I have my small loom from 70 years ago. I would love a floor loom with all the peddles but I am not in that income bracket.I have a box of old bobbins for lace making from dryads.
I’m so pleased to find this fascinating video! I’ve been weaving on basic circular or rectangle frame looms, often with a mix of yarns/fibres (sometimes my own wobbly homespun!) but today I managed to get a very, very cheap Dryad 4 shaft table loom which had been sat gathering dust in someone’s garage! I’ve absolutely no idea how to use it, but in my own typical fashion I was already dreaming up clothing I could make with it 😅 and that’s how I came across your video, it’s so inspirational 😊
Do you have any instructions in a book, how to thread it up? I can recommend some if you like, old ones from ebay which wouldn't cost the earth. If possible get someone to help, counting and threading is easier with two.
@@getweaving8459 that’s very kind of you, thankyou! Sadly I don’t have any instructions as it came as it was (to me it looks complete, just minus sticks/shuttles) I’ve been watching a few videos but none are specific to this loom, so I’d appreciate the recommendations 😊
There is a website called Dryad Publications, they have a leaflet no. 89 Weaving on 4 way Table looms, that should help you get set up and started. They're the original leaflets that came with the loom. There are lots of books too, I'll look at some for some simple instructions.
I love hearing about your life and how you got started in weaving and spinning1 Thank you for offering these videos!! They are so informative and enjoyable. I love the "child's loom" although it looks very much like a proper loom for adults and that is how it should be, don't you think? 🙏💖
Thanks for such an inspirational weaving video. I want to use more handwoven fabrics to make myself unique clothing and this has made me dream of the possibilities. Congratulations on a long career of teaching people to spin and weave.
You have inspired me so much. I’m am a total newbie to weaving but am a sewer and spinner and general crafter. I can’t wait for my patterns to arrive so I can make some of your lovely garments.
Sarah, it was coming across your IG account that inspired me to have a go at making my own clothes from my woven fabric. I have woven before, but the results have not been good. Owning the Knitters loom has been ideal to gain confidence before cutting into the fabric. :) Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with all of us :)
I am really enjoying your podcast. I sewed a majority of my wardrobe throughout middle school, high school & college. Using patterns and fabric from the fabric store was a cheaper way to obtain fashionable clothing then. Now, it is very hard to sew garments at a cost lower than what you will pay for similar garments in stores, with the cheap labor and materials being used now to produce so many cloths. I am new to weaving and love the concept of using my weaving from a rigid heddle loom to make custom garments, other than scarves, for me. I can wear only so many scarves and giveaway only so many scarves. While I enjoy weaving kitchen towels, I look forward to using my stash of knitting yarn to create woven cloth that I can sew into wearable garments!
@@getweaving8459 your style is exactly how I want my weaving to be. Apologies - I did not mean to imply you had any rules. Clearly you follow your artistic design sense. ❤️
Fascinating video. I did not discover my love of spinning and weaving until my 60’s. My journey is on a semi-hiatus as I am away from home caring for my son after a massive stroke. As he improves I find myself wishing I could transport my studio here! Meanwhile this is scratching the itch!!! Thank you! My next big hurdle is sewing 😱
I learned how to spin and weave when I was around 13 or 14. I was taught at a small mill that specializes in teaching kids hands-on jobs and experiences. I spent 3 years 5 days a week, 3 hours a day alone with my fiber arts instructor, because my classmates referred to fiber arts as "just knitting." I definitely recommend spinning and weaving for tween/teen children. I used to teach little ones, like 7 or 8, how to spin with roving and a small length of dowel with a picture hook at the end hooked into the fiber. I would have the little one take that dowel and spin it in one direction while I drafted the fiber. They would get to keep their handmade yarn when they left and they would feel so accomplished and happy. I forgot to mention this mill is also a working tourist location to show off traditional practices - stained glass, blacksmithing, lathe work, pottery, and fiber arts.
How lucky were you! Just knitting- what a cheek! I'm teaching my grandchildren now, it keeps them busy and calm and occupied. Thanks for your message, lovely to hear from you. We need more of us to teach and share, keep passing it on 💖👍
Sarah, You are a true gem to RU-vid! I’m so excited to have come across your channel! After listening to your weaving history & teaching experiences, I think I’m ready to give it a try!! I definitely have enough yarns from all my years of taking classes in knitting.crochet - I’m still at the low end of the intermediate level. I look forward to viewing all your other videos!! Thank you for sharing your information & insight!!
