Nice to see a fan of Lofty Fiber here on TH-cam. Just bought my new loom from them and was planning to do a simple straight draw and play around with it, but I got intrigued with your weaving -- it's a nice twist on straight draw. So thanks for inspiring me!
The awful things I'd do to have the funds for your fiber art equipment. 😭 Lol I'm in West Virginia and can't even find local used equipment 😂lmao. Beautiful collection. Also, this fabric is so pretty. The moment you showed the yarn, I knew there'd be integrity issues with it but your final product is perfect! 😍😍 I love this channel, thanks for sharing. 😘
Hey, so glad to have found your channel - just what i need in my newbie weaver life, watching someone else actually do their weavy stuff. Thanks and congrats on the blanket!
Nice video, I like the way you walk through the planning of the project and dressing the loom, etc. This will be very helpful to new weavers especially.
Happy you posted another video! Lovely project. Knitting socks at the moment here but need to dust off my looms and dress them soon real soon! Many hugs! Adrien❤🎉
The looms will be there and ready for you when you’re ready for your next project :) I have a few video ideas lined up but it takes a while to record and edit them (more than I thought it would, anyway!). I’ll keep trying for one a month
I love the baby blanket and I appreciate your walking us through the process from the beginning to the finished piece. I am sure that the blanket will be long cherished by the mama and baby. I am new to 4 shaft weaving and am eager to find some patterns for beginners. A week ago, I welcomed a gently loved Jane into our home. It was already warped for a community event' so I lucked out in not having to do that. I have some basic 4 shaft pattern instructions, so I have been "playing" to get the feel of it. I find a lot of inspiration from online but am building my own library. I have many tapestry books but only a couple on 4 or 8 shaft weaving. Can you recommend a good beginner book or two that I should have in my library?
I always find myself going to Anne Dixon’s 4-shaft book and Strickler’s 8-shaft book for draft inspiration. For actual instruction on weaving, Jane Stafford’s School of Weaving is how I learned everything!
Just found you. Nice video job. I love Louet and Lofty Fiber too. I have the David III, Jane and Erica. Fortunately Dawne and her crew have Helping Hands for all of those. 😊 JST’s methods work fine but I do love my Helping Hands. The blanket is beautiful! ❤
We love it, and I was going to comment that kiddo 1 loved that style of fringe but you mentioned that 😊 I'm sure kiddo 2 is gonna love this one to death, too. The texture and colors are gorgeous!
Well done. 99% of my weaving is registered Tartans, because that's my thing, but I get a few baby blanket or sofa throw wedding gift requests tossed in my queue for fun. On the occasion that I get a yarn choice that is just not suitable for warping, to include some of the mill runs from my own alpacas, I find the closest match in a yarn that is warp hearty. It is not worth my time, effort, or frustration to constantly be dealing with breaks, repairs, weights, or worse, a gift that will fall apart with use. I keep a copy of Handwoven Baby Blankets by Tom Knisely on my shelf as I am sometimes limited on brain power. Simply changing up warping order or colours can drastically change every tie-up in the book, so the inspiration is endless. Keep up the videos. I'm enjoying watching your journey.
oh thats very nice to watch u for the first time .. i was having some idea about how i can sew it to make something for myself or a just long scarf cause i like wearing them
So sorry about your breakage issues! I just finished a project with Coast on my rigid heddle and had no trouble at all. My sett was 12 epi because I was going for lots of airy drape, so maybe that’s what made the difference🤷🏻♀️ Anyway, the blanket is lovely, great matching of pattern to yarn
I have not understanding of the process but I love the way you explain everything and of course I love the blanket! If the thread broke during the weaving, isn't a danger that blanket will get holes in it?
Hi, great job! I found your IG page 2 months ago and followed because of your huge collection of Loüet looms 😬. I was pleasured surprised to find your TH-cam channel. Like and subscribe 👍🏻 I bought my first Loüet Jane loom (70/8) just few weeks ago. Now I in the middle of my first scarf. I was super curious about your video because I decided to use Holst Garn - Coast for my first project as well. Right now I weaved almost 70 cm of my scarf and I realised that my measure of tension was not right. I’m from Europe so I use metric measurements. If I transfer my tension in inches it will be around 25 epi (instead yours 18 epi). And my pattern definitely not square but rectangular (tartan)… Grrr, if I just saw this video just 3 days earlier 😅 Please keep make videos. You doing great! Here is a lot of topics that you can make videos about. My favourite then people tell a story of project from start to finish just like you did. It’s always interesting to hear about what person keep in his mind in the beginning of project vs final result. All the best, Misha
Welcome to the Louet club! I love my Jane-definitely the best table loom I’ve ever used. Coast is definitely a bit finicky. If you have enough warp you might be able to cut it off and re-sley wider? So annoying when a project turns out not as you planned.
