HANDWEAVING – FLOKATI RUG SAMPLE Flokati Rug SampleI had about a meter left of wool warp on my loom after I wove a number of handspun blankets, so I thought I would […]
Flokati Rug Sample
Greek Flokati Rugs
GREEK FLOKATI RUGS A few years ago on a wonderful holiday to Corfu, Greece I purchased a beautiful sample of a Greek Flokati rug. It had been woven by my friend, Agathi […]
Weavers of Albania
Weavers of Albania For many years now, we often go to the island of Corfu for a few weeks in the fall. As we sit in the evenings on our balcony, we […]
Raanu in Hemp
Raanu in Hemp – Weaving Project This weaving project was woven on a 4 shaft table loom, but can be woven on any 2 or 4 shaft loom.In a Raanu, at least […]
Raanu Weaving Draft
Raanu Weaving Draft A Raanu is a traditional Finnish and Sámi style of handwoven wall hanging. A Raanu is a weft-faced weave, that is woven in a modified tabby weave using a […]
Wittering Raanu
The earliest Raanu weavings date back to the 1600’s. The Saami wove Raanu (Rátnu, Rádno, Grene) and used them as wall coverings in their tents and sod huts. At first glance, a […]
The Nettle Dress
The Nettle Dress Textile artist Allan Brown spends 7 years making a dress by hand, from locally foraged stinging nettles. Post Views: 611
Viking Textiles
Viking Textiles It is commonly thought that Viking clothing was rough “sack-cloth”. Not so. Viking textiles influenced and were influenced by the many countries in which they travelled. Viking Cloths have described […]
The Great Moth Invasion
How to Warp a Loom – and the Great Moth Invasion You can save a considerable amount of time when warping a loom if you have an old warp on the loom […]
Rya Rug – Hameenlinna 1711
Finnish Folk Rya – Hämeenlinna 1711 152 cm x 188 cmWarp: HempWeft: Woolen# Threads between Pile rows: 12Rya Pile Length: 1.5 cm# Threads per Knot: 6Owner Galerie Horhammer, HelsinkiDeposited in Finnish National […]
