Weaving fabric for clothes

Do textiles keep our integrity together and maintain our values? Parsons School of Design and Lidewij Edelkoort of Trend Tablet are creating a program to protect traditional crafts and our future.

Last week I tried weaving with fabric, so this week I wanted to try weaving with denim. Denim is a really neat texture, because it has a stiffness to it and has it's own pattern in the way it is woven. I also like how it frays when cut. This again is a great opportunity

In this post learn 3 Basic Weaving Pattern Techniques which will help you create an array of different wall hangings. Learning to Weave is NOT hard at all. You can DIY your own weaving loom for a few dollars and purchase some yarn at your craft store to make this beauty!

I’ve been thinking about my wardrobe recently; the clothes I own, the gaps I’d like to fill. Over the last couple of years, most of my textile work has been concentrated on knitting. I'm a knitwear designer, of course I love knitting, and I love knitwear, but there aren’t many situations where a head-to-toe hand-knitted outfit would be a look I’d go for. So I've been expanding my textile skills and finding new ways to use British wool to make clothing. Years ago I used to sew a lot. I worked…

Front and back joined at shoulder Building the weaving form for the body of the jacket was a bit tricky because I didn't do it all in the right order. But I got there with a bit of figuring out. Front The warp is mostly applied. There are two sections left to warp: the sides where the sleeve warps will be inserted; and the top of the front panels which will be warped after the "under pocket" is woven. Shoulder section warped Back section warped

Weave with fabric to add something extra to your weaving. Try these different ways to incorporate a new material into your next project.

One of our favorite ways to finish hand woven fabric is with a hemstitch. It’s…