Recently, I've been doing some fast weaving to build up my inventory of guitar straps. It is fun for me to line them all up and compare and contrast designs. Hopefully, you will enjoy seeing them, too. The pattern drafts are included so that you can use them to help design your own bands. I ask that you don't copy any EXACTLY, as I assure my customers that these are one of-a-kind designs. All are 2" wide and mostly use my favorite sport weight cotton. In some cases, heavier or thinner yarns were also used. FOR SIMPLICITY OF USE, CONSIDER THE TOP ROW TO BE HEDDLED THREADS AND THE BOTTOM ROW TO BE OPEN THREADS ON ALL OF THE DRAFTS. In the one above, I experimented with using the yarns doubled to produce a thicker band. For more pattern drafts, check out these other blog posts: http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/pattern-drafts.html
Recently, I've been doing some fast weaving to build up my inventory of guitar straps. It is fun for me to line them all up and compare and contrast designs. Hopefully, you will enjoy seeing them, too. The pattern drafts are included so that you can use them to help design your own bands. I ask that you don't copy any EXACTLY, as I assure my customers that these are one of-a-kind designs. All are 2" wide and mostly use my favorite sport weight cotton. In some cases, heavier or thinner yarns were also used. FOR SIMPLICITY OF USE, CONSIDER THE TOP ROW TO BE HEDDLED THREADS AND THE BOTTOM ROW TO BE OPEN THREADS ON ALL OF THE DRAFTS. In the one above, I experimented with using the yarns doubled to produce a thicker band. For more pattern drafts, check out these other blog posts: http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/pattern-drafts.html
I watch many new weavers who are anxious to weave beautiful and complex patterns like the ones they see others posting photos of, maybe not even realizing that there are so many levels of pattern and designs, even to narrow warp-faced bands. While the various pickup patterns are beautiful, I sincerely believe that the place to start is with plain weave. And plain weave has endless pattern possibilities! You don't have to do pickup to have a good time! FOR SIMPLICITY OF USE, CONSIDER THE TOP ROW TO BE HEDDLED THREADS AND THE BOTTOM ROW TO BE OPEN THREADS ON ALL OF THE DRAFTS. This pattern, over time, has proven to be the most popular one posted on my blog. I've seen so many iterations of it in various color combinations. It works well with lots of color combinations! It is pattern #179 in my book, In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color & Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers. For this band, two types of pattern drafts are shown below. Then a link is given to the Band Weaving Pattern Editor where you can call it up yourself and edit as you wish. This type of pattern draft closely represents the threads as they show in a woven band. This type of pattern draft shows the warp threads as squares with blank spaces in between them, making it easier to read at a glance. If you'd like to redesign it in your own colorway, you can start with the pattern here and switch up the colors to suit you. http://www.raktres.net/l/K0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My inkle weaving is at a production level. I make and sell hundreds of pieces each year; about 90% of these are plain weave. Since I state that "each one is one-of-a-kind", there need to be new and creative combinations of color and pattern each time I set up my loom. I've been weaving for years and keep inventing something new each time. Plain weave is never boring to me! In this post are an assortment of straps woven in 2013 each illustrated with a photo and pattern draft so that you can create your own versions if you wish, or use them as a jumping off point to draft your own patterns. These are all combinations of a few pattern elements like stripes, chains and "teeth". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here on my Flickr page, there is an album devoted just to plain weave patterns if you'd like to browse. http://www.flickr.com/photos/aspinnerweaver/sets/72157626855413579/
Recently, I've been doing some fast weaving to build up my inventory of guitar straps. It is fun for me to line them all up and compare and contrast designs. Hopefully, you will enjoy seeing them, too. The pattern drafts are included so that you can use them to help design your own bands. I ask that you don't copy any EXACTLY, as I assure my customers that these are one of-a-kind designs. All are 2" wide and mostly use my favorite sport weight cotton. In some cases, heavier or thinner yarns were also used. FOR SIMPLICITY OF USE, CONSIDER THE TOP ROW TO BE HEDDLED THREADS AND THE BOTTOM ROW TO BE OPEN THREADS ON ALL OF THE DRAFTS. In the one above, I experimented with using the yarns doubled to produce a thicker band. For more pattern drafts, check out these other blog posts: http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/pattern-drafts.html
At first let's see the structural difference between plain twill and satin weave respectively in the following picture
Recently, I've been doing some fast weaving to build up my inventory of guitar straps. It is fun for me to line them all up and compare and contrast designs. Hopefully, you will enjoy seeing them, too. The pattern drafts are included so that you can use them to help design your own bands. I ask that you don't copy any EXACTLY, as I assure my customers that these are one of-a-kind designs. All are 2" wide and mostly use my favorite sport weight cotton. In some cases, heavier or thinner yarns were also used. FOR SIMPLICITY OF USE, CONSIDER THE TOP ROW TO BE HEDDLED THREADS AND THE BOTTOM ROW TO BE OPEN THREADS ON ALL OF THE DRAFTS. In the one above, I experimented with using the yarns doubled to produce a thicker band. For more pattern drafts, check out these other blog posts: http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/pattern-drafts.html
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Green Waves, kimono. Moriguchi Kunihiko. Plain weave silk with freehand paste-resist decoration. Kyoto, Japan, 1973 (V&A: FE.420-1992). From V&A Pattern Series II: Kimono published by V&A Publishing and Abrams Books. Photo 16 of 24 in V&A Pattern Series II by Miyoko Ohtake.
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Think plain weave is boring? Think again! Adding interesting textured yarns, color-and-weave patterns, and the like help ensure your plain weave will be anything but plain.
Most fabrics are made my knitting or weaving yarn, although non woven fabric is made by bonding or felting fibres together. A fabrics properties, appearance and end use can be affected by the way i…
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The sublime Plain Weave stole is crocheted with our beautiful LATTÉ, a fiber made of milk protein ♥ A design by Martine Faucher aka @TheColorTale If you don't already know our LATTE , you will love it for its sheen and beautiful silk-like drape. Discover the entire collection HERE. A four sea...
Sometimes the most elegant textiles are based on a very simple woven structure. This alpaca shawl woven by Jackie Hervey is sumptuous - everyone at our meeting agreed. The photo is unfortunately not nearly as impressive as the shawl! The shawl is woven with two natural colors of alpaca from Henry's Attic and features diamonds with plain weave centers! Jackie found her draft in A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns edited by Carol Strickler, draft number 97. The original draft is credited to Christian Morath and found in A German Weaver's Pattern Book. 1794-1810. However, when I tried to find it at the Handweaving.net, I could only come up with something similar. Anyway, if you want to weave your own spectacular shawl, here is the draft that Jackie used.
Leuven is a 100% linen plain weave and is a staple for any designer. This upholstery-weight fabric is available in many neutral colorways.
Learn how to make a beautifully textured macraweave wall hanging in this step by step DIY pattern tutorial with video! Macraweaves are the perfect mash-up of macrame and weaving.
Swatching plain weave is relatively easy, but what about other structures? I'll show you how to read your cloth and recreate it on a frame loom.
How to weave for beginners In this tutorial you can learn the basics of weaving. From warping your loom to weaving different patterns, scroll down to learn all you need to know for your first weaving project. Weaving on a lap loom is a trending craft technique. You can make your own kitchen towels and home
Learn how to weave a textured wall hanging on a simple frame loom. Materials, warping and basic techniques for frame loom weaving
Learn how to make a beautifully textured macraweave wall hanging in this step by step DIY pattern tutorial with video! Macraweaves are the perfect mash-up of macrame and weaving.