Thanks! I think I’ll keep weaving as I go but for future I’ll change my measure method. Info in your vid helps me to figure out how to calculate tension. Coast is a bit sticky but absolutely gorgeous. Love this yarn for knitting.
Adorable and talented! Beautiful blankie :)
Wow!!! Super happy that the algorithm put you in my queue!!! Brilliant work and peaceful voice! ❤
I'm not a weaver - yet - but sure love watching folks make glorious things on their looms. Thanks for sharing this.👍💪
One of us! One of us! Hahah! Glad you liked it!
Loved watching this project and seeing your honest review of the project materials.
That blanket is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your process, start to finish. It's always a joy to see how other weavers take on a project.
Thanks!! It's so hard to share weaving with others in person, but thank goodness we have the internet!
What a beautiful blanket you've made for your friend's baby! Wow!❤
Thank you so much for doing this!! I love hearing your design process and how you set up your loom. You are easy to listen to!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you like it!
Wow I had no idea of the process of weaving so intricate, what a beautiful blanket. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you! It's a lot of steps but I love it all!
Very interesting and informative. Beautiful result.
😊I study fabric technology but never own a weaving machine. it's so nice to wave own fabric at home!
Nice to see a fan of Lofty Fiber here on TH-cam. Just bought my new loom from them and was planning to do a simple straight draw and play around with it, but I got intrigued with your weaving -- it's a nice twist on straight draw. So thanks for inspiring me!
Really lovely!❤
You are real. I enjoyed listening in!🎉 Yeah JST School of Weaving!!!!
Very real! :D I love JST -- absolutely amazing to learn that way.
The awful things I'd do to have the funds for your fiber art equipment. 😭 Lol
I'm in West Virginia and can't even find local used equipment 😂lmao. Beautiful collection. Also, this fabric is so pretty. The moment you showed the yarn, I knew there'd be integrity issues with it but your final product is perfect! 😍😍 I love this channel, thanks for sharing. 😘
Hey, so glad to have found your channel - just what i need in my newbie weaver life, watching someone else actually do their weavy stuff. Thanks and congrats on the blanket!
Oh I'm so glad you've found it helpful! I'm going to keep sharing some helpful stuff in the future and general project vlogs like this, too.
Nice video, I like the way you walk through the planning of the project and dressing the loom, etc. This will be very helpful to new weavers especially.
Thank you! I hope it is helpful or gives someone a new ideas or inspiration for their own projects. :)
Happy you posted another video! Lovely project. Knitting socks at the moment here but need to dust off my looms and dress them soon real soon! Many hugs! Adrien❤🎉
The looms will be there and ready for you when you’re ready for your next project :) I have a few video ideas lined up but it takes a while to record and edit them (more than I thought it would, anyway!). I’ll keep trying for one a month
Beautiful blanket. I love the colors and the pattern.
Thank you!! I really like how it turned out.
I love the color choices!!! Just started watching this video and I had to just say Hello!!! Ok… back to watching your creative process!
Thank you! Glad you like them -- I played with the color cards a lot to settle on them.
I love the baby blanket and I appreciate your walking us through the process from the beginning to the finished piece. I am sure that the blanket will be long cherished by the mama and baby. I am new to 4 shaft weaving and am eager to find some patterns for beginners. A week ago, I welcomed a gently loved Jane into our home. It was already warped for a community event' so I lucked out in not having to do that. I have some basic 4 shaft pattern instructions, so I have been "playing" to get the feel of it. I find a lot of inspiration from online but am building my own library. I have many tapestry books but only a couple on 4 or 8 shaft weaving. Can you recommend a good beginner book or two that I should have in my library?
I always find myself going to Anne Dixon’s 4-shaft book and Strickler’s 8-shaft book for draft inspiration. For actual instruction on weaving, Jane Stafford’s School of Weaving is how I learned everything!
