Expand your Possibilities! A 4-shaft draft on your 8-shaft Loom. Part 2–Blog Post
Recently, Michele wrote about how to simplify a complicated 4-shaft draft by expanding that draft to 8-shafts. Click here to see that blog. This week, she wants to go more in depth about changing a 4-shaft Rosepath draft for the Seaside Towels into an 8-shaft draft that is easy to weave. by Michele B. I […]
Expand your Possibilities: A 4-shaft draft on your 8-shaft, 16-shaft or even 24-shaft loom! Blog Post
Since weaving the original Tubular Spectrum™ Color Gamps, Michele has been exploring the advantages of using more shafts to make weaving easier. She has found that she can expand her options with her warp, simplify the threading and treadling, or give the warp threads room to spread out when she expands a draft to more […]
Shrink Me! Working with Elastic Yarns. Blog Post.
When we acquired the GevolveYarns collection, we were astonished by the variety of yarns. Thick and thin, smooth and bumpy, yarns made from paper, and yarns made from silk. And then there were the active yarns. Crepes, stainless steel yarns, yarns that could be heat set and elastic yarns. Elastic yarns are a specialized type […]
Can I Make a Project With a Different Yarn?-Blog Post
One of our frequently asked questions is “How do I make a project with a different yarn?” Michele loves the Seaside towel that is made with 8/2 unmercerized cotton yarn. She would like to make them with the 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarns. Let’s follow her journey to convert the Seaside Towel, in the […]
Making a Soft and Cuddly Evergreen Scarf-Blog Post
We love scarves on the Rigid Heddle Loom. Amber wanted to make a scarf using 8/2 unmercerized Bleached White yarn that would be long enough to wrap around her neck and be versatile in how she wore it. And so, she designed her Evergreen Scarf. Let’s let her tell us all about it. By Amber […]
Floating Along – Blog Post
There is often debate at our local guild meeting about whether to use floating selvage threads. The consensus seems to be, like most things these days…it depends! Michele recently wrote a blog about Diane Mortensen and her dislike of floating selvage threads. Katzy has been collecting opinions about floating selvage threads for many years and […]
Texsolv. Solving Textile Problems! – Blog Post
We recently posted about using Texsolv cord to make life easier on Countermarche looms. This brought up questions about what Texsolv cord is, where it came from and why you would want to use it. Let’s look a bit closer at the amazing invention known as Texsolv. As the name implies, Texsolv was invented to […]
Untangling a Countermarche Loom Tie-up – Blog Post
Texsolv cord is a fabulous invention. It is made from nylon cord and solves a myriad of textile problems. The cord has loops in it every inch so that you can poke itself through the hole to make a lark’s head knot to attach your apron rods (like in our Beam Me Up Scotties). Katzy […]
Clasped Warp? Challenge Accepted! – Blog Post
Trying new techniques can be fun. Perhaps it’s a little intimidating too. But there is so much joy when you complete that new thing! This spring we challenged ourselves to a Loonie Challenge. All of us made something with those yarns and we encouraged each other to try something that we have never done before. […]
Warping Vertically! Blog Post
Do you like to wind long warps? Have you ever been ready to take the warp off the warping board only to bend down and discover that you missed a pass on the lower levels of the warping board? Arghhh! Now a few warp threads are shorter than the whole rest of the warp! What […]