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Last winter, I wove almost 100 samples of basic plain weave patterns for bands. The Plan — my first book! I’ve been asked so many times for a resource like this, and there really aren’t many out there. Susan Foulkes has one, and it may have been her first weaving book too. This book will cover all the basics of band weaving, but its main focus is helping you understand and create simple patterns. It includes lots of examples of bands along with pattern drafts. I love simple patterns because they’re so playful — just by changing colours and combining contrasting...

  No matter what the age, many people are mystified by weaving.  They may have been exposed or done some knitting or crocheting.  But weaving they often think it is something too complicated to learn and a lot of equipment is needed.  We have volunteers come to our home from all over the world to learn about rural living, animals rearing, organic gardening etc.  Many of them see the weaving tools and want to learn.  100% of the time they get so excited and say ''I didn't think it would be so easy and fun'' .     Even if you...

Weaving a chord, drawstring, ''rope'' is easy.  This video shows you how to weave a chord.  It is the same set up on you heddle for warped faced bands but as you see in the short video, you insert the weft in the same side every time and pull the edges together.

The Seizenn weaving-pattern generator feels like a thoughtful companion to the way we approach weaving here at Harvest Looms — practical, grounded, and full of possibility. Because it works right in your browser, setting up designs for inkle bands or wider loom projects is effortless: you can play with color, thread counts, and symmetry without ever losing momentum. It’s clean, unpretentious, and gives you a real sense of what your final woven piece will look like, thread by thread. What makes Seizenn especially lovely, is its accessibility. Whether you're brand-new to weaving or floor loom, the tool lets you experiment...