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a yellow piece of yarn sitting on top of a blue and white blanket next to a window

If you've seen my work, you may have noticed that I love weaving loops. I really like the soft texture that they give weaves. They also give a more organic feel to my weaves. So if you're wondering how to make these loops in your own weaves, it's actually pretty easy! One key item you

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some green and blue yarn sitting on top of a weaving machine with it's needles

A while back when I made a post on how to weave loops, also known as the pile weave, I was asked by a reader to provide a video. After playing around with making videos and making a few mistakes, I finally made a video I'm pretty happy with. It's more of a stop motion,

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two pieces of fabric are next to each other on a white surface with red, blue and green pins

I’ve made some ugly things lately. Not on purpose really, they just turned out that way. Mostly they’re tapestry diary pieces. Sometimes they’re other fiber projects. I find that if I make something that I just don’t like, I will still pin it up on my tapestry diary wall, but I won’t tell you, dear

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closeup of yellow thread on white fabric

If you've seen my work, you may have noticed that I love weaving loops. I really like the soft texture that they give weaves. They also give a more organic feel to my weaves. So if you're wondering how to make these loops in your own weaves, it's actually pretty easy! One key item you

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two pictures showing how to crochet an object with white yarn and the words pull in this direction to align the loop

I'm taking some time with my family this week, so I'm sharing another best of weaving technique. On Tuesday I shared how to make the pile weave, so it's fitting that today I share another way to weave loops. Rya loops are really cool, because you use one continuous length of yarn to tie these

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two pieces of fabric with white and blue yarn

If you've seen my woven art before, you know I like to use the pile weave from time to time. For those that are new to weaving, the pile weave is woven loops. It's one of my favorite ways to add texture and dimension to my weaves. I especially love how flexible the loops are.

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three rows of weaving on a loom with green and white yarn

If you've seen my woven art before, you know I like to use the pile weave from time to time. For those that are new to weaving, the pile weave is woven loops. It's one of my favorite ways to add texture and dimension to my weaves. I especially love how flexible the loops are.

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three pictures of balls tied together with string

I'm taking some time with my family this week, so I'm sharing another best of weaving technique. On Tuesday I shared how to make the pile weave, so it's fitting that today I share another way to weave loops. Rya loops are really cool, because you use one continuous length of yarn to tie these

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the weaving is being worked on by someone who has just finished their project, and it's ready to be sewed

The small format samples and pieces sure pile up faster than my big pieces. I'm lucky if I get one very large piece done a year. But these little guys just multiply like rabbits. There seem to be stacks and stacks of them now. Last week I did this sample for the Weaving Tapestry on Littl

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a close up view of the inside of a birdcage with pink and gold designs

Do you think I just came up with that out of the clear blue sky? Ladies Who Lunch? Nope, not me; but I love it! This is the title of the scarf project for this week's weaving Wednesday, taken from Jane Patrick and Stephanie Flynn Sokolov's book, Woven Scarves, 26 Inspired Designs for the Rigid…

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several different types of weaving on a wooden table

Ever since I started to carve heddles I have been receiving questions about how I make them and how to weave with them. I knew I needed to make some kind of written explanation but I wasn’t sure how extensive it should be or in which form. A blog post? A pdf? Or maybe… A book? In January this year I

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