For the last few months, I have been writing about the projects that I did while studying weaving for 15 weeks in the Vävstuga Immersion Program. You can read about the start of my journey here. Today, I would like to reflect on how far I have come since beginning the program last August. One… Read More From Afraid to Fearless: My Journey as a Weaver

This was my final project that I completed at the Vävstuga Immersion Program. (My first post about my experience is here.) I was trying make as much use of my time there as I could, so I made this band in four days. I think that I would have enjoyed the process much more if I… Read More Weaving an Estonian Pick-up Band on a Floor Loom

These two projects are done with hand manipulated techniques. I made both of these while at the Vävstuga Immersion Program. My first post about my experience is here. The fuzziness of these pieces is accomplished by creating knots around the warp. The first one is a technique called rya, and this particular version of the… Read More Fun Fuzzy Weaves

This is another interesting project that I did while studying at the Vävstuga Immersion Program. My first post about my experience is here. Smålandsväv (which is called skillbragd in Norway) is particularly interesting because it is done with two harnesses. Sometimes individual shafts are called harnesses, but in this case, the harnesses are two different… Read More Smålandsväv: A Two Harness Weave

This is another one of my favorite projects that we got to do at the 15 week Vävstuga Immersion Program. (See here to learn more about this program.) A series of great interviews with my teacher, Becky Ashenden, can be found here, here, here, and here, on another weaver’s blog. In my last post, I talked about… Read More Satin Sunflowers: Damask on a Drawloom

This opphamta drawloom piece is one of the coolest things we got to weave during our 15-weeks at the Vävstuga Immersion Program. (See here to learn more about this program.) I also recently found a great interview with my teacher, Becky Ashenden, on another weaver’s blog. Drawlooms are really special because they essentially restore some… Read More Drawing on a Loom

This was one of the first “extra” projects we got to do after finishing the core set of projects at the Vävstuga Immersion Program (see here for my first blog post on this program). From the very first time we saw a sample of a rep rug, we all wanted to make one. I’m so… Read More Rep Rug

Out of all the things that I have made while at the Vävstuga Immersion Program (see this post to learn more about where I studied weaving for 15 weeks), this tablecloth is the one thing that I look at and really can’t believe that I made. For starters, there is the material, which is somewhat… Read More I Can’t Believe I Made This: Damask Linen Tablecloth

This post is about two different types of weaves that use a plain weave ground and pattern floats to create a design. All of these are projects that I did while attending the Vävstuga Immersion Program (see here for my first post on the weaving school). The first is monksbelt, which is a technique in… Read More Pattern and Plain Weave

Our first few weeks of class (see more here, here, and here), we got the chance to look at a bunch of different woven items, and I started thinking about what types of designs I really liked. One thing I noticed was that I really like gradations of color. I had the thought that it… Read More Weaving a Sunset