Today’s crafty tutorial features a quick & easy DIY Raffia Fringe Weaving. Add a little boho vibe to your woven wall hangings with this raw and natural edge detail.
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If you’ve been following the blog this year, you already know that I’ve been having a bit of fun experimenting with raffia. I purchased a raffia bundles pack on Amazon a few months ago and I still have LOADS of it to use up – definitely worth it for me. I just LOVE the raw and boho vibe that it adds to decor.
I knew that I wanted to use it in my wall weavings and found a couple of fun ways to incorporate the raffia as weft (i.e. the woven, horizontal pieces).
(One day, I’ll share the pros and cons of this method).
But for today, I thought I’d share this DIY raffia fringe weaving experiment that incorporates this material into your weaving in an unusual way; NOT using the Rya Fringe method, but by simply ‘sewing’ it on.
Yep, sewing it on!
A few words to the wise: this is a GENUINE experiment, photographed as I was attaching the raffia for the first time.
Definitely a weaving experiment – enjoy 🙂
MATERIALS NEEDED
- Raffia
- Tapestry Needle (I use this bent tip needle but there are other brands)
- Scissors
- (And your woven wall hanging of course!)
THE STEPS – DIY RAFFIA FRINGE WEAVING
Step 1: Attach Raffia Thread to Warp
Taking one raffia strand, thread your needle and tie it to the needle to prevent it from slipping out.
Taking the end of the same raffia, tie a double knot to one of the warp strings (i.e. the vertical strings of the weaving).
Step 2: Attach First Raffia Bundle To Weaving
Each raffia bundle that makes up the raffia fringe in this weaving is folded in half before attaching, like so:
Place the bundle on the left side, where you’ve knotted the raffia strand to the warp string.
Attach the bundle by inserting the threaded needle into the center.
Wrap the thread around the bundle to the left several times, making sure to attach it to the actual weaving along the bottom.
Repeat these steps on the right side of the raffia bundle.
Repeat for each raffia bundle all the way across the bottom.
Tip: If you run out of raffia to attach the bundles, just tie the end to one of the warp strings, grab a new raffia strand and continue the process.
Snip off the ends to your desired length – snip it straight or keep it ‘shaggy,’ the choice is yours.
And here’s the finished piece!
(Yes, that criss-cross material attaching the weaving to the clay half-moon hanger is also raffia – a tutorial for another time 🙂 )
Well, I hope you enjoyed taking a peek into my DIY Raffia Fringe Weaving Experiment. It was my first time trying this and – I gotta say – it’s got me inspired to try some more raffia experiments in my crafts.
Happy experimenting 🙂
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