Well, 2020 has been quite a year so far and not gone how we thought it would back in March when I wrote the last blog post. Obviously, Covid-19 has had an impact on us and one of the main impacts that has happened is that I've struggled to get my weaving mojo going. This has mainly been down to not getting much spare time to do any craft and when I did my brain was only able to cope with easy knitting as it was easy to pick up and put down again. Thankfully, the lack of time has been due to us being really busy posting orders as everyone else has obviously found their crafting mojo which has b ..read more

Living in West Kilbride on the Ayrshire west coast of Scotland does mean that we can experience all the weather in one day. I've always been one for wrapping up warm and grabbing a scarf when I go out especially in the Autumn and Winter.  However, walking along the beach wearing a scarf can prove tricky at times as it can get windy and you can end up battling with your scarf if it's not anchored down. So, when I started weaving and got interested in all the patterns out there I fell in love with the Möbius Cowl pattern that was shown by Nickolena on the Weaving in the Saori Way Group on Ravelr ..read more

Whether you're a rigid heddle weaver or just someone intrigued with patterns in weaving, the fun things you can do with a table loom does become tempting at some point. A table loom is different from a rigid heddle loom as instead of having a rigid heddle reed with slots and eyes that the warp threads go through (see our last blog post about what these words mean) you have instead individual heddles that the warp thread goes through on different shafts. Warp yarn going through individual heddles on each shaft This means that you can have much more freedom with patterns as you can thread the w ..read more

Getting the right loom for a beginner weaver So you've decided you've wanted to give weaving go and you think that a rigid heddle loom is for you but there's so many choices out there that you might not know which loom to choose. Well, don't worry as in this blog post we're going to talk through what we recommend to new weavers when they are looking to get their first rigid heddle loom. Choosing a loom is daunting as there are so many options. How wide do you want to weave? Do you want it to fold for travelling? Do you want two heddles (and why do you want two heddles)? How easy is it to use ..read more

  It's time for another free pattern and this time I'd thought I'd talk through the basics of how I design my handwoven scarves. Photography has always been a passion of mine and I especially love taking photos of the landscape and sky around us. Living in West Kilbride on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland has given me lots of inspiration over the years since we moved here. Regular walks down the beach and through the local glen, and watching the sky from our house have given me a library that I keep diving back to for new pattern ideas. The sunset photo below is one such example of this and is t ..read more