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Weaving Big on a Little Loom: Create Inspired Larger Pieces

✍ Scribed by Fiona Daly


Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Year
2022
Tongue
English
Leaves
146
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


For intermediate and advanced crafters, these eight illustrated loom weaving projects help you create sustainable, attractive, and useful textile pieces for your home and wardrobeβ€”or to give as gifts. This step-by-step guide to weaving large projects on a little loom is packed with over 200 color photographs.

Use your frame loom to create eight large, impactful weaving projects, including an oversized scarf, a snood, a shoulder bag, a mesh shopping bag, a bathroom mat, a table runner, and two types of cushions. With straightforward instructions, weave patterns, and vivid color photography, this helpful how-to guide leads you through each step of these inspired projects.

First, choose your materials, focusing on finding the best, most sustainable textiles and yarns for your project. Next, learn about a special type of frame loom with a detachable top and bottom bar that will enable you to create pieces up to six and a half feet in length. Learn how to create 8 different weave structures, then, try your hand at each of the eight creative large-scale loom projects that are sure to impress family and friends. Once you're finished, you can proudly wear, carry, or display your contemporary weave work anywhere. You can also learn how to make your own frame loom for large projects using a simple guide.

✦ Table of Contents


Cover
Titler Page
Copyright
Contents
Meet Fiona
Chapter 1. Material Choices
Textiles and the Environment
The Origin of Materials
Sustainable Yarn Choices
Chapter 2. Tools & Techniques
All About the Loom
Meet the Tools
Dressing the Loom
Handweaving with a Heddle Bar
Patterned Weaving without a Heddle Bar
Advancing the Warp
Removing Your Weaving from the Loom
Woven Techniques
Floats and Tassels
Vertical Soumak
Leno Weave
Edging Techniques
Hemstitching
Fringing
Knot and Darn Edging
Weave Directory
Vertical Houndstooth
Vertical Herringbone
Waffle Weave
Pinwheel
Plain Weave Variations
Chapter 3. The Projects
Houndstooth Scarf
Infinity Scarf
Mesh Bag
Tote Bag
Bath Mat
Table Runner
Tasseled Pillow
Bolster Pillow
Making Your Own Frame Loom
Grafting
Knots
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
Image Credits


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