r/weaving

How do you weave a piece so that the warp threads aren’t visible? From what I see on this subreddit, it looks like everyone has perhaps a much tighter weave. Photos are from a frame look btw.

Just finished this scarf on my lil Easy Weaver. The warp is mercerized cotton, weft is hand-dyed merino wool.

This is my first time trying the two-color technique—I can’t remember what is called, anyone? My goal was to have a random waveform running along the scarf, which I’m happy with! The unexpected result was that it vaguely resembles the canyon country I live in :)

(Technically not the first but the second. The first one was simply a practice thing from a book.)

This one is made from the absolute cheapest cotton yarn I could find. Which is not ideal, but it works for now. Design is fully my own and probably in no way really suited for tapestry haha but it’s going okay so far. I’m having a lot of fun with it!

After spending weeks in the mountains of Yemen, I finally managed to hand-process this tiny micro-batch of wild Calotropis silk.

​Most commercial milkweed fibers I’ve seen are clumped and full of seed residue, so I challenged myself to see how clean I could get them by hand. It’s incredibly airy, light, and the silver sheen is unlike anything I’ve worked with before.

​Sharing this here because I know you guys appreciate the effort that goes into rare fibers. Any advice on the best way to blend this with wool? I’m still experimenting with the best ratios.

I posted about a month ago asking about the difference in feel between floor and table looms, and got some great feedback from y'all, thank you so much! And especially for warning me about the height challenge of the Baby Wolf--I am glad I didn't go that direction, ultimately.

I found someone offering an Artisat for free (!!!) and picked it up last weekend. Got it warped at last and am LOVING it! Even simple plain weave has never been more enjoyable 😍

Just doing a little sampler to get to know it, but really looking forward to making some towels very soon 😊

i have what i think is called a tapestry loom in the wiki and i am just starting to use it.

in the photo you can perhaps see that when i am using multiple weft colours (esp when picking everything third warp) i have messy edges - just from the different combinations of warp and weft the threads don't wrap neatly.

my teacher has tried to show me how to intertwine the two wefts so one holds the other in place, but that doesn't always seem to work.

thinking some, it seems like I could add an extra warp on each side and always loop round that. does that make sense? do people do that? is there a better way to handle this problem?

also, if there's any relevant vocab that would help me search for answers i would appreciate knowing that (i am learning in spanish, which has different names for everything).

ps i know my tension isn't great!

I want to make a cotton gauzy/meshy poncho on my RHL and here's my test piece. I used a 12 dent heddle with some cheap cotton/poly yarn that is very close to 8/2 to test with(didn't want to use up my good stuff).

Trying to decide if I should use an 8 dent instead for a really open weave but I'm worried about the cotton slipping all over. Has anyone done anything similar with success? The only thing I can find on this sub and Google/YouTube search is that one post with the mohair scarf from a year ago here.

I'm a beginner and maybe this is a bit too ambitious. If it is just tell me 😂

Started this project last Thursday and have been loving every minute of it. This pattern is based on Turned Krokbragd translated into weaving with 3-hole tablets. These adorable rainbow sheepies are destined to become shoelaces for a friend of mine who needs something extra fancy for some rainbow shoes.

Warp and Weft: Size 40 Lisbeth Threads
Pattern: Turned Krokbragd Sheep converted to 3 Hole Tablets
Loom: Penelope Band Loom
Shuttle: Hand carved by Fossil Fibers

I'm thinking of trying out twill weave on a RH loom with 3 heddles. (I have a teacher I can borrow heddles from!) I have my eye on the "Fly a Kite" runner from Little Looms spring 26 issue, but obviously I'm changing up the colors to use yarn I have.

I've done a little sample to play around with which colors I want to use for the warp, but my sample is only evenweave. I've heard that the colors blend a little differently in a twill. If I wanted to fill out the rest of my sample in a twill weave, would I just go under 3/over 3 and then offset on the next row? It doesn't need to be a perfect sample, I'm just trying to eyeball which colors I like best.

Pattern here: https://littlelooms.com/library/eTqINwyOQ7iXjZ4ZA_oYzA/

I recently picked up a Melissa and Doug loom at a thrift store and Im LOVING using it. I went from watching some loom videos online to weaving constantly.

I want to make things that switch colors partway through, like a square with a heart in the middle and other stuff like that, but I cant figure it out. I found one tutorial that seemed like it would work for the loom, but it was only text and hard to follow.

My main problem area is where to tie the new thread. Like do I tie it onto the string directly? And also, how do I make the colors attached to eachother without them overlapping? Any help/tutorials would be appreciated

In response to „Sound” prompt in Rebecca Mezoff’s course „Summer of Tapestry 2026.”

This tapestry / bookmark was woven free-form, without a prior design, experimental playful weaving while listening to music.

From bottom to top:

- Spiderman soundtrack
- Church music
- Epic the musical (modern music, based on Greek myth Odyssey)
- Into the Trees (Zoe Keating, cello instrumental)
- ⁠Kind of Blue (Miles Davis, jazz instrumental)
- ⁠Ultimate Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton, country album)
- ⁠Thriller (Michael Jackson, pop album)

It is 3 inches wide and 8 inches tall. Woven on a Mirrix Chloe loom, with mostly Faro wool yarn as weft (with a bit of other yarn mixed in). I experimented among other things with showing warp threads on purpose (above the eyes) as well as accidentally at times (not paying attention to shed), weaving white on white with a bit of texture via sumac (hard to see), pick and pick and float techniques, some embroidery and eccentric weaving of course.

Weaving in reaction to the sound of the music, melody and rhythm (not my forte), lyrics or title.

This was a fun experiment and definitely worth repeating.

Can anyone identify this? Is this a loom to make a guitar strap or belt? Or is it an accessory for a floor loom? I can’t find any info online. Any leads would be much appreciated!

What it says in the title! My first project was on a cardboard homemade loom to test if I liked weaving, then the bug got me and I picked up a Michael's modular peg loom the next day lol. It's made with medium weight acrylic yarn that was originally intended for knitting projects before carpal tunnel made knitting difficult. Really happy I found another fibre art that I love!

The purpose of this project was to practice color changes, working with a cartoon/making weaving patterns, and managing warp tension. I did get nervous about too much detail and went with embroidery for the detailing (more acrylic worsted yarn from the stash). Overall, content with the learning process, and will probably return to the design once I'm more comfortable with the medium.

If I measured right, the project is 6epi! Excited to see how some of the mechanical errors go away with a more traditional warp thread that won't stretch out as I use it, or create friction against my weft yarn.

Ikat dyed with cochineal and logwood on bamboo fibers! 5th picture was my massive disaster where two of my ties decided to fall off at the very end but I was able to salvage by hanging some cones off the end