Welcome to Frame loom Weaving Basics
Weaving can sometimes be a little bit intimidating which is why we designed this Frame Loom Weaving Basics course. It might seem like you need a lot of equipment to start. It seems very expensive to get involved in. It’s seems like there’s just… a lot of terminology, little things to learn.
But, remember, it takes time to practice and learn new things, so be patient. As always, give yourself space to explore and learn and understand how things work.
The best way to start is to understand how basic cloth is created. Weaving is simply, at its most fundamental, just about holding one set of yarns under tensions. That’s your warp threads, and then, the other thread, the weft thread, interlaces through those warp threads in different ways.
This workshop is designed to introduce you to the world of modern weaving by teaching you how to use the simplest of all looms: the frame loom.
Throughout the videos, you’ll learn:
- plain weave
- rya knots
- soumak braid
- looped tabby
Weaving has endless possibilities and little equipment is needed to get started so we hope you join us for Frame Loom Weaving Basics! Come on and weave weird with us!
Talk about the Frame Loom Weaving Basics course with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Tag what you are making everywhere with #sosweaving and #schoolofsweetgeorgia!
Fresh off the loom and currently soaking before wet finishing. Happy with the pattern, warp is preserved, and moving on to shifted color combos. I’m hopping down to the city this weekend to work on a few opera workshops in the evenings, so I’m hoping to warp this up and take it with me! Love the benefits of folding table looms.
After the citric acid soak I’ll be following the Magic in the Water wet finishing methods from SOS. It’s superwash but the fiber will rebound a bit, fluff up, and then when I press the pattern will lock in! Torn on whether or not to twist the fringe since I did hemstitch as always 🧶
#weaving #fiberart #handwoven #crackleweave #offtheloom #fiberartist #loueterica #4shaftloom #sosweaving
Fresh off the loom and currently soaking before wet finishing. Happy with the pattern, warp is preserved, and moving on to shifted color combos. I’m hopping down to the city this weekend to work on a few opera workshops in the evenings, so I’m hoping to warp this up and take it with me! Love the benefits of folding table looms.
After the citric acid soak I’ll be following the Magic in the Water wet finishing methods from SOS. It’s superwash but the fiber will rebound a bit, fluff up, and then when I press the pattern will lock in! Torn on whether or not to twist the fringe since I did hemstitch as always 🧶
#weaving #fiberart #handwoven #crackleweave #offtheloom #fiberartist #loueterica #4shaftloom #sosweaving
Do you find yourself daydreaming of a home or wardrobe featuring your very own handwoven fabrics? How would you go about choosing fabric for your cushion or your chair or your skirt, let alone design that fabric yourself? If form follows function, then let’s start to read our fabrics and understand how different weave structures give us the characteristics we want.
Read Amanda Buckley`s @mandythephilomath new article Three Fundamental Weave Structures (And Why You Need to Know Them), sharing how once you start to see the underlying structures of the fabrics around you, the weaving world is your oyster! Find the post at our SOS Articles–direct link in our IG bio »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #handwoven #wovencloth #weaving #weavingarticle
Do you find yourself daydreaming of a home or wardrobe featuring your very own handwoven fabrics? How would you go about choosing fabric for your cushion or your chair or your skirt, let alone design that fabric yourself? If form follows function, then let’s start to read our fabrics and understand how different weave structures give us the characteristics we want.
Read Amanda Buckley`s @mandythephilomath new article Three Fundamental Weave Structures (And Why You Need to Know Them), sharing how once you start to see the underlying structures of the fabrics around you, the weaving world is your oyster! Find the post at our SOS Articles–direct link in our IG bio »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #handwoven #wovencloth #weaving #weavingarticle
Thank to everyone who joined us on Zoom last week for The Full Spectrum Live Lecture with Laura Fry! At this lecture, Laura spoke about how our cloth has a job, and that we must ensure we are considering as many factors as possible so the textile can perform optimally.
If you missed joining us live, the video recording is now available! Watch The Full Spectrum video replay at the Fundamentals of Weaving series page – link in our IG bio »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Thank to everyone who joined us on Zoom last week for The Full Spectrum Live Lecture with Laura Fry! At this lecture, Laura spoke about how our cloth has a job, and that we must ensure we are considering as many factors as possible so the textile can perform optimally.
If you missed joining us live, the video recording is now available! Watch The Full Spectrum video replay at the Fundamentals of Weaving series page – link in our IG bio »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Taking place later this week on March 1st at 12:00 PM PST, we`re excited to welcome Laura Fry on Zoom for The Full Spectrum, the next live lecture in the Fundamentals of Weaving series. Laura developed this series over the years as a weaver and weaving instructor, and we look forward to learning together next week about the full spectrum of variables when designing hand weaving cloth.
When planning and making a textile, it is important to keep the function front of mind. Whether that function is to be hung on a wall or to dry dishes, there are certain steps that can be taken to make that textile work well for its purpose. Join in as Laura shares with us these variables to be considered. More information at our link in bio »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Taking place later this week on March 1st at 12:00 PM PST, we`re excited to welcome Laura Fry on Zoom for The Full Spectrum, the next live lecture in the Fundamentals of Weaving series. Laura developed this series over the years as a weaver and weaving instructor, and we look forward to learning together next week about the full spectrum of variables when designing hand weaving cloth.
