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In this post I invite you to my learning process as I learn the basics of backstrap weaving, a technique I have been longing to learn for quite a while.
Hello again everyone! I am recently finished with my doctoral training and in a new job and back to crafting again. Well... technically, thi...
Backstrap looms, battens and more for Backstrap weaving, or Mayan weaving. Tons of kits and tools available for Backstrap weaving.
3 posts published by lavernewaddington during July 2016
Love working in the garden!
Traditional backstrap weaving is an important component of identity in the high Andes, along with traditional alpaca herding & the use of Quechua language.
3 posts published by lavernewaddington during February 2022
A backstrap loom is used to weave ethical, sustainable and eco friendly handcrafts by women in Guatemala Learn more about weaving on our Backstrap Weaving Trip
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Weaving textiles on a backstrap loom is ancient practice in Mesoamerica (and all over the world!). The loom itself is quite simple, basically a collection of different sized and shaped sticks. It is also highly portable--you just need someplace to anchor it. Preparing the thread, setting up the loom, designing a textile, and executing the…
Buy your very own backstrap weaving loom! Have you thought of trying your hand at weaving with a simple loom like the backstrap loom? It is a centuries old system of weaving textiles and is used throughout the world from the Americas to Asia. We have hand made weaving looms for sale on our website…
Weekend before last, I learned how to make these on a backstrap loom, in a workshop taught by the guru of backstrap weaving, Laverne Waddington, with this view of Lake Yale in Leesburg, FL. How lucky am I?! My first backstrap weaving workshop was taught by the delightful Laverne Waddington! What a true treat and pleasure. She stopped…
Kudottua sahalaitakuviota on Karjalassa kutsuttu polviksi, ja tästä johtuu adjektiivi polviniekka. Eteläisen Jääsken kihlakunnan alueella kudottiin omalaatuisia sinipunaisia polviniekkavöitä. Vyöt ovat väritykseltään ja sommittelultaan sellaisia, että ne erottuvat omana tyyppinään. Jääsken kihlakunnan nauhojen ohella tähän on sisällytetty kaikki tuntemani nauhamallit, joissa esiintyy polvikuvio. Niiden nauhojen välillä ei ole muuta selkeästi yhdistävää tekijää kuin polvikuvio. KA441. Polvikuviota…
This Heddles item by harvestlooms has 71 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Latvia. Listed on Feb 7, 2025
By Laverne Waddington. My weaving , my inspiration, tutorials and more........
I like to think that the colors in latest piece on which I am working were inspired by early morning and late evening skies that I have been lucky to see in my travels. Maybe last year while I sat watching the snows of Mt Rainier glow gold and rose in the setting sun and…
Original patterns contributed by Maja Burger, Laura McCarty and Carlos Vargas.
By Laverne Waddington. My weaving , my inspiration, tutorials and more........
