A floor loom has been on the wish list for ages. So what do you do when a friend asks you if you want one? Say YES of course! It is a vintage Glimakra Viking Jack Loom. Glimakra is a Swedish company still making loom, although they don’t seem to make this model any more.…
Tablet weaving is a technique for making braids and bands. It uses tablets or cards to create the shed through which the weft is passed. It dates back millennia and was much used by the Vikings to create trims around their overwise plain garments. I have had a dabble before with mixed results. But now…
After the spinning and weaving. this is the end of the project: Now it’s all about the Cloth. And time to make a piece of clothing. It began earlier in the year with raw fleece. See Parts One and Two for the spinning and weaving process. This was a Lockdown project and a half; to…
This is the second part of the weaving and spinning Project. (Part One is here). It’s time for the weaving. First of all there was the matter of winding and wrestling over 7m of warp onto the loom. This is a vintage Weavemaster table loom with a 14 dent reed 21″ wide. Using…
Turning flax fibre into linen cloth was this summer’s project. The last post dealt with the spinning – now comes the weaving. Unlike wool, linen has no elasticity or stretch. This makes it unforgiving when it comes to warping on the loom (even without somewhat haphazard and impatient warping methods). Creating and maintaining a firm…
Spinning, dyeing and weaving has taken over the cottage! Part of this take over, as mentioned in another recent spinning, dyeing and weaving post, is what came to be known as the ‘Project’. The aim was to take raw fleece through all the processes, to end up with a finished textile item – a scarf.…
Last year was a year of discovery, venturing into the world of weaving. It started with the purchase of two vintage looms (read about all that here). Weaving is both beautifully simple and complex. There has been a lot of experimentation.Learning through trial and error. This post is an update on progress so far. The…