Hello everyone! I've been feeling the need to come back to serious crafting for a bit now. My brain is full of ideas with little time to implement them, but it's time to make time. One of my goals has been resurrecting the blog. I need an escape from the real world, and let's be honest, you do, too. So, let's talk crafts!
In the last few months I have had much less crafting time than I would like. This has resulted in me reading and researching crafts more than normal, and I'm actually loving it! Lately I've been obsessed with cute weaving tutorials. Check out these links for some that I'm excited to make in the coming months:
The new home of Mollie Makes magazine (which I still love!) has some great free tutorials- https://www.gathered.how/arts-crafts/weaving/
Hello Hydrangea has some paid video weaving classes/tutorials that I'm drooling over- https://www.hellohydrangea.com/shop
The Weaving Loom had a free lace weave-a-long that I'm excited to try- https://www.theweavingloom.com/weave-along-part-1-double-warp-your-loom/
Schacht is currently hosting a free pillow sampler weave-a-long- https://www.schachtspindle.com/blog/pillow-sampler-weave-along-day-1/
Schacht had a free tapestry weave-a-long last spring that I participated in, and I had a blast! The instructions are still up- https://www.schachtspindle.com/blog/explore-tapestry-weave-along-week-1/
Flax & Twine has some paid video classes available that largely follow along with her books (which I own and adore!)- https://www.flaxandtwineshop.com/collections/video
Purl & Loop has some free patterns/tutorials on their website, and I'm not sure how much longer they'll be available (they're discontinuing their business), so get them while you can- https://purlandloop.com/collections/books
All of these tutorials and classes above use a combination of different tools. For example, some of Flax & Twine's classes don't even use a loom, or use one that you make out of cardboard. One of the Mollie Make's tutorials is weaving on a plain crocheted background. Most of the tutorials above use simple frame looms, and some even have instructions to make one! The Schacht tutorials use different looms- the pillow weave-a-long uses a rigid heddle loom and the tapestry weave-a-long uses a tapestry loom, although you could certainly adapt these for different types of looms.
I hope you get some inspiration from some of the links above. I sure do! Please note- I haven't tried most of the links above yet, and I'm not a paid sponsor by any of the companies. Enjoy at your own risk.
Happy crafting!
-fuzzydorff
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