Long Thread Media Library

Tricks of the Trade: Weaving with Elastic Yarns

Get tips for working with elastic yarns, including winding from cones, warping, threading, and finishing.

Article · Handwoven

Road Trip Lanyards

Pick your traveling style—the tablet-woven long and winding road or the inkle-woven straight and narrow path—or weave both bands, one for each set of keys. Both bands have reflective yarns in the warp, making them easy to spot in the dark—you’ll never lose your keys again!

Pattern · Little Looms

Best Practices: Essential Skills and Problem Solving for Better Weaving

Skill Guide: Clasped Warp and Weft [FREE PREVIEW]

Learn two ways to enhance and customize your woven projects with color.

Article · Little Looms

How to Direct Warp: Set Up Your Rigid-Heddle Loom

While there are several methods for warping, the one every rigid-heddle weaver should know is the direct warping method. These instructors will help you learn how to warp like a pro!

Course · Little Looms

Weaving with Supplemental Warp

Learn How to Weave: Weaving Terms, How to Warp, and Beginner Scarf Project

Whether you weave on a 4-shaft loom, 8-shaft loom, or even a rigid-heddle loom, this guide will get you started out on the right foot: warping, weaving, and finishing your first project.

eBook · Handwoven

Singing in the Sun Scarf

Bold warp stripes combined with a gently gradated double-stranded weft create a plain-weave scarf that begs you to look closer.

Pattern · Little Looms

Etch-A-Sketch Inlay

Add warp and weft inlay using the twill floats to guide you.

Pattern · Handwoven · WIF

Poetry in Motion Scarf

Warp dominance in a fabric can create drape, as in this densely woven bamboo scarf that is a joy to weave and wear. The off-center design features thick and thin red stripes with shiny ecru highlights and long fringe on both ends for added drama.

Front to Back Warping

Learn how to warp your multi-shaft loom from front to back.

Article · Handwoven

Clasped-Weft Shawl Weaving Pattern

Warp your rigid-heddle or 2-shaft loom and try the clasped-weft technique. It's an easy way to achieve an attractive tapestry-like pattern using a single shuttle and two weft colors.

Pattern · Spin Off

Synchonici-Tee

Weave doubleweave and plain weave on one warp using two very different treadlings.

Pattern · Handwoven · WIF

Pile Weaves with Supplemental Warps

Prakruti Scarf

Use the clasped-warp technique on your rigid-heddle loom to create a scarf that shifts between greens and blues. Add floral touches as you weave with supplementary warp and weft techniques, and inlay using rich, colorful hues of Tencel.

Pattern · Little Looms

Weaving with Linen with Tom Knisely

Double-Faced Herringbone Scarf

Weave twill on your rigid-heddle loom using two heddles, a pick-up stick, and a heddle rod for your setup. You’ll be entranced by this scarf with one side that shows off a twill and the other that highlights the luscious colors of the marled color-changing warp.

Boxed Lace Wrap

Don’t let superfine merino singles scare you. In this case, it makes a fabulous warp on a rigid-heddle loom. With a Tencel weft in the same tone as the warp, this shawl has a subtle glow and delicate lace pattern. Two pick-up sticks that slide over each other in the warp, eliminating the need to reinsert them, make it an easier-than-expected process to create such an elegant piece.