Just found you. Nice video job. I love Louet and Lofty Fiber too. I have the David III, Jane and Erica. Fortunately Dawne and her crew have Helping Hands for all of those. 😊 JST’s methods work fine but I do love my Helping Hands. The blanket is beautiful! ❤
Louet fans unite! Thanks!
We love it, and I was going to comment that kiddo 1 loved that style of fringe but you mentioned that 😊 I'm sure kiddo 2 is gonna love this one to death, too. The texture and colors are gorgeous!
I’m so glad you like it :D
I'm waiting for Tempo Weave as well. Barry says it should be available within the next week. I'm really looking forward to it as well
It’s a huge improvement for feeling confident with a complex weave structure or long repeat.
Beautiful project!!! Thanks for another awesome video
Thank you! :D
Well done. 99% of my weaving is registered Tartans, because that's my thing, but I get a few baby blanket or sofa throw wedding gift requests tossed in my queue for fun. On the occasion that I get a yarn choice that is just not suitable for warping, to include some of the mill runs from my own alpacas, I find the closest match in a yarn that is warp hearty. It is not worth my time, effort, or frustration to constantly be dealing with breaks, repairs, weights, or worse, a gift that will fall apart with use. I keep a copy of Handwoven Baby Blankets by Tom Knisely on my shelf as I am sometimes limited on brain power. Simply changing up warping order or colours can drastically change every tie-up in the book, so the inspiration is endless. Keep up the videos. I'm enjoying watching your journey.
Nice summary of this project, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful blanket!
oh thats very nice to watch u for the first time .. i was having some idea about how i can sew it to make something for myself or a just long scarf cause i like wearing them
Absolutely gorgeous!
So sorry about your breakage issues! I just finished a project with Coast on my rigid heddle and had no trouble at all. My sett was 12 epi because I was going for lots of airy drape, so maybe that’s what made the difference🤷🏻♀️ Anyway, the blanket is lovely, great matching of pattern to yarn
I think I may try it on my rigid heddle loom now that you've said that. I could see it being much gentler on the yarn.
Lovely Drape and texture!
Thanks for the video. I loved your process and the resulting blanket looks gorgeous. Will you use that yarn as warp again?
I don't think so -- it's an amazing weft but I will probably just use a quality 8/2 cotton or super-fine wool as the warp next time.
I have not understanding of the process but I love the way you explain everything and of course I love the blanket!
If the thread broke during the weaving, isn't a danger that blanket will get holes in it?
It actually becomes much stronger once it’s washed and agitated-as long as the new and old threads are secure and overlap a bit it’s quite sturdy :)
Do you have a video on how to make the twisted fringe?
Sorry, I don't! But you can check out Curmudgeon66 or KellyCasanova on here and I think they can help you out with their videos! :)
Are you using the Louet fly shuttle in this video? (without the boxes)
Close! I’m using the Louet Flying Dutchman - I love it for thick wefts.
Hi, great job!
I found your IG page 2 months ago and followed because of your huge collection of Loüet looms 😬. I was pleasured surprised to find your TH-cam channel. Like and subscribe 👍🏻
I bought my first Loüet Jane loom (70/8) just few weeks ago. Now I in the middle of my first scarf. I was super curious about your video because I decided to use Holst Garn - Coast for my first project as well. Right now I weaved almost 70 cm of my scarf and I realised that my measure of tension was not right. I’m from Europe so I use metric measurements. If I transfer my tension in inches it will be around 25 epi (instead yours 18 epi). And my pattern definitely not square but rectangular (tartan)… Grrr, if I just saw this video just 3 days earlier 😅
Please keep make videos. You doing great! Here is a lot of topics that you can make videos about. My favourite then people tell a story of project from start to finish just like you did. It’s always interesting to hear about what person keep in his mind in the beginning of project vs final result.
All the best,
Misha
Welcome to the Louet club! I love my Jane-definitely the best table loom I’ve ever used.
Coast is definitely a bit finicky. If you have enough warp you might be able to cut it off and re-sley wider? So annoying when a project turns out not as you planned.
Thanks!
I think I’ll keep weaving as I go but for future I’ll change my measure method. Info in your vid helps me to figure out how to calculate tension. Coast is a bit sticky but absolutely gorgeous. Love this yarn for knitting.
OMG :)
It’s called a baby shower. My cousin is a serious weaver. I have the most gorgeous tea-towel. ❤️🇨🇦
Very nice! I'm biased but it's always nice to have a weaver in the family :D
Great drape lovely blanket