Rya Rug – 3 to 120 Dye Study
This is a dye exercise that allows you to create over 120 dyes using just 3 colours.… Read more...
Information,tips and techniques about weaving, warps, looms and textiles.
This is a dye exercise that allows you to create over 120 dyes using just 3 colours.… Read more...
Warp-face Rep weave (ripsmatta, ripsi) is a weave structure that uses 2 weights of weft yarn, a thick and a thin yarn, woven in tabby, to create a horizontal ribbed design.… Read more...
Countermarche Looms – Type A and Type B
These photos and diagrams were originally printed in:
Handbok Iveving
J.W. Carpelens Forlag
CentralTrykkeriet, Oslo
1958
I have added the Red lettering to the diagrams, to help in identifying the tie-ups.… Read more...
Handweaving Pattern books for the beginner and more advanced weaver.
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 own lovely garden room, complete with Keri the cat.… Read more...
Weavers are a very ingenious and thrifty lot. We don’t like to waste anything, especially our own handwoven items. I think for this reason, twice-woven cloth has been a popular method of recycling in many countries.… Read more...