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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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: 684
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 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: 675
Rya Rug Repair Someone recently sent me pictures of a beautiful wool rya rug they had woven. Unfortunately due to wear and tear, the rya has a few holes in it, so […]
Rya Rug – 3 to 120 Dye Study This is a dye exercise that allows you to create over 120 dyes using just 3 colours. The 3 prime colours of dye are […]
Nalbinding – IPhone Case Naalbinding is a type of stitching technique that uses a large needle to form interconnecting loops. Post Views: 865
Hemp Rya Rug Tapestry I’ve recently moved my weaving studio again – this time to Chichester, UK. The studio is now located in my new home and my loom now has its […]