Apr 01, 2014 kids can learn so much when taking part in weaving activities and crafts. You can create scarves, belts, headbands, purses, and more. A simple weaving tool, but one that is sure to give your weaving the key to a perfectly tensioned warp. In this technique, the cross only forms the baseline for the manipulations to follow. The resources to do so are inexpensive and found almost anywhere. Apr 30, 2012 what she was doing is called stick weaving. All you need to dive into branch weaving is a yshaped stick, yarn, and possibly a fork or darning needle. Schacht 30 shed stick weaving sword schachts smooth maple pickup sticks are 4 in wide, taper to a gentle point and have one beveled ed. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Stick weaving after posting yesterdays brooch, a few friends have asked me how to go about stick weaving. Popsicle stick cobra weave for giant chain reaction. The twostick heading this is a very useful heading. The menu stick system is a modern, flexible shelving and storage solution for a modern generation. Long lengths of wool were attached through the openings on the ends. See more ideas about weaving, weaving art and textile art. Ive always been fascinated with largescale domino chain reaction set ups, but hadnt seen this take, using popsicle sticks, before.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. When i was little, about seven or eight years old, my mom bought me a plastic weaving kit. You can use any fibers for this traditional handheld method of weaving. Weaving provides a wonderful opportunity for kids to discover patterns and textures and to encourage growth in fine motor skills and eye hand coordination. Thats done by pushing your heddle into the down position and inserting a warp separator such as a stick, paper, cardboard or anything into the shed created behind the heddle so that you can see only all the slot threads. Tottie talks crafts blog noreen cronefindlay talks about the crafts she loves with her friend, tottie tomato.
As ive said before some tools may not be completely. Make your own weaving sticks diane ziomek skillshare. These projects can also be the inspiration for more advanced weaving projects using branches, beads, and other found items. Wonder what in the world ive been doing with all those sticks and all that yarn. Start by tying the string tightly at the base of the fork. Wonderful woven dolls with 6 weaving sticks i have fallen in love with weaving sticks aka stick weaving looms, and am just releasing two new patterns for wonderful woven dolls that are made with weaving sticks. Another reason is so that you can cut off some of the cloth.
In this class, i will teach you how to make your own weaving sticks from simple and inexpensive materials. After that, the weaving can be made a tight as wanted simply by continuing to weave. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A string is tied across the open end of the forked stick to keep the warp threads from slipping out, which would be disastrous. Kromski warping sticks a simple weaving tool, but one that is sure to give your weaving the key to a perfectly tensioned warp. Create the knitting projects of your dreams with interweave where youll find knitting kits, patterns, knitting yarn, tools and much more. Sep 02, 2007 the next stick is pulled up the same way, with each stick in turn pulled to the same length as the beginning stick. Peggys weaving tips how to use the twostick heading. One of my favorite crafts and something that i seem to annually reach for in august and september, are stick loom weavings.
There are a number of books and videos that address the use of pickup sticks. Weaving sticks are available in two sizes fine and thick, each packaged with 6 sticks to meet your weaving needs. Apr 18, 2015 monica guilera and tim johnson, work in progress, diverse plant materials, may 20 monica guilera, work in progress, sempreviva helichrysum stoechas, olive and willow, may 20 tim johnson, work in progress, pine twigs with asphodel asphodelus spp leaves, may 20. Those coping with learning difficulties also can benefit considerably. It is easy to use, as you wind your warp on the rear beam use our warp sticks to create a strong foundation that will support your warp from side to side and from one. To keep the weaving from unravelling, a core yarn is attached to the end of each stick. Woodland trust nature detectives super stick weaving. As the weaving is moved down the warp threads it will look very loose and floppy until the bottom of the warp threads are reached. How to make homemade weaving looms from popsicle sticks. Lease sticks in saves time and frustration ideally, the lease sticks stay in the warp now until the warp comes off the loom, mainly because they are the key to repairing broken ends quickly and efficiently.
