The Online Weaving School

Hi Weavers! Have you ever noticed longer threads sitting on the surface of your weaving? Those are often warp floats. While accidental floats can be frustrating for beginners, planned warp floats are a powerful technique. In this free tutorial (with a free printable to follow along), you’ll learn how to use warp floats to add beautiful texture, create unique patterns, and open up exciting new design possibilities on your rigid heddle loom. 1/5 Warp Floats Tutorial......

Hi Weavers! Did you know you can weave that gorgeous, squishy waffle texture on your rigid heddle loom? It’s easier than you might think - all you need is a single pick up stick! In this step by step photo tutorial, I’ll walk you through the process, from the pick up to the weaving sequence plus some ideas for how to use waffle weave in your rigid heddle projects. Waffle Weave Rigid Heddle Weaving Tutorial... **************************************************** NEW ON KINDRED WEAVERS THIS...

Hi Weavers! I spend a lot of time talking about rigid heddle looms and with good reason! While a rigid heddle loom is perfect for a brand new beginner weaver, it's a loom that can grow with you. As your weaving skills and interests change and intensify over time you may find that you want to move beyond plain weave. There is so much to explore in weaving, it really is limitless, and while a rigid heddle loom does have it's own particular limitations, it's a loom that is willing to grow with...

Hi Weavers! I've never talked about my YouTube earnings publicly before but I comment I received this week has prompted me to reveal how much I earn on Youtube. The comment also had me thinking a lot about the devaluation of free content and a bunch of other things as I was spinning some beautiful Polwarth wool. Watch the video here... **************************************************** NEW RECIPE This is my new go to sweet treat. Even though I'm on a health reset journey, no one is making...

Hi Weavers! I'm keeping the newsletter brief today as it's been a huge, busy week for me and we have guests coming this weekend so it's been non stop! This week I launched the 10 Year Youtube Celebration Mobius Shawl Project! This has been a lot of work but it's worth it when I see all your lovely comments and thank you's 🥰 And although there are too many of you to thank individually, I appreciate those of you who have left me tips when purchasing a pattern or donated through my Tip Jar, to...

Hi Weavers! August is my 10 year anniversary on Youtube and we're celebrating! I have a free rigid heddle project to share with all of you. It's called the Mobius Shawl and I think you're going to love it 💕 I've made a video tutorial which can be viewed on my Youtube channel but there is also a pattern to go with it. The free pattern is the basic calculations and information and is available on my website but is non printable: Grab the free, basic pattern here The deluxe paid pattern has step...

Hi Weavers! I often have students ask “can you direct warp a table loom?” and my answer was always “yes, but I haven’t tried it”. Well, that has changed because I just direct warped my table loom for the first time! Today I'm sharing an overview of how I used the direct warping technique with my converted Lojan Flex converted table loom. My First Experience Direct Warping a Table Loom... ******************************************************** NEW TO YOUTUBE THIS WEEK In my recent assembly...

Hi Weavers! I have some exciting news to share - I've just launched YouTube Channel Memberships! This is something I've been thinking about for a while as a way to offer a little something extra for those of you who want to go deeper into the weaving journey with me. Memberships are totally optional, but if you'd like to support the channel and my work more directly, this is one small but meaningful way to do it. In return, you’ll get access to exclusive members-only videos, behind-the-scenes...

Hi Weavers! I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on the strange pressures of living a creative life online. In the weaving world, there’s so much inspiration to be gleaned – endless projects, beautiful photos, clever ideas. It’s wonderful, but it can also creep up on you in ways you don’t expect. When No One Notices... ********************************************************* LOJAN INKLE The Lojan inkle looms appear to be almost entirely out of stock in the US (though there are some on their...