When planning and making a textile, it is important to keep the function front of mind. Whether that function is to be hung on a wall or to dry dishes, there are certain steps that can be taken to make that textile work well for its purpose. Join in as Laura shares with us these variables to be considered. More information at our link in bio »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Colour gamp scarf. This is using all that hand dyed yarn from my summer holiday project. It’s a wearable example of colour theory! #rigidheddleweaving #rigidheddle #sosweaving
Colour gamp scarf. This is using all that hand dyed yarn from my summer holiday project. It’s a wearable example of colour theory! #rigidheddleweaving #rigidheddle #sosweaving
Livestream recordings from two past meetups are now available at the School! If you missed joining in either the `Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on Rigid Heddle Q&A` hosted by Amanda Wood @amanda_f_wood, or the `Crochet Increases & Decreases Q&A` hosted by Charlotte Lee @charlotte_milkteacup, you can watch the replays to see what members were working on plus learn from the helpful information shared during the online session.
The recordings are listed among the lesson content at each of the course pages. And don`t forget to check our SOS Event Calendar and save the date for all the meetups upcoming.
Livestream recordings from two past meetups are now available at the School! If you missed joining in either the `Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on Rigid Heddle Q&A` hosted by Amanda Wood @amanda_f_wood, or the `Crochet Increases & Decreases Q&A` hosted by Charlotte Lee @charlotte_milkteacup, you can watch the replays to see what members were working on plus learn from the helpful information shared during the online session.
The recordings are listed among the lesson content at each of the course pages. And don`t forget to check our SOS Event Calendar and save the date for all the meetups upcoming.
If you`ve been working through any of our rigid heddle weaving content from the School, including the Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on a Rigid Heddle course taught by Amanda Wood @amanda_f_wood, come and share your projects with us! Today`s weaving crafternoon session will be hosted by Amanda and everyone is welcome to join in to ask any questions about rigid heddle weaving. During the online meetup, we will also be sharing a special giveaway for a $25 SweetGeorgia Gift Card with all of the Zoom participants.
We`ll be starting today, February 1st at 12:00 PM PST (3:00 PM EST)! Find the Zoom link over at the SOS Event Calendar–link in bio. We`ll see you online soon!
#sosrigidheddleweaving #sosweaving #rigidheddleweaving #rigidheddleweaversofig #handwoven #handwovenlace #weaving #weaversofig #schoolofsweetgeorgia
If you`ve been working through any of our rigid heddle weaving content from the School, including the Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on a Rigid Heddle course taught by Amanda Wood @amanda_f_wood, come and share your projects with us! Today`s weaving crafternoon session will be hosted by Amanda and everyone is welcome to join in to ask any questions about rigid heddle weaving. During the online meetup, we will also be sharing a special giveaway for a $25 SweetGeorgia Gift Card with all of the Zoom participants.
We`ll be starting today, February 1st at 12:00 PM PST (3:00 PM EST)! Find the Zoom link over at the SOS Event Calendar–link in bio. We`ll see you online soon!
#sosrigidheddleweaving #sosweaving #rigidheddleweaving #rigidheddleweaversofig #handwoven #handwovenlace #weaving #weaversofig #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Taking place this week at the School...
Join in today`s Knit Meetup with Robyn—starting at 10:00 AM PST, January 30th. Bring any fibre craft project you`re working on and join in this fun and casual chat on Zoom.
And if you`ve been working through the Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on a Rigid Heddle course taught by Amanda Wood @amanda_f_wood, or any of our rigid heddle weaving content, come and share your progress or ask any questions you may have. Everyone is welcome! We`ll also have a special giveaway to share with the Zoom participants! The meetup will take place on Wednesday, February 1st starting at 12:00 PM PST.
Find the Zoom links at the SOS Events Calendar (link in bio) and we`ll see you online soon!
Taking place this week at the School...
Join in today`s Knit Meetup with Robyn—starting at 10:00 AM PST, January 30th. Bring any fibre craft project you`re working on and join in this fun and casual chat on Zoom.
And if you`ve been working through the Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on a Rigid Heddle course taught by Amanda Wood @amanda_f_wood, or any of our rigid heddle weaving content, come and share your progress or ask any questions you may have. Everyone is welcome! We`ll also have a special giveaway to share with the Zoom participants! The meetup will take place on Wednesday, February 1st starting at 12:00 PM PST.
Find the Zoom links at the SOS Events Calendar (link in bio) and we`ll see you online soon!
Here you'll find a list of equipment, materials and tools needed for the weaving course with Felicia Lo.
Equipment
- Any frame loom will work, SweetGeorgia Yarns has a selection of looms that will work from Ashford, Schacht and Everlea.
Materials
- Warp: Seine twine warp or 4/8 cotton
- Weft:
- SweetGeorgia Superwash Soft — A bulk weight yarn, covers a lot of ground quickly because of it's big size
- SweetGeorgia CashLuxe Spark — for a tiny bit of sparkle
- SweetGeorgia Polwarth+Silk Spinning Fibre — for the soumak braids and for texture
- SweetGeorgia Superwash Worsted — for weaving the header and also for mixing with the CashLuxe Spark
- Random yarns like mohair, silk, boucle, whatever you can imagine in a woven wall art hanging
*Amount of yarn will vary since looms sizes vary.
Additional Supplies shown/demonstrated
- Scissors
- Darning needle
- Tapestry needle
- Pick up stick or paint stick from the hardware store stick or stick shuttle (Ashford, Schacht )
- Tapestry beater or fork or fingers to beat down weft
*Three in one- pick up stick, weaving needle and beater by Schacht - Dowel to hang project or drift wood or cooper pipe
Do you have questions about Frame Loom Materials? Talk about it with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Course Content
About Instructor
Course Includes
- 12 Lessons