Lap robes, blankets, wall hangings, pillow tops and coverlets are additional possibilities in the western style stick weaving. These nature weavings also look great inside or you can hang them in kids bedrooms or play rooms. Weave string through forked sticks to create a memento of your woodland wander. Apr 26, 2016 if you are totally new to weaving with the pickup stick on the rigid heddle loom, check out my latest knitty column. Weaving with weaving sticks is a very simple technique in which yarn is looped in an overandunder motion across alternating sticks as you work back and forth in horizontal rows. See more ideas about weaving, loom weaving and peg loom. Creative cloth on a rigid heddle loom kindle edition by patrick, jane. Weaving sticks buy some like these or make your own with.
When think geek tweeted this massive 1,000 stick chain reaction, i was delighted and baffled. Keep on reading to find out how to make your own popsicle stick weaving looms. He shows you how to weave the sticks together and even how to program in. Then, we wrapped the yarn around our turtle across the center, making sure to cover the middle portion. The next stick is pulled up the same way, with each stick in turn pulled to the same length as the beginning stick. Then, we began weaving just like you would with a normal two stick gods eye pattern. The weaving stick collection is available in 3 sizes for your weaving preferencesfine 14 wide, medium 38 wide and thick 12 wide. Use as little as two sticks or all six for your project. The weavings will look something like this at the end.
Finish the knot around the weave very tightly and you are left with a pompom. Ithis is taken from my book, weaving for beginners, beginning on page 6. The book introduces you to the peg loom and weaving sticks tools, techniques, and how to get started. Use oddments of wool, leftover fabric scraps, strips cut from unwanted clothing, unspun fleece, plastic bags almost anything. I have searched for proof of that and havent found any, so if you have some documentation by all means please share. The branch i chose is approximately 20 inches from the start of the yarn to the end of the yarn on the bottom branch 21 inches from the start of the yarn to the end of the yarn on the top branch pattern for this branch weaving is as follows. In western style stick weaving the strips are connected to make a wider end product. It consisted of a few straight pieces of plastic about the same length as these wooden dowels with small openings on the ends. We placed our yarn over a popsicle stick, wrapped it around once, and then placed our yarn over the. Jun 21, 20 weaving sticks are available in two sizes fine and thick, each packaged with 6 sticks to meet your weaving needs.
I started work on this striped belt for a piece of garb using metal tapestry needles to get a smaller, tighter weave, but unfortunately as it went on it got harder and harder to pull the cotton thread down. With these portable wood weaving sticks, you can weave while on the go. Today im going to talk about the shed stick, or weaving sword. It would be great to do as a whole class activityjust leave on the shelf until it is. Sep 17, 20 weaving with weaving sticks is a very simple technique in which yarn is looped in an overandunder motion across alternating sticks as you work back and forth in horizontal rows. Kids can learn so much when taking part in weaving activities and crafts. Peg looms and weaving sticks a brief introduction weavolution.
You can do more than tabby plain weave with a rigid heddle. Apr 14, 2015 super simple stick weaving opens up a whole new world of creative options for little kids, tweens, teens, and crafters of all ages. Then zig zag the string around either side of the stick. It is essentially the same process as weaving on a peg loom, only instead of the pegs being fixed, you hold them. Theyll be sharing tutorials, how tos and step by steps for spool knitting, crochet, doll making, small loom weaving, wood working, paper crafts and all manner of other fun crafts. Portable open ended weaving loom, takes your stick weaving to another level. I have fallen in love with weaving sticks aka stick weaving looms, and am just releasing two new patterns for wonderful woven dolls that are made with weaving sticks. Cut your warp lengthwise yarn at least twice the length needed for your weaving plus the ends desired tassels, braids, etc. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the weavers idea book. In first fall edition of knitty, ill address weft floats. These sticks are my bestseller in my etsy shop, but why wait for them to be shipped when you can make your own in an hour or two. Dewberry ridge a fiber art business weaving sticks. Peg looms and weaving sticks are used with great success by students of all ages.
