KUMIHIMO BRAIDING Japanese Kumihimo Braiding Braid & EmbroideryThe making of Iga-kumihimo was introduced from the influencial countries on the Asian continent and the braids were used for Buddhist altars or Shinto implements […]
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 […]
Rya Rug Yarn Calculations
Rya Rug – How Much Yarn? How much yarn do you need to weave the pile for a rya rug? To answer this question, you will need to know:1 – How long […]
Rya Rug Stitching Instructions
Rya Rug Stitching Instructions The Finnish Rya is made of knotted wool(with about a 1 – 1.5 inch pile), tied to a handwoven fabric backing. The special rya backing is woven using […]
How to Weave Rya Rug Backing
How to Weave Rya Rug Backing A Rya rug can be woven and knotted directly on a loom, or the backing can be woven separately on the loom and rya knots can […]
Nalbinding Handwarmers Pattern
Naalbinding Handwarmers Pattern A Naalbinding pattern to stitch a pair of hand warmers using the Finnish 2+2 Stitch. In the Finnish 2 plus 2 stitch, after picking up the new stitch from […]
Noro Nalbinding Hat
Noro Naalbinding Hat Pattern This nalbound hat is stitched with the Finnish 2+2 stitch. I have used the Japanese Noro Yarns Ito for this project. Post Views: 539
Sami Nalbinding and ChatGPT
Sámi Nalbinding and ChatGPT I have often wondered whether the Sámi people did nalbinding. I haven’t seen much information about this, but I am thinking that they probably did and some may […]
Nalbinding
Nalbinding My curiosity about nalbinding began at an early age as my father used to tell me stories of how his Saami mother would make mittens. Post Views: 532