Weaving Basics

Stitchfiddle is an online tool for pixelating images and it works well for double weave pick-up designs.… Read More

The built-in Sketchpad in Fiberworks for Windows allows us easily to combine structures in the liftplan.… Read More

Practical steps for finalising your design and weaving your scarf.… Read More

Take the essential steps to turn your profile draft into a threading draft… Read More

A guide to taking your idea from a rough sketch to a profile draft.… Read More

What do you think of when you think of summer?… Read More

Blocks are a weaver’s flexible design tool. … Read More

The drawdown is essentially a diagram of the woven cloth. Every square in the grid shows one point of interlacement between warp and weft.… Read More

Liftplan drafts are associated with table and dobby looms.… Read More

The treadling is the last piece of the weaving draft puzzle for floor loom weavers. In this post we learn how to read and interpret it.… Read More

The tie-up is an essential piece of information when you are weaving on a floor loom with treadles. … Read More

The threading draft is the instruction that tells you how you need to thread your warp for a specific pattern.… Read More