Weaving Resources

Choosing the right shuttle when starting your next weaving project can make or break your experience — and sometimes affect your selvedges too! In this article, I’ll be sharing some of the things I consider when choosing what shuttle to use as well as explaining the differences between stick shuttles, boat shuttles, and more.

So you’ve woven a lovely new wearable piece with a luxury yarn, such as Ode Alpaca, Sero Silk Noil, or a nice wool such as Array, but you’re nervous about wearing caring for it. Fear not, dear weaver! This post will walk you through caring for each of these fibers so you can wear with confidence.

Cotton is often one of the first fibers that new weavers use—and the first one intermediate and advanced weavers reach for too! That’s because of the many wonderful qualities of cotton: it’s easy to weave, stretchy, soft, and takes dye wonderfully. Since introducing Beam 3/2 Organic Cotton in 2021, weavers new and experienced have been enjoying learning and growing their skills with this American-grown cotton weaving yarn.

So you found a pattern you love, but don't have the exact yarn it calls for. Can you substitute a stash yarn or something other than what the designer specified? The answer, like so many in weaving, is it depends. This post will walk you through the process using the Running Stitch Napkins pattern.

Rag rugs are comprised of two different parts: a yarn warp, and a rag weft. At their most basic, a rag rug is woven in plain weave, making them easy to try on your rigid heddle loom. But you don’t have to stick to plain weave—many of the prettiest rag rugs we've seen use twills or other structures. Learn the ins and outs of weaving your own rag rugs with insight from Amanda's own practice.

When it comes to purchasing a new loom, the types of looms, names, and sizes available can make the decision challenging. When people ask what type of weaving loom to buy, I generally start with one all-important question: what do you want to make?

Hemstitching on the loom is a simple and easy process that results in a clean, neatly finished cloth. If you’ve ever felt stressed about your projects unravelling or if you don’t have a sewing machine or serger to finish edges, hemstitching secures your raw edge into tidy little groups while it's still on the loom.

Crochet designer Brittany Garber of KnotBadBritt takes a deep dive into our yarn line-up to explore how they work with crochet.

As tapestry weavers, unless we are weaving free-form, we need to plan carefully and make a lot of decisions up front. That’s where sampling comes in. Sampling can take many forms and involve testing out the structure (warp and weft combinations), choosing colors, or fine-tuning with specific techniques. In this post, Kennita Tully touches on various methods of sampling.

Learn how to calculate the amount of loom waste you will need to allow for a weaving project, and how to adjust that amount depending on the pattern and type of loom you are using.

Many weavers have additional yarn-related hobbies like knitting or crocheting, and it’s a given that we all get curious at some point as to whether one craft’s material can be used for the other. This begs the question: can our yarn be used for knitting?