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S Focus on Weaving. On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics. Last modified Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:36 am The On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics contains material on weaving, basketry, lace, and related subjects.

On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics

Most documents are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). See the tutorial on PDF. Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher is required to access the PDFs on this site. It's free and available for a wide range of platforms. The documents on this site come from a variety of sources. Documents can be accessed by document type: Handweaving.net Hand Weaving & Draft Archive. Wrapper Chain Purses - From Potato Chip Bags. Woven Recycled Bleach Bottle Basket. You can use a recycled bleach bottle to make a really fun woven basket.

Woven Recycled Bleach Bottle Basket

And when you add a little felt liner, your recycled bottle basket suddenly becomes really amazingly cute. If I do say so myself. Now, I must admit, I made this basket over two years ago, and for some reason never quite fit it into my schedule to take some photos. So in a way this little woven basket craft is new to me too! But now that I'm revisiting this one, I can't wait to make more, and I may even make some to use for gift baskets for Purim......you know for the special people like teachers and such who deserve (and in my case, will expect) something just a bit special. Here's another similar photo for those of you who love to study things and needed a slightly lower shot. You'll Need: a large opaque bottle, like a bleach or floor cleaner bottlecolorful yarn, the thicker the better, but a variety of thicknesses is good toogood scissorsmasking tape How To: With a kitchen knife, cut the top off your bottle.

Basket Weaving Old T-Shirts. I love a simple top with a twist.

Basket Weaving Old T-Shirts

The strips were a bit time consuming because I sewed them together to create a more tailored look. I kept the front plain, but you can flip it to be worn either way... Make strips using similar jersey. DIY Recycled Denim Basket. You don't know what to do with your old denims?

DIY Recycled Denim Basket

Here is an idea for recycling them. It's easy but takes a little time. No sabes qué hacer con sus viejos pantalones de mezclilla? Te doy una idea para reciclarlos. Es fácil, pero lleva algo de tiempo. Tu sais pas quoi faire de tes vieux jeans? DIY Recycled Felt Basket. Today an easy idea to create a recycled basket!

DIY Recycled Felt Basket

You gonna need a plastic container (I used a bleach bottle but anything you have around should work), felt and embroidery thread. Cut felt in strips and braid at the size of the bottom of the container, fix with pins and sew. It may work with glue, let me know if you try! Put the fabric over the bottom of the container, fix the strip with a pin and start braiding sides. Sew or glue strips together. Cut extra strips and fold them inside, fix with pin and sew/glue along the edge. Let's finish the edge! Basketweave Pillowcase: Fabric Strips. How To Intrecciato Weave With Fabric Strips. Lately, I am a little ardent in making weaving pattern with any of my feasible craft materials.

How To Intrecciato Weave With Fabric Strips

Besides the entrelac knitting pattern which I have made into a messenger bag, the basket weave blanket, woven rag rug and basket weaving; this time I am making Intrecciato Weave with light weight denim salvaged from my old pair of denim overalls. [Intrecciato means interlace / braided / weave in Italian] May be you are not a fan of Bottega Veneta, but I am sure you have seen this signatured woven texture in handbags and purses made popular since early of the millennium.

The designer and developer of the luxury artisan leather goods, Bottega Veneta, called it Intrecciato Weave and it remains the signature of it’s brand. This is the tutorial on how to weave a non-sew light weight denim / cotton strips I demo it on the water bottle holder. Hope you will enjoy making this Bottega Veneta inspired Intrecciato Weave by using quilting weight cotton or light weight denim. Pages: 1 2. Weaving: Treasure Pouch Necklace. Tutorial: Viking Wire Weaving. I hang around bad influences.

Tutorial: Viking Wire Weaving

My friends get me to try all sorts of stuff that I wouldn't even think of on my own. But you know, it is kind of fun! In the most recent case, a dear friend of mine has been teaching Viking wire weaving anyone who will sit still long enough to look at what she is doing. Viking or Norse wire weaving (also called trichinopoly), as suggested by the name, dates back to the Viking era. ( Through my friend, I ordered directions and a small kit from Tom Kassens, and I was off and running.

To learn the technique, I made a practice bracelet out of some scrap copper wire I had lying around. Stick Weaving Over Needles for Miniatures. Stick weaving is an ancient technique for simple weaving in the round or flat.

Stick Weaving Over Needles for Miniatures

In full size a set of slightly pointed sticks with holes in the ends for yarn are used to weave narrow bands of fabric. The method is easily portable, and long lengths can be woven. In miniature, the same effect can be duplicated by using sewing needles with regular eyes and starting the technique with a holder made out of a recycled cork, or piece of balsa wood. The small scale placemat shown here was woven from Habu textiles Cotton Gima Yarn over black linen embroidery thread. Next time I may use a slightly more substantial thread for the outer warp lines to help keep the correct weaving tension. Flat pieces like this one are quick to weave and can be combined to make wider pieces of fabric. Miniature Circular Stick Weaving Over Needles. Maya Hair Sashes Of Jacaltenango, Guatemala. Weaving With Art Yarn Video.

Weaving With Cane, Reeds & Natural Materials

Weave A Paper Basket.