Houndstooth Scarf
This may be the fastest item I’ve ever woven. It’s a scarf on the Glimakra Emilia using pink and white cotton. The warping and weaving took a total of two and a half hours! I’ll post the “finished” picture tomorrow.
Category: Finished Object
Finished: Twill Sampler
I ended up trying about 14 different twill patterns on this first Louet project, a little sampler. Off the loom it measures 5.5″ x 20″, meaning it “shrunk” about 3/4″ in width. Luckily, I kept track of all the different twills by writing them on a scrap of paper, otherwise, I think I’d have to guess to figure out each section. I do remember that one of my favorites was the vertical herringbone. It’s nice to do a sampler because you can see how different the back of the pattern is compared to the front. Some of them are exactly the same, but if you weave one that is either more warp or more weft-faced, then you’ll have a very different back.
I hemmed one end by hand and then used a little dowel to turn it into a wall hanging. Greens and purples… Can’t go wrong with that!
Remix Scarf
This tiny scarf was fun to weave but is not so fun to wear. It's stiff and always has creases after being worn. Maybe I chose the wrong pattern? I should have stuck with my first instinct and knitted a scarf.
Straw Loom Headband
You can make a simple peg loom out of drinking straws and yarn. Take a few straws, cut a small notch near the bottom of each, and thread a strand of yarn through each. Tie each doubled strand near the bottom and begin wrapping a new strand around each straw. There are tutorials on straw loom weaving if you search for it.
My niece made this headband in less than 30 minutes with only four straws and a small amount of self-striping yarn. Talk about a DIY craft! If you are having a headband emergency–and don't we all–this is definitely a colorful, creative and frugal solution.