Tapestry loom weaving

If you want to jump into tapestry weaving and don't know where to start, this FREE guide to tapestry weaving—with 3 free projects!—is the perfect jumping off point.

Learn how to weave tapestry from start to finish with a focus on form and experimentation!

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Humans have been creating beautiful and functional textiles for ages. However, you may have difficulty discerning a tapestry versus a weaving. It is understandable why some people may confuse the two as they are closely related but have distinct differences. We scoured various sources to understand how tapestry and weaving compare, so read on to […]

Every discipline has something that trips people up when they’re learning it. I've been teaching tapestry for a long time and over the years I've noticed that there are four consistent things that cause tapestry weavers the most trouble. These things are more common for new tapestry weavers, but all of us have moments from time to time when we just don't see why the weaving isn't working.

Tommye Scanlin is a well-known tapestry weaver, tapestry teacher, and the author of The Nature of Things: Essays of a Tapestry Weaver, as well as her newest book, Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond.

Learn how to weave tapestry from start to finish with a focus on form and experimentation!

You know sometimes you do something with absolutely no notion of the possible future repercussions? That is what happened when I made this freestyle tapestry series. I was really doing it for me, but I decided to turn the camera on and bring my Youtube audience along for the ride. Since then, the 4 video...Read More

I’ve been going to Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, CO since 1996 when I was gifted a ticket for the weekend. Later I dated someone who not only went for the full weekend but also for song school the week before. Now I choose who I want to go hear and this year it was Ani DiFranco. She was he

If you are looking to try out a new art form, or if you are a multi-shaft or rigid heddle weaver interested in exploring another facet of the weaving world, this blog post introduces the equipment and yarn you'll need to get started with tapestry weaving.

My first weave

I thought I had finished all the admin that comes with finishing a new artwork until I realised I hadn't posted about it here. Better late than never. Tidal traces *SOLD* Handwoven tapestry Size: 71 x 23cm (approx.) Materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch on cotton warp. "Tidal traces" is an exploration of the cyclical ebb and flow of the tide, based on a painted sketch of the shoreline at the Sand O' Wright beach in Hoxa. Traced edges left behind on the shore are…

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