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weaving frames
Learning & More, For Years To
Come
For
simple weaving that's lots of fun, these weaving frames are great.
They're
ideal for students, or anyone wanting a simple way to be creative with
weaving.
You can create wall hangings, cushions, table mats, coasters...
The finished product can be left in the frame and hung - a framed
masterpiece!
Ashford Craft Yarn
is ideal for this kind of weaving
TWO SIZES
Large: 70x50cm (27 1/2" x 19 3/4")
Small: 35x25cm (13 3/4" x 9 3/4")
| Try This NEW
Apple Tree Pattern |
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1) The Ashford weaving frame
will fit together very easily - no need for nails or screws. Slide the
short ends into the slots on the long ends. Make sure the long shallow
groove is to the outside.
2) Take a ball of red yarn -
Ashford Craft Yarn is ideal - and tie a knot around the slot in one of the far
corners of the frame.
3) Take a thread across the
loom around the other end. Continue back and forth until you reach the
other side. Tie a knot to secure and cut the thread.
You have just
made a ‘warp’. You are ready to start weaving! |
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4) Place the
pattern*
underneath the warp and using a marker pen, trace the pattern onto the
yarn. The bottom of the page should line up on the bottom edge of the
frame. Remember you will be weaving right to the outside edges.
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(The pattern is 58,000 bytes (actual pattern size). If you think this will
take too long to download, you could try this
smaller
version - not actual size, but you could use it as a guide or enlarge
it on a photocopier.)
Feel free to adjust the shape
as you weave, to suit yourself.
5) Now take some dark green
yarn and make a yarn 'butterfly'. Take 4 strands of yarn at a time (you
will be weaving 4 strands thick) and follow the instructions below: |
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| To make a butterfly, first place the end between the
middle and ring finger or either hand, leaving a tail. |
Keeping your fingers slightly spread, stack the
revolutions one on top of another. |
Leave the last wrap loose and slip the end of the yarn
through the loop, then pull the end until it is snug. |
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6) You are ready to start weaving. Weave with four strands of yarn at a
time and start by wrapping the yarn around an inside thread and then
weaving over the top of it.
7) Once you have finished the
grass, count off 11 warp threads from each side of the frame. Weave the
blue sections around these threads only. Weave the yellow tree trunk
around the middle threads.
8) You can now weave the rest
of the tree. Weave in bits of red wool sliver to make apples. Pull the
middle bits out slightly for bigger apples.
Your apple tree is now
finished and ready to hang on the wall! |
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Small (14" X 10"):
$ 32.00
USD
Large (28" X 20"):
$ 36.00
USD
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