MAKE YOUR OWN FABRIC USING KNITTING YARNS.
The rhythm of weaving is soothing, and creating your own fabric is addictive. Weaving is easy (remember those potholder looms you used as a kid?) and you can do it with things you probably already have around the house. We raided our knitting stash for yarns and used a scrap of plywood and a box of nails to make the loom.
For this project, we used plain weave — over 1
thread, under 1 thread. By using different yarns to
provide color and texture, you can achieve great looks with this simple fabric structure. We ended up making a vest with our woven fabric, with the help of a commercial sewing pattern.
Joan Sheridan Hoover (a weaving shop owner) and Becca Olsen (a high school student) are weaving buddies who enjoy playing with yarn. For local weaving resources, visit the Spinning & Weaving Association at spinweave.org.
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