Kelly casanova weaving

When it comes to selecting a table loom to purchase, we are not as spoiled for choice as we may be for rigid heddle looms. This can actually be a positive rather than negative thing, as it can be easi

Weave 4 shaft pinwheels on your rigid heddle loom!

I love books, so it makes sense that I am a huge lover of good weaving books. It can be hard to know which books are worth buying, especially if you're buying online and can't view the book before purchase. I have already made a video on my favourite rigid heddle weaving books, but haven't talked about my floor loom or multi shaft books. This is certainly not an exhaustive list, and I definitely plan on increasing my collection over the years, but these are a few that I have found…

Did you know there were two methods for weaving krokbragd on the rigid-heddle loom? Learn from Kelly Casanova the different ways you can weave this versatile weave structure on a rigid-heddle loom.

I recently completed a project that I undertook just for me. Most of my weaving is for classes, patterns or customers, so to set aside the time to weave something for myself was pretty special! As you may already know, I make bread for my family. I use kitchen towels to cover the rising dough and to cover the finished loaves as they cool. Perfect! Bread towels were what I needed! I warped with 22/2 cottolin in natural with a red cotton stripe to accent. Then I decided on M & W threading and…

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I finally got back to my loom the other day. I managed to knock out just under a metre of this clasped weft with a diamond twill pattern. My goal is to get three metres of this, then do another three metres of white on white. Then, if it all goes to plan, I will…

Krokbragd has captivated my weaving heart and mind ever since I first laid eyes on it. So, what is it? And how is it pronounced?! Krokbragd is a twill weave structure that originated in Sweden. It is woven on 3 shafts and is weft faced (meaning the weft is dominant, covering most of the warp). It is pronounced "croak-brod". This weave structure produces bold and colourful patterns. The actual weaving sequence does not change, so the patterns are formed by changing colours. It's quite…

You all know that I love hemstitching, right? I have quite a lot of resources available on the topic, including articles and videos, some of which you can find in this post. In addition to the basic hemstitch we all know and love, there are variations for an even more visually decorative, but still functional