Weaving

Jolene on October 7th, 2012

This scarf spent far too long on the loom and probably even longer waiting to be photographed.  Happy to say it’s complete now.  A really nice lightweight scarf for the autumn, or an unseasonably warm winter – we can live in hope. Available to purchase in the MadeStuff shop

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Jolene on March 6th, 2012

It said on the box that you can weave a full length scarf in 3 hours.  Considering it took me over 3 hours to warp the loom, I knew I wouldn’t hit the suggested timescales, but this makes me very happy, to create a piece of fabric that is unique to me, so I’m not [...]

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Jolene on March 4th, 2012

Waiting for more wool… Variegated pink scarf.  I love the white warp threads peeking through.

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Jolene on March 3rd, 2012

Eager to progress from my cardboard loom, I was delighted to find several affordable weaving looms on the well known auction site last week, and even more delighted to successfully bid on one.  It arrived yesterday and while it’s not in the greatest condition (buyer beware), it certainly weaves a nice fabric.  For the moment [...]

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Jolene on February 18th, 2012

The Weave-It loom was popular way back when my parents were small children.  They’ve enjoyed a rise in popularity again of late with a plethora of content on the web for interested parties.  Being a thrifty person I had a go at making my own out of a milk carton box…success! All I did was [...]

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