Thumbelina Loom Tapestry Techniques and Tips
I have been enjoying weaving tiny tapestries on the Thumbelina loom so much! A tiny heart tapestry on the Thumbelina loom. People have been asking me to show them how to weave tapestry techniques on...
View ArticleNeedle book woven on the Thumbelina loom
Many of our friends are in the process of selling and buying houses, and moving to new homes. We’re holding them in our hearts and wishing them the most joyful time in their new ‘Home Sweet Home’. So,...
View ArticleThumbelina Loom Clasped Weft weaving techniques
Clasped weft is one of my favorite weaving techniques. Clasped weft weaving on th e Thumbelina loom. I have developed a way of weaving clasped wefts on the Thumbelina loom that is ingenious and fun!...
View ArticleThumbelina Loom- How to weave a Strawberry motif
A friend has been embroidering charming strawberry motifs and mentioned that she wanted to weave strawberries. This totally inspired me! And, so, I have designed a Strawberry motif to weave on the...
View ArticleHow to weave a circle of any size on a Peg Loom
I have just posted a new video on how to weave circles of any size, using a peg loom or weaving sticks. This means that you can weave rugs, mats and all manner of wonderfulness any size that you want,...
View ArticleWeaving with copper wire on weaving sticks
I have been wondering if I could weave with copper wire on my weaving sticks…. there’s a reason- I want a band woven with copper wire for a new piece. And, the answer is, ‘Yes!’. weaving with wire on...
View ArticleWeaving the Flower of Life Pattern on a Hexagon Loom
I’ve just finished weaving a new Woven Woman mixed media tapestry. LINK Woven Woman (Essence) by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c) I’ve made 3 video tutorials to show how I wove various aspects of her: How I...
View ArticleHow to weave a Bumble Bee on the Thumbelina loom
I am weaving a shawl on my 7 ft triangle loom that is an homage to summer. I’m embellishing it with all kinds of motifs that I have woven on my Thumbelina loom. The body of the bumble bee is woven...
View ArticleHow to weave flowers on the Thumbelina Loom
I am weaving flowers for the ‘Summer Garden Shawl’. When I designed how to projects for the Thumbelina loom to get people started weaving with her, I included a flower. Here are a few more and… here...
View ArticleThumbelina Loom- How to weave a clasped warp to weave a Ladybug
In a previous post, LINK, I showed how to weave a clasped weft to make 2 color patterns on the Thumbelina loom. Another way of getting 2 distinct colors into a piece of weaving is to clasp the warp....
View ArticleThumbelina Loom woven butterfly
Butterflies are one of my most favorite motifs. I recently posted how to make Butterflies on Lucets: LINK And, now, I have designed a butterfly woven on the Thumbelina for a new shawl that I am weaving...
View ArticleThumbelina Loom Bunny
I love the wild rabbits that lope about on our street. When I saw one the other day, I thought: Oh! Must design a rabbit to weave on the Thumbelina loom to include on the ‘Garden Shawl’. I was...
View ArticleKitty Cat to weave on the Thumbelina loom
There is a huge ginger cat that ‘owns’ our neighbourhood. It scares the living daylights out of our tiny dogs, and often can be seen sporting a fine ‘mouse-tache’. Obviously, the neighbourhood mice...
View ArticleThumbelina Loom – How to Weave a Flower Fairy
My Garden Shawl wouldn’t be complete without some Flower Fairies…. Here’s how I made them: The Flower Garden Fairies can be worn as pins, stitched to shawls, (like these ones will be), stitched to...
View ArticleTriangle Loom – Weaving on the Bias and Working an Opening at the Neck
This video tutorial shows 2 techniques that I have figured out for weaving on the triangle loom. The first technique is a way of weaving bias on the tri loom, based on how I weave on potholder looms. I...
View ArticleThumbelina Loom – How to weave Chubby Fairies
A pair of Chubby Fairies demanded to be woven for my Garden shawl…. So, of course…. I had to say, “Yes!” And here’s what I designed: Here’s the YouTube video on how to weave them:
View ArticleThumbelina Loom – How to weave Gnomes
Every garden needs Gnomes in it, right? These Gnomes are woven using the Thumbelina Loom and the 2 inch Wiz loom from Dewberrry Ridge Looms.
View ArticleThumbelina Loom- How to weave a puppy dog motif
Our little dogs are always ‘commenting’ on life in almost every video tutorial that I make, so it makes sense to weave a little puppy dog….
View ArticleThumbelina Loom – How to Weave a Hedgehog
The Hedgehog is the last in the series of fanciful beings that I designed to be woven on the Thumbelina loom and appliqued to my Garden Shawl.
View ArticleGarden Shawl woven on Triangle loom
For a couple of months now, I have been working on a large project… I wove a shawl on my 7 foot Triangle loom from Dewberry Ridge looms: And have been designing and weaving all manner of motifs on the...
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