp is the thread that is put in the loom (when ‘dressing the loom’) under tension, to create the base for the fabric to be woven.This process really is like magic - who would have thought that measuring the warp is the starting point for ALL fabric, including the fabric you are wearing as you are reading this??You can find all the magical goodies I make HERE on my website!
Cross stitching .... !
My first textile obsession was cross stitch …After art school the first time around, I still hadn’t found my ideal medium - I’d tried painting, drawing, illustration, ceramics, sculpture, and loved them all - but nothing made me super excited.Until I found needlepoint - it was a Kaffe Fassett book at the library that started it all.Pretty soon, I was preferring using the cross stitch with wool to make my needlepoint more ‘chunky’, and to attain geometric patterns. I started my business Threefold Designs in 2004 with cross stitch kits and patterns.I stopped cross stitching after my tapestry skills were...