…compilation of tutorials
That’s something I’d like to try: to weave a scarf from one skein of socks wool, one half for the warp and one half for the weft.
And I still have some cardboard for a cardboard loom ;-))
Links:
One Skein Woven Scarf (1-Strang-Schal-Web-Rezept) (German)
Google translation to English
Here at unikatissima:
Cardboard Heddle Loom
Recently I got to know Travis and he showed us how the weaving really works ;-)
There’s a video where he shows how you can try to weave with a little cardboard, a pencil and a lot of wool – I find this a great idea, surely also great for children’s birthday parties ;-)
Travis weaves ‘real’ fabric – also on his cardboard loom – whereas I’m pulling the weft quite firm and weave a strap.
Here my steps:
First I cut the heddle from cardboard (from a cereals packing).
Because the cardboard is rather stiff I didn’t fold it but draw the 10 lines and then cut them with an X-acto knife.
Then I punched the 9 holes.
As you can see I used different coloured threads: 2 blue, 2 white, 3 blue, 2 white, 1 blue and back again.
The shuttle is cut – as suggested by Travis ;-) – from cardboard, too.
I always pulled the weft very firm.
And that’s how my strap looks.
I like it ;-))
Links:
Learn How To Weave with Paper Index Cards
Actionweaver
I wrote about leftover needlework before, however I find the magic ball, a yarn skein from yarn rests knotted together, so great that I wanted to mention it again.
It doesn’t matter there whether you knit it or crochet it or both, it looks greatnearly every time. Some use it for freeform work, some crochet only half double crochets or knit in stockinette or garter stitch.
I think it would also look great if you used the magic ball for weaving.
Many people like the loose ends to be seen, in the instruction someone even suggested to add beads on the tails, which have to be long enogh for this (entry of mbriz).
Links:
Magic Ball (Tips and Tricks: Magic Ball Knitting)
Here at unikatissima:
Leftover Needlework
Freeform Needlework
Entries with the tag ‘knitting’
Entries with the tag ‘crochet’
Entries with the tag ‘freeform’
Entries with the tag ‘weaving’
For your inspiration:
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Knitting’
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Crochet’
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Afghan’
Recently I looked again for pattern generators, after all I made some myself (see links below ;-)) and I want to know what great ideas other people have ;-)
One of these great ideas ist the Kumihimo pattern planner.
You can get with it the initial position of the threads for a simple 8-braid for a given pattern.
They didn’t explain what a ‘simple 8-braid’ is but I think that it is the same as in my Kumihimo entry, I didn’t have the time to check this, yet.
Links:
Lytha Studios KumiPlanner – Kumihimo Pattern Design Application – Beta
Here at unikatissima:
Kumihimo – here you can find also a template for a brainding disk (Marudai) that you can make yourself from cardboard
Entries with the tag ‘Kumihimo’
Maze Pattern Generator
Pattern Generator (Cellular Automaton)
Random Squares Pattern Generator
With this comes the entry ‘What Can You Do With Filet Crochet/Cross Stitch Embroidery Charts?’
crochet medaillon
I busied myself with ‘needle weaving’ before, it was about a necklace and I’ve said that it would be suitable for little purses.
And – ta-da – I’m finding a tutorial on how to weave a purse with it.
Well, I’m ahead of the times ;-)))
Links:
Needle Woven Purse (Pin woven pocket (with pseudo-tutorial))
Here at unikatissima:
African Needle Weaving Necklace
Recently I wanted to bead loom two patterns of my random squares pattern generator and needed a bead loom for this.
I’ve completely forgotten about the tutorial that I presented for my other bead bracelet (well, the entries pile up :)) and simply wound my thread around a cardboard fruit dish and just started.
The advantage is that I have plenty of thread to weave in after cutting the threads on the back of the dish.
And if you don’t have a cardboard fruit dish I’m sure that you can use a box of chocolates, too ;-)
I didn’t need to make little notches with my cardboard fruit dish because it was rough enough, but with a box of chocolates I think it would be better, just as described in the tutorial.
And that’s it.
I haven’t woven in all threads and have no closure yet – I can’t decide.
It’s done with the random squares pattern 1 further below.
And here I began another one that I make with the random squares pattern 2 further below.
Random Squares Pattern 1
9 squares width
Random Squares Pattern 2
9 squares width
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
Random Squares Pattern Generator
Loom Woven Bead Bracelet
Here again the linklist of Loom Woven Bead Bracelet:
Make your own bead loom (with explaining pictures)
Tutorial on Bead Loom Weaving
Another tutorial on Bead Loom Weaving
Another tutorial on Bead Loom Weaving
Two very good pictures (in English text): select in the left sidebar ‘Woven Beadwork’ and scroll down
Two very good pictures (in German text): select in the left sidebar ‘Gewebtes’ and scroll down
Tips to bead weaving (German) at Perlenhobby.de: click on ‘Tipps + Tricks’ in the sidebar left and select there ‘Tipps zum Perlenweben’
The older among us can remember more or less well the Macrame owls from the past – wasn’t it time to fetch them back?
;-))
Links:
Macrame Owl
These bracelets are woven from parachute cord and somehow I find them really beautiful.
Actually it should be possible to weave them from a different, easier to purchase cord?!
Links:
Woven paracord bracelet/watchband
see also Paracord bracelet
I find this 12-sided calendar a nice idea for a gift.
It is made for 2009 but you can adapt it to 2010 from the blank template yourself, possibly even handwritten and embellished with funny sketches.
Links:
Rhombic Dodecahedron and Calendar 2009: paper strips for plaiting
There is also a German version.
