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.

Wooden weaving tools with "TabbyandTweed" branding, colorful yarns, and a cardboard box on a dark blue surface.

Why we are not discounting our weaving kits on Black Friday - and what we have decided to do instead

In this blog, we explain why we will not be taking part in Black Friday and what we will be doing instead.

Emma and Gillian

Nov 163 min read

Hands weaving pink and yellow threads on a wooden loom atop a wooden table. The setting is indoors with soft, natural light.

What is the best beginners weaving loom kit for me to learn how to weave?

In this post we will explore the best weaving kits for beginners, covering what makes a great starter kit and our top picks to kick off your journey into weaving.

Emma and Gillian

Aug 55 min read

Hands weaving pink, gray, and blue threads on a loom. Pattern contrasts with polka-dotted background, creating a calm, focused mood.

My journey into rigid heddle weaving: from making a loom to learning how to create my first handwoven scarf

This is a guest blog written by a visiting student as she learnt to weave on a rigid heddle weaving loom.

Emma and Gillian

Jun 56 min read

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

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

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 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 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

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

a wooden frame loom with a weave on it in yellow and blue colours

Stopping the Unravel - 10 steps to perfect hemstitching using a little loom weaving kit

How do you stop the weaving unravelling on a little loom? The answer is to do a hemstitch as shown in this blog.

Emma and Gillian

Sep 28, 20223 min read

Is it a bookmark or bracelet weaving loom kit?

This blog discusses how a bookmark weaving loom kit can be used to weave both a bookmark and also a bracelet.

Emma and Gillian

Aug 5, 20223 min read