Oh Baby, Baby – Blog Post
One of the best things about being a maker is creating things for the people in our lives. And is there anything better than creating something to celebrate a new human being? We received an email request for advice on making a summer weight baby blanket. We thought it would be fun to share Michele’s […]
Arranging to Weave a Color Gamp – Blog Post
Deciding how to arrange the colors in a Color Gamp can lead to many enjoyable hours of planning, thinking and rearranging. The purpose of a color gamp is to see the interactions of the color in the weave structure. In a purely academic way, the way the colors are arranged in a color gamp doesn’t […]
What is a Color Gamp? Blog Post
We have been weaving gamps for a long time, and we love to answer to the question “What is a gamp?”. A color gamp is a cloth that contains a set of color stripes in the warp that are crossed by the same set of color stripes in the weft. The resulting fabric will show […]
Shrinking Your Draft-Straight Twill
Remember when Alice went down the rabbit hole and tried multiple ways to make herself grow bigger and smaller? Wouldn’t it be grand if we too could make our projects or looms grow larger or smaller? We often are asked how to weave a kit or project when the loom you have is not wide […]