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How to Weave a Triangle on a Schacht Zoom Loom
Schacht Zoom Looms are great for weaving squares. However, sometimes a square is not enough and you need a triangle as well for your project.
In this blog post I will talk you through how I weave triangles on my Schacht Zoom Loom and I hope it helps you.
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How to Calculate Sett and Yarn Needed for a Weaving Project
How to calculate the sett for you weaving project is a vital step in weaving. This is a description of how I roughly work what sett I use for my weaving projects. -
Wandering Stripes Cowl Pattern
Well, 2020 has been quite a year so far and not gone how we thought it would back in March when I wrote the last blog post. Obviously, Covid-19 has... -
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Table Looms are Fun Sampler
Tables are fun and you can create lots of fun and exciting patterns by playing about. In this blog post we explain how to read threading charts and pattern drafts and give you instructions to make your own fun sampler. -
How to Choose the Best Rigid Heddle Loom for You
So you've decided you've wanted to give weaving go and you think that a rigid heddle loom is for you but there's so many choices out there that you might not know which loom to choose.
Well, don't worry as in this blog post we're going to talk through what we recommend to new weavers when they are looking to get their first rigid heddle loom.
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Sunset Scarf Weaving Pattern
It's time for another free pattern and this time I'd thought I'd talk through the basics of how I design my handwoven scarves.
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Cornish Summer Skies Scarf Weave-along
Welcome to our first free weaving pattern blog post at Weft Blown!
As a weaving teacher I've been wanting to create a series of patterns for people to weave in the comfort of their own home. So this will be the first pattern in this new series.
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A Summer's Day at John Arbon Textiles Mill
Back in July this year we had a great morning learning about how John Arbon Textiles create their fantastic range of yarns and fibre -
Weft Blown Rebooted
It's a new year so time for a refresh at Weft Blown as we move into our new shop and have plans for what's next. -
A Meteorological Weaving Journey
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Weft Blown Blog and hello to all of you who have discovered Weft Blown over the past few months.
This blog has been in hibernation over the past few months as we've been so busy keeping up with day-to-day running of Weft Blown that we've not had time to post.
However, things are now settled down now with my husband Rob jumping onto Team Weft Blown full-time and this blog can be brought back to life.
So, I thought it'd be good to use this blog mainly for my handwoven textiles and the process behind weaving them and starting with where my inspiration comes from.
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From the Tay Bridge to a Wool BnB (via Skipton)
So I know I always start a blog by apologising for not writing sooner as I've been really busy. Well this time it has been the busiest couple of months I've had for a very long time and I've finally got a chance to tell you all about it.