Hi Sarah, Thankyou so much for sharing your Weaving expertise. All your Handspun Woven pieces look beautiful. Thankyou for the Inspirational ideas for using Handspun Yarn and more importantly Weaving on Small Looms.🌟🌞 I think we often don't know that we can make garments using Small Looms, I know I didn't. A Huge Thankyou from All of us Small Loom Weavers .🌞 Happy Spinning and Weaving Take care. Love and Blessings Jen xxx ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏 (in Lancashire)
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! I have a thrifted 18 inch rigid heddle loom from Avalon Industries (well out of fashion!). I just made my first 2-piece vest/poncho by making two panels and seeing them together in the back. It's so nice to see some other ways I can assemble garments!
Thank you for your post! I have never woven anything but I am handy with sewing, knitting and dyeing yarn. I am wanting to use my own hand dyed yarn to weave but I don't know what would be best. Could you make a suggestion please? I would have to teach myself as I have health problems....I couldn't attend a class. Thanks so much😊.
Hi Jane. Ashford have excellent youtube instructions and their rigid heddle looms come with an easy to follow booklet which you can do on your own. My videos might help too, I'm adding all the tips I've learnt over the years. Liz Gipson of Yarnworker has lots of useful videos and her book Weaving Made Easy is brilliant. There are a few online classes too, but I haven't done any of them so I can't really recommend one. Let me know how you get on.
Great video! I started weaving on a four shaft table loom in my sixties and smacked my head, why hadn't I ever gone down to the weaving department of my art college in the early seventies? I've made all my clothes since I was a kid and I can't weave anything without making something with the fabric. My learning piece was cotton overshot, about 5" wide. I pieced a square and made a sort of origami zippered lunch bag. I often think if I have to really seriously downsize I'll get rid of my Kentish counterbalance loom and get a rigid heddle loom. I spin, too.
No, I'm afraid not, I find making videos much more useful. I'm planning to make pdf's of as many techniques as I can, such as useful stitches for sewing etc. Enjoy the rest of the weekend 😀, Sarah ☀️
It's so nice to see even narrow weaves put to use like this. One question: for someone with a Very Large Bust, do you think one could make a variation of that top with the horizontal seam and use said seam to replace a bust dart? I hope I'm making sense here.
Fantastic! And inspirational! You had me the moment you identified your wheel - same as mine! Then I had to hear everything and yes you also have a knitters loom. Do you have an inkle loom? Might make great trim for seams. Love the way the dresses are pieced like early mediaeval gowns! (I also have a big floor loom). Lovely to meet you. Subscribd.
I was looking for a copy of Cut My Cote a couple of years ago and it's insanely expensive due to being out of print. So mad at myself for not buying a copy that was available 20 years ago.
Your journey is so inspiring! I'd love to be able to weave fabric from handspun yarn some day... could you please provide more information about the white shirt fabric you've shared in this video... it's gorgeous. Around the 20:23 mark in the video. I'd love to be able to weave fabric like that. Was it woven on an RHL too? TIA
It's a mix- the warp is cotton and silk, different thicknesses, sett 12.5dpi. The weft is cotton, 15ppi. I'm afraid I don't have any labels, it was all from the stash.
HI, Sarah. I am having issues with my sewing machine. If I end up needing to get a new one, what would you recommend for making garments from handwoven cloth that is on the budget end of sewing machines? I currently have a Singer 5050.
Hi there! 👋 I can only suggest a few things as I haven't purchased a new sewing machine for about 10 years. Singer were very good but I'm not sure who owns the name now. Janome have a good range, I have one of their overlockers (sergers). Keep it simple, in my opinion you don't need a big variety of stitches- straight, zigzag, buttonholes possibly. Not too lightweight so it doesn't move on your table. If possible take a selection of your handwoven fabrics to a shop and ask to try some machines, that's how I chose mine. Nothing too complicated in other words. And try using a slightly longer stitch and a ballpoint/ jersey needle when you sew. Look at reviews if you can. I hope that helps a bit, how exciting- a new sewing machine! 😀👍