Leclerc 36 wood lease stick, weaving equipment halcyon yarn. One reason is to eliminate the knots on the apron rod so that the cloth rolls up without lumps on the cloth beam. Peg loom and weaving stick weaving are great for recycling. Lease sticks are important for maintaining the cross in warp threads. Try experimenting with grasses, seeds and coloured leaves to create different themes. Traditional stick weaving produces strips of weaving used for belts, headbands or sashes. It is easy to use, as you wind your warp on the rear beam use our warp sticks to create a strong foundation that will support your warp from side to side and from one end to the other. You can see how this imparts a different, temporary shed opening. Each weaving stick is 10 inches long with a tapered end for easy holding and threading. Oct 06, 2011 when think geek tweeted this massive 1,000 stick chain reaction, i was delighted and baffled. Wonderful woven dolls with 6 weaving sticks tottie talks. It is the combination of long hours outdoors, effortlessly finding the perfect forked sticks, and the need to make something not too precious that requires only a little. Draw the end of your warp yarn through the hole in the end of the stick to the mid point of these strands. Stick loom weaving on a grey morning somewhere slower.
These can be used on any model loom up to 36 in in width. The two stick heading this is a very useful heading. Whatever you are weaving, give it a special look using your pickup stick. I did a little digging around to find out exactly how this popsicle stick chain reaction works, and this video from jayauldenparnell was the best, clearest tutorial i found. Western style stick weaving is completed in three steps, first the lengthwise yarn the warp is threaded into the stick, the second step is the actual weaving of the cross wise face yarn the weft that is seen in the finished product and the third or finishing step is the attachment or welding of the strips together and tucking in the start, stop and warp tails. That forked stick holds the threads of the warp in order and forms a cross, with threads alternating between up and down positions. She said crusaders brought the technique back with them. Pull the ends even and tie the ends of the doubled warp yarns into a knot.
There are so many things you can make with them and theyre easy to set up and use which makes them perfect for children. Weaving sticks monsters its no surprise that the weaving sticks continue to receive positive response. Once the stick is completely inserted, bring it forward to the heddle and put it on edge. This video is for my students to learn how to create a branch loom for a weaving. The north american indians were using this method to create straps and belts in the great lakes area when the french trappers came across them in the 1500s. Feb 01, 2016 learn to make belts, scarves, coasters, and rugs using weaving sticks. An inexpensive alternative to heavy commercially made ones, and easy way to make, are wooden yard sticks, the kind that usually have the hardware store logo on them. Weaving cute baby turtles using gods eye weaving pattern.
It is very important to anchor at each side by wrapping the string around a few times at each point. So much is possible with only minimum equipment and little or no experience. If you are totally new to weaving with the pickup stick on the rigid heddle loom, check out my latest knitty column. One reason is to eliminate the knots on the apron rod so that the cloth rolls up without lumps. Learn to make belts, scarves, coasters, and rugs using weaving sticks. Peg and stick loom weaving tottie talks crafts blog. August 4, 2014 when the sun sets late and the children are outside drinking up the last rays of light, i find myself looking for ways to occupy my hands outside with them while they play. Each stick is, hand crafted from birch and sanded to a smooth, beautiful, warmtothetouch weaving stick. This weaving project will make a belt width and as long as you like project. Super simple stick weaving opens up a whole new world of creative options for little kids, tweens, teens, and crafters of all ages. I did a little digging around to find out exactly how this popsicle stick chain reaction works, and this video from jayauldenparnell was the best, clearest tutorial.
I resorted to pliers to do this eventually, but not that has become near impossible too. Once we got the forked filled with the weaving, we would tie up the weave with the extra length of weave, not finishing the knot completely. I give a very basic primer on how it works and discuss how to weave warp floats. Weave until your entire triangle stick frame is filled and tie the end off. It was the perfect morning to spend inside, curled up together with our wishbone sticks and the basket of yarn.
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