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Can I learn to weave without spending ANY money???

Morning Mercury

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feeling be-weft that this project is over

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Music is licensed from the Youtube Audio Library and Epidemic Sound

Links:
Weaving guide: https://backstrapweaving.wordpress.co...

Warping tutorial (single color and horizontal stripes): https://backstrapweaving.wpcomstaging...

Damascus edge tutorial: Damascus Edge (No Fringe) Weaving Tutorial

Four selvedge fishing line weaving tutorial: https://www.afieldguidetoneedlework.c...

Twill example (not referenced in the video, but something else I found): https://cauliflowerlabs.blogspot.com/...

Image credits:

By Rob Young from United Kingdom - Weaving, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

By Alfred Barlow, Ryj, PKM - Adapted from The History and Principles of Weaving by Hand and by Power by , 1878, S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

20 Comments

@DoraG99 5 months ago

“Warp speed ahead” and “weft to right” is genius oh my god

@MicahKC 5 months ago

As a person who is one minor inconvenience away from buying a large, floor loom, this was a reprieve for my savings account. A delight, as always, thank you!

@TruFlyFox 5 months ago

'I can make this for half price with a $20,000 shop and 20 years experience'... You and I must watch the same YouTube videos😂

@Adephonsus 5 months ago

I do backstrap weaving and I enjoyed watching you get frustrated because those things and more have happened to me and now I see this is part of the experience.

@baddogdoes 5 months ago

ohhhh that cardboard wobble sound got my cat front & center so I was able to snatch him for nail trimming. unexpected bonus to an already cool video thanks

@wafflecone-w5d 5 months ago

If you have two chairs and a table, you can flip the seats of the chairs upside down onto the top of the table and use the chair legs to wrap. Takes up my whole dinner table though 😅

@Sialia95 5 months ago

I feel like the accusatory "NOW what, laverne" perfectly sums up the feeling of trying to learn a new craft on the internet

@Aster_W 5 months ago

'Many people have been taken in be Laverne's blog 😠' was so funny

@pkwork 5 months ago

That first piece and your first your backstrap, will always stand as an example of where you began and show future students ( you are a natural teacher) that imperfection is a part of the beginning. My grand mothers taught me to weave over 70 years ago. You are an inspiration!!

@jossgreen9318 5 months ago

I actually got into weaving because I found a nice standing loom at a thrift store for $30. When I looked it up, it was like $700 on their website o.O
Only done a few projects so far (cause it kills my back), but there's something addicting about seeing fabric being created by your own hands

@Loxalair 5 months ago

17:52 Tip for making your back hurt less, instead of putting the strap around your lower back, shift it down so it sits on your hips

@justkiddin84 5 months ago

I’m going to suggest that our library get a loom for folks to try out before they spend a lot of money for something they won’t like. If it’s in the ‘idea lab,’ they can have a few classes.

@sagecraftstudio 5 months ago

From a fellow low cost weaver, you did so well! You may want to move your 'backstrap' lower onto your hips so there is less tension on your spine. For finishing techniques, I usually do a hemstitch and fringe or a double folded hem - Iron on interfacing on the cut edge works well if you are planning on sewing with your weaving. You can also make a warping board from an Ikea pegboard (or a board with some nails). I hope you continue weaving!

@wanderschmerz 5 months ago

Fine, I write that one my endlessly long list of things, that I want to try.

@Trebor-Black 5 months ago

are we all collectively learning to weave? I'm at the phase of looking for a frame

@Sarahgetsdressed 5 months ago

I taught mysef to backstrap weave just like you - you have grasped the technique quickly. My first few projects ended in tears.

@nicoleandtime 5 months ago

I love the way you say, "i'm Learning." This is what the internet is for. I also dream of learning how to weave, but the cost barrier is big, so this is amazing. Thanks fir diving in and sharing ❤❤❤❤❤

@Watoosi13 5 months ago

You have no idea, but I quite literally have been on this EXACT journey and was planning out how to build my own loom from the miscellaneous supplies I have at home.
I massively appreciate this video because it saves me so much more time!

@maddiedoesntkno 2 months ago (edited)

Someone saw me backstrap weaving in a basement at a theatre (I was taught by a Brazilian friend at summer camp with two dowels and a sharpened paint stirrer) said , “You weave?” and gifted me their mother’s floor loom. A $3,500 floor loom. Backstrap weaving is a gateway😂😂