TabbyandTweed Blogs - hints, tips and weaving ideas

We write regular weaving blogs with the aim of answering FAQ frequently asked questions. Most of our blogs detail techniques and include hints and tips to help weavers improve their skills and their weaving. Our most popular blogs include details on warping a rigid heddle loom or small frame loom, hemstitching and on changing the weft thread.

woven wool flowers in red and green colours with buttons in the middle

Crafting a sustainable and reusable Christmas yarn wreath as a door or festive home decoration.

Steps to creating your own sustainable festive wreath for your Christmas home using either a kit or your own resources.

Emma and Gillian

Sep 9, 20244 min read

a wooden square frame loom with TabbyandTweed branded on the side with a pink and lime tartan weave on it

8 steps to designing and weaving your own tartan with a square frame weaving loom kit.

Find out how we used a square frame weaving loom kit to design and weave a Tartan fabric.

Emma and Gillian

Sep 9, 20243 min read

handwoven christmas runner in red and green colours on a table with gifts and a wine glass

Weaving a Christmas runner on a rigid heddle loom - create a touch of festive handmade charm.

Interested in weaving a handwoven Christmas runner? This blog details our latest kit with some weaving tips.

Emma and Gillian

Aug 20, 20243 min read

a wooden rigid heddle loom with a pink, blue and lime green weave on it on a wooden table

5 key tips for weaving a stash of hand spun yarn to weave a beautiful luxury scarf on a rigid heddle loom

This blog outlines the weaving of yarn from a stash. Waste yarn is put to great effect with the creation of a stunning handwoven scarf.

Emma and Gillian

Aug 10, 20243 min read

a wooden frame loom weaving a bookmark in yellow, brown and red colours to match the seaweed and rocks it is sitting on

Holiday crafting - enjoy the craft of weaving on small portable looms while travelling

The summer holidays are a perfect time for exploring new craft hobbies. This blog shows woven projects undertaken on our holidays.

Emma and Gillian

Jun 24, 20243 min read

wooden rigid heddle loom with a black and grey checked scarf

A broken warp thread on a rigid heddle loom - with these useful weaving hints and tips this is not a disaster.

It is not uncommon for a warp thread to break when weaving on a loom. This blog has weaving tips to help with this problem.

Emma and Gillian

Jun 4, 20243 min read

a small wooden frame loom with a bright pink patterned weave with skeins of yarn in bright colours

5 small economic and portable weaving loom kits - Which is best to learn to weave on?

Want to have a go at learning to weave but don't know where to start? This blog outlines some small looms and what you can weave on them.

Emma and Gillian

May 1, 20244 min read

a yellow and grey weave on a wooden rigid heddle loom with balls of yellow and grey yarn

9 steps to a beautiful hemstitch on a rigid heddle weaving loom

Do you want to know how to hemstitch on a rigid heddle weaving loom? This blog shows you how.

Emma and Gillian

Apr 2, 20242 min read

a wooden loom being threaded with navy and blue threads with hands visible winding a cog

Solving 3 common issues encountered by weavers using a rigid heddle weaving loom.

There are a few common issues faced by new rigid heddle loom weavers. This blog contains tips and hints to help you to weave well.

Emma and Gillian

Mar 13, 20244 min read

a pale and bright pink tartan weave on a wooden loom with a shuttle with pink yarn sitting on a wooden table

3 methods to successfully and seamlessly change the weft thread when weaving a scarf on a rigid heddle weaving loom?

Do you want to know how to change the weft colours when weaving on a rigid heddle weaving loom? This blog details some approaches.

Emma and Gillian

Feb 20, 20243 min read

a red and grey checked weave on a wooden rigid heddle weaving loom

Would you like to be able to weave a stylish checkerboard scarf using a rigid heddle loom weaving kit?

Using a TabbyandTweed rigid heddle loom scarf weaving kit to create a stylish checkerboard scarf.

Emma and Gillian

Jan 23, 20243 min read

woven baubles in red and green laying on a wooden surface

Weaving Christmas decorations using a weaving loom kit is a simple and creative way to bring some festive magic to your home

A quick summary of our Christmas weaving kits for festive projects.

Emma and Gillian

Nov 22, 20233 min read

a number of rigid heddle weaving looms on a table

8 fun and effective strategies for teaching people to learn to weave on a rigid heddle weaving loom

Approaches for helping people to learn to weave on a rigid heddle weaving loom.

Emma and Gillian

Oct 18, 20234 min read

Sustainability is a key driver when weaving a scarf with British wool with a rigid heddle loom weaving kit

Would you like to learn to weave a scarf using British wool? This blog details some TabbyandTweed kits which enable you to do just that.

Emma and Gillian

Sep 4, 20233 min read

log cabin weave on a wooden square frame loom

Weaving a Log cabin sample using a square loom learn to weave kit

Would you like to weave a log cabin design? This blog shows the weaving plan and how to achieve this on a small frame loom.

Emma and Gillian

Aug 19, 20233 min read

frame loom with a bright pink and grey weave on it

Being creative with a little frame weaving loom kit to sample a Krokbragd weave

Learn to weave a Krokbragd sample understanding the structure of the weaving design - This blog should help.

Emma and Gillian

Jun 21, 20233 min read

weave on a small wooden frame loom in orange and blue shades

4 creative techniques to learn to weave different patterns and textures using a small weaving loom kit

Would you like to learn how to weave different stitches and textures on a small frame loom? This blog outlines different approaches.

Emma and Gillian

Jun 6, 20233 min read

skeins of blue and white yarn and a wooden weaving loom

Learning to weave on a rigid heddle weaving loom - create beautiful scarves, wall hangings and more

This blog introduces a TabbyandTweed rigid heddle weaving loom kit which is perfect for people wishing to learn to weave.

Emma and Gillian

May 22, 20234 min read

a woven patch in bright colours on a pair of jeans

Weaving a small visible mending patch using a weaving loom kit - make do and mend and live sustainably

There is lots of interest surrounding the making, mending and repurposing our clothes. This blog shows you how to weave a mending patch.

Emma and Gillian

Feb 1, 20233 min read

a circular weaving loom with a green weave with different yarns and fibres

Weave in circles using a circular weaving loom kit to create stunning pieces of decorative woven wall art.

A circular weaving loom allows a range of different techniques and fibres to be used creating stunning woven mandala wall art.

Emma and Gillian

Jan 3, 20232 min read