Recently, I decided to experiment with the types of dowels I use for hanging my wall weavings. I normally choose smooth wooden dowels for their modern, minimal look, but decided to start incorporating the raw beauty of driftwood a bit more. What I’ve discovered is that using driftwood, however, requires a bit more work. While…
Fibre Crafts
Embroidery Hoop Art Using Tulle
Today’s DIY is, admittedly, an experiment and one off the beaten path. I’d been exploring embroidery hoop crafts for several months and started seeing more pieces that incorporated unusual fabrics, including tulle (a delicate, mesh material). I really loved the idea of including it in my crafted decor pieces. So recently I decided to create…
Weaving Tutorial: Woven Hemstitch Finish (With Video)
If you are new to weaving, then one of the (numerous!) questions you’ve probably asked yourself is how you can finish your handwoven piece with a simple edge. There are a few different ways to achieve this besides tying the ends (for a quick tutorial on tying your weaving ends, go here or here). In today’s weaving tutorial…
5 Wavy Weaving Techniques
Ever since I began experimenting with waves in my weavings, I can’t seem to get enough of them. I love the fluidity and beauty that curves can create. So today, I’m popping in to share 5 wavy weaving techniques that you can add to your own weaving projects. Fun and quirky, waves are a great…
DIY Woven Bookmarks (For Beginners)
I’m back with another weaving post today. This time, I’m sharing how to make these DIY woven bookmarks. It’s the perfect project for beginners. Start Small One of the best ways to practice the art of weaving is to create a lot of small weavings. Better to make our mistakes on a small scale than…
DIY Mini Macrame Wall Hanging
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at macrame only to be deterred by all those intricately detailed knots? Then you will love today’s DIY mini macrame wall hanging tutorial. Using just one knot you’ll be able to create this beautiful diamond-shaped pattern in under an hour. I am not kidding – it’s that…
8 Weaving Tools And Supplies Every Weaver Should Own (And Where You Can Find Them)
So, you’ve just started weaving (or have for a while) and you love it! But, you are OVERWHELMED with where to purchase some of the most basic weaving tools and supplies. When you do a google search, you are brought to sites for every type of weaving: rigid heddle loom weaving, square loom weaving, stick…
DIY Woven Coasters
~This post originally appeared on Neat House. Sweet Home., a blog dedicated to providing you the best tips, strategies and home management advice to help you create a more ordered home and life. To get started now, see 52 Weeks To A Neat House.~ Ever since I picked up my first lap loom a couple of…
How To DIY A Woven Pillow
For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you’ll recognize this DIY Woven Pillow tutorial which I first shared on Always Made With Love. Today, I thought I’d share the full tutorial with all of you lovely readers of my blog. Looms: To Buy or Not To Buy Before we get started, I wanted…
DIY Weaving Techniques: 5 Simple Ways To Add Texture
If you are a beginner weaver, then you are probably already thinking about how you can add all those lovely textures to your weavings. Aside from all the colours you can choose from and the lovely patterns you can create, texture is one of the most lovely – but perhaps a little intimidating – aspects…
3 Mini Weavings, 2 Techniques
As I continue to ‘weave my way’ (pun intended 😉 ) through skeins of yarn, I find that I am always learning new weaving tricks and techniques that stretch me – which I am happy to share with all of you. From An Introduction to Weaving to showing you how to DIY a Mini Framed Weave to…
DIY Mini Framed Weaving
Hi Everyone! It’s been a while since my last post – ah, such is (a busy) life! But I’m glad to be back with another tutorial. This DIY mini framed weaving is a fun little project you can do when you’ve got some yarn scraps and about an hour of time to kill. It’s a great way to incorporate the wall weaving…