Weft faced weaving pattern

This rug is weft-faced. Many but not all rugs are. In this case the weft entirely covers the warp. Here the same warp and weft yarns from the previous post are woven weft-face. Notice that the warp…

Of the many interesting stops on the Vesterheim 2017 Textile Tour, none had a particular focus on krokbragd, a popular type of Norwegian weave structure. Yet… they keep showing up. The lates…

I still don't get it! Here is a picture of page 237 of The Handweaver's Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon. It's a weft-faced pattern and as y...

Krokbragd is a traditional Scandinavian weave, most usually attributed to Swedish and Norwegian weaving traditions. Katherine Larson, in her fabulous book The Woven Coverlets of Norway describes how most Norwegians spent their summers in the field, retiring indoors in the dark days of winter, where the women would spend long winter days by the fire carding, spinning and weaving yarn to produce the yardages of fabric required to produce clothing and bedding for their families and their farm…

Come along to our @londoncraftweek Showcase on Thursday 10th May to meet our makers @annagravelle @hughmillerfurniture @jackypuzey & @lindathepotter in conversation with @sunnygran (12.30pm - 1.30pm RSVP: https://goo.gl/gT6mjq). Between 2-5.30pm Rugmaker @angieparkertextiles will be demonstrating body-tensioned loom weaving and at 5.45pm our host @helenyardleystudio has devised a pecha kucha to help you get to know our designers and craftspeople. She will be joined by @angieparkertextiles…

A beautiful block pattern to be woven on four shafts. Notice the tabby tie up. The warp is dark and the weft is light. Imagine the interesting patterns you can create by changing the weft colors…

I don't think that a warp of ten yards is actually very long. I have woven this length and much longer before. For some reason, this ten yard warp just didn't want to end. I'm at a loss to understand why as I enjoyed the twill blocks, the colours, and the Spring loom but it just seemed to go on and on! I guess it was just time for a change... These have all plum weft. I have nine towels in total and from the one already in service in my kitchen, they are great! The colours even suit my…

Log cabin pattern done in a SAORI style