The Squish is real
There is something irresistibly tactile about waffle weaves. Soft, pillowy cells that you just want to squeeze and squish. When woven in wool, the squish is absolutely real. This sample, […]
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Weaving draft Tag
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Snowflakes and tumbling blocks
There’s a certain magic to point threading — one simple sequence that can create stunning, symmetrical patterns. From bold diamonds to intricate designs, it’s like opening a treasure chest of […]
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Let’s talk about setts…
No, not the 90s pop song—sett is a weaving term that’s all about how close together your threads are. If you’re just getting started with weaving, understanding sett will help […]
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Huck Lace Cotton Scarf
“Huck” the shortened version of Huckaback refers to a loom controlled weave structure that is made up of groups of threads that can produce plain weave, warp floats or weft […]
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Double Delight
The Jack Loom shows its versatility by weaving very delicate yarns into a soft, beautiful fabric. My journey with “Jack” (my Ashford Jack loom) has been a busy one. Recently, […]
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Hearts, leaves and more – on an Eight Shaft
I’m constantly amazed by the endless possibilities you can create from a single threading on a table loom. What I love most is the freedom it offers—you’re not locked into […]
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Four colour double weave
Agnes Hauptli is an award-winning member of the Professional Weavers Network of New Zealand. Agnes loves her 16 shaft Ashford table loom and with these four colour double weave placemats, […]
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Unapologetically Enthusiastic
Andrew, an enthusiastic weaver, creates eight different tea towels on a Jack Loom using the same warp. These beautiful, lush teatowels (in Ashford 5/2 cotton) featured in The Wheel magazine, […]
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Sheepish Fields
Ewe won’t baa-lieve how adorable this pattern is! Fleece your eyes on the fluffy rows of sheep grazing in the field! Whether you are the black sheep or part of […]
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Colour and weave on a rigid heddle loom
Colour and weave is a way to create the illusion of complex, interesting, and just a bit fancy patterns within plain weave. So your rigid heddle loom is perfect for […]
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16 Shaft Twill
The Ashford 16 Shaft loom – Twill – featured in Handwoven Fall 2024 This threading can also be woven as a tumbling blocks pattern. I have included both drafts below. […]
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Inkling Around: Turned Krokbragd
Joan Sheridan created these beautiful sheepscapes in turned krokbragd woven on an Inkle loom. The first band (in the 5/2 cotton) featured in The Wheel magazine, Issue 32. Joan has […]
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Stash busting with a multi-coloured twill
By Robyn Spady. ‘As seen in Heddlecraft, issue #42, shared with permission. Robyn Spady was introduced to handweaving as a baby with her handwoven baby blanket woven by her great-grandmother. […]
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Waffle weave
If you haven’t tried waffle weave yet – you will be amazed at the magic that happens when you take it off the loom and wash it. Stefan Moberg wove […]
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Inkle looms – Texsolv heddles hack
Using Texsolv heddles for the leashes on Ashford Inkle looms are super easy and quick – why didn’t we think of it sooner? Here is how you can use the Texsolv heddles […]
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Wheel 34 – Plain to Plaid on the Jack Loom
David’s plaid sweater featured in Issue 34 of The Wheel magazine. Click here to download weaving draft PDF.
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Translating a floor loom draft to use on a table loom
What does it all mean??? A lot of weaving publications show weaving drafts as “tie-ups” meant for floor looms – so how you do you use these when you have a […]
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Straight Eight’s
One of the wonderful things about weaving on a table loom is the ability to change your pattern simply by changing the sequence in which you lift the levers. Here […]
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Summer and Winter Table Runner
Another month has slipped by in the blink of an eye, as we head into winter here in New Zealand I am looking forward to spending cosy evenings in my […]
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Jack of Hearts
I hope you are well, safe and able to spend some quality time creating on your looms during these strange times. This week I would like to share Jack of Hearts – my nickname for the […]
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Simple Echo Weave
This project is a simple Echo weave scarf woven on a Katie loom using Ashford Tekapo 3 Ply yarn. What is Echo weave? Echo weave is not a weave structure but a method of threading on […]
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Undulating twill
“Undulating (adjective) – having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline”. In a woven twill form it is a beautiful pattern that can be accentuated by colour. This hand spun, hand dyed scarf […]
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Thick and Thin weave structure
Thick and thin will surprise you – it is a wonderful weave structure to create original fabric designs. It is simple to warp and weave and the resulting fabric has a […]
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