Any Weavers?

[Yankee]

I recently took some weaving lessons and was hoping to get some advice on looms and threads. Any weavers?

[verenaerin]

I don't weave. What do you use to weave?


Meaning- yarn, cotton, etc?

[Amaryllis]

I recently took some weaving lessons and was hoping to get some advice on looms and threads. Any weavers?

What loom type were you working on?  Backstrap, inkle, rigid heddle, floor loom, etc.? 

[Yankee]

For the classes we used regular knitting yarn. But that is only because there wasn't any weaving yarn available. I think the weaving yarn doesn't shrink as much once the project is off the loom? I can't recall for sure. I do know that the closest weaving yarn shop to me (in Maryland) is in PA.

We used a rigid heddle loom I think. It had a stand but you could also sit it on your lap. I was kind of hoping to get a floor loom but didn't know if that was worth it?

[Hannelore]

I've done backstrap weaving, and I have a little table loom, but I'm not very knowledgeable about it. Ravelry has weaving groups, though, where you can go for advice.

[Amaryllis]

For the classes we used regular knitting yarn. But that is only because there wasn't any weaving yarn available. I think the weaving yarn doesn't shrink as much once the project is off the loom? I can't recall for sure. I do know that the closest weaving yarn shop to me (in Maryland) is in PA.

We used a rigid heddle loom I think. It had a stand but you could also sit it on your lap. I was kind of hoping to get a floor loom but didn't know if that was worth it?

Sorry, I forgot all about this thread. 

I don't know much about floor looms.  I use a rigid heddle loom mostly.  I usually use knitting yarns too.  You can buy weaving yarns online.  I think, at least in my experience, that it is important, until you really know what you are doing, to use a warp yarn that isn't too airy and elastic.  Some knitting and especially crochet yarns/threads can fit that bill.  The weft yarn does not have to be as fussy, because it's not having the stress of the heddle put on it, being moved, pulled through the slots and holes, etc. 

[Kaesekopf]

Least favorite hero in DotA.

[Hannelore]

Sorry, I forgot all about this thread. 

I don't know much about floor looms.  I use a rigid heddle loom mostly.  I usually use knitting yarns too.  You can buy weaving yarns online.  I think, at least in my experience, that it is important, until you really know what you are doing, to use a warp yarn that isn't too airy and elastic.  Some knitting and especially crochet yarns/threads can fit that bill.  The weft yarn does not have to be as fussy, because it's not having the stress of the heddle put on it, being moved, pulled through the slots and holes, etc.

This is a good point. I've never been so disappointed as when I had got my loom all threaded and started to weave for the first time, and realized that my warp yarn was too stretchy.  Talk about a waste! I found some warp yarn on Etsy, so I know it's out there for when I decide to try again.

[Yankee]

Sorry, I forgot all about this thread. 

I don't know much about floor looms.  I use a rigid heddle loom mostly.  I usually use knitting yarns too.  You can buy weaving yarns online.  I think, at least in my experience, that it is important, until you really know what you are doing, to use a warp yarn that isn't too airy and elastic.  Some knitting and especially crochet yarns/threads can fit that bill.  The weft yarn does not have to be as fussy, because it's not having the stress of the heddle put on it, being moved, pulled through the slots and holes, etc.

This is a good point. I've never been so disappointed as when I had got my loom all threaded and started to weave for the first time, and realized that my warp yarn was too stretchy.  Talk about a waste! I found some warp yarn on Etsy, so I know it's out there for when I decide to try again.

I used knitting yarn for my first project. We were told that it was stretchy and so we made them a little bigger. But in the future I will use weavers yarn. I was told I had to go to PA for it. Good to know it's on etsy. Thanks!

[JubilateDeo]

I've thought about taking up weaving, but it seems really expensive.  I would love to make my own woven baby wraps though

[Lynne]

Sorry, I forgot all about this thread. 

I don't know much about floor looms.  I use a rigid heddle loom mostly.  I usually use knitting yarns too.  You can buy weaving yarns online.  I think, at least in my experience, that it is important, until you really know what you are doing, to use a warp yarn that isn't too airy and elastic.  Some knitting and especially crochet yarns/threads can fit that bill.  The weft yarn does not have to be as fussy, because it's not having the stress of the heddle put on it, being moved, pulled through the slots and holes, etc.

This is a good point. I've never been so disappointed as when I had got my loom all threaded and started to weave for the first time, and realized that my warp yarn was too stretchy.  Talk about a waste! I found some warp yarn on Etsy, so I know it's out there for when I decide to try again.

I used knitting yarn for my first project. We were told that it was stretchy and so we made them a little bigger. But in the future I will use weavers yarn. I was told I had to go to PA for it. Good to know it's on etsy. Thanks!

Everything's online! Google is your friend...

http://search.yarn.com/knitting/Warp-Yarn

[Yankee]

Sorry, I forgot all about this thread. 

I don't know much about floor looms.  I use a rigid heddle loom mostly.  I usually use knitting yarns too.  You can buy weaving yarns online.  I think, at least in my experience, that it is important, until you really know what you are doing, to use a warp yarn that isn't too airy and elastic.  Some knitting and especially crochet yarns/threads can fit that bill.  The weft yarn does not have to be as fussy, because it's not having the stress of the heddle put on it, being moved, pulled through the slots and holes, etc.

This is a good point. I've never been so disappointed as when I had got my loom all threaded and started to weave for the first time, and realized that my warp yarn was too stretchy.  Talk about a waste! I found some warp yarn on Etsy, so I know it's out there for when I decide to try again.

I used knitting yarn for my first project. We were told that it was stretchy and so we made them a little bigger. But in the future I will use weavers yarn. I was told I had to go to PA for it. Good to know it's on etsy. Thanks!

Everything's online! Google is your friend...

http://search.yarn.com/knitting/Warp-Yarn

Google isn't my friend. He's always trying to get me to look at porn 

[Lynne]

Everything's online! Google is your friend...

http://search.yarn.com/knitting/Warp-Yarn

Google isn't my friend. He's always trying to get me to look at porn 

Oh dear! You can fix that. If you go to www.google.com in the bottom right-hand corner, you should see the word Settings. Click on it and the first option you'll see is

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Turn on SafeSearch to filter sexually explicit content from your search results.


    Turn on SafeSearch by checking the box next to "Filter explicit results."

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[Yankee]

Everything's online! Google is your friend...

http://search.yarn.com/knitting/Warp-Yarn

Google isn't my friend. He's always trying to get me to look at porn 

Oh dear! You can fix that. If you go to www.google.com in the bottom right-hand corner, you should see the word Settings. Click on it and the first option you'll see is

SafeSearch filters

Turn on SafeSearch to filter sexually explicit content from your search results.


    Turn on SafeSearch by checking the box next to "Filter explicit results."

Click Save at the bottom of the page.

Wow! I had no idea I could fix this. Thanks for the help.

[Lynne]

You're welcome!

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