Video: Making Spare Heddles For Your Loom
In this video, Kate shows us how to make spare and replacement heddles for any loom that uses string/texsol/metal heddles. Kate demonstrates 2 techniques, using a heddle jig and on the loom.
Yearly Archives: 2021
Video: A Quick Guide to Winding Weaving Shuttles (Stick & Boat)
In this video, Kate shows us how to wind stick shuttles and boat shuttles for weaving.
Video: A Quick Guide to Warping Your Loom
In this video, Kate shows us how to warp a loom. This essential tutorial is a must for any beginner weaver with a table loom. (Demonstration uses Louet Erica Table Loom)
Video: A Quick Guide to Winding a Warp
In this video, Kate shows us how to wind an indirect warp using a warping board. This video is a great one to save and come back to each time you wind a warp, as Kate demonstrates each step from changing yarn colours to adding your counting ties.
8 Ways to Level Up Your Weaving Technique
We asked some weaving groups what helped them level up their weaving and which bits of equipment they absolutely can’t live without. Here’s some of the most popular answers…
A Beginner’s Guide to Loom Weaving
Weaving is an art that can seem rather daunting and complex to a beginner so, Kate and Annie have put together their personal top tips for beginner weavers.
Your Wooly Knits: July
We always love to see what our Woolyknitters have been creating using our yarn, so each month we love to share your amazing creations here on our blog in our series ‘Your Wooly Knits’!
Meet the Maker: Emilie Flora
At Woolyknit, we love to see your amazing yarn creations on social media, and each month we like to get to know a maker and celebrate their amazing talent. This week we chatted with the lovely Emilie about her amazing small business and all things machine knitting.
Everything You Need to Know about Knitting with Linen-Cotton
Linen-Cotton is a lovely eco-friendly yarn and has some incredible properties that make it perfect for lightweight garments. It also makes a great yarn option for vegans as it is a lot more sustainable than an acrylic yarn due to its biodegradability. And for our non-vegan knitters, whilst pure wool is also a fantastically sustainable material, it isn’t always our first choice for summer garments.
In this guide we’ll talk about what our Linen-Cotton blend yarn is made from, what to make with it and our top tips for working with it.
Your Wooly Knits: June
We always love to see what our Woolyknitters have been creating using our yarn, so each month we love to share your amazing creations here on our blog in our series ‘Your Wooly Knits’!
