Weaving Project No.3

 It has been a little while since I worked on a new weaving but I was recently inspired to revisit an old project after reading This Weaving Basics Post over on ABM. I have always wanted to add more texture to my weaving projects and I knew I could easily alter an old project and update it to fit my home decor even better. I choose a weaving I have yet to share on the blog and in true form I forgot to take the initial before picture but I think the photos I did take can demonstrate the process anyway. 

I added the bottom fringe first which is around two or three layers of fringe of a multi-colored rather thin yarn and kept the strands kind of long. I trimmed that up and then decided I was satisfied so I moved up the weaving and switched out to a lighter speckled kind of yarn and did another few layers of tassels and then did one layer of cream colored tassels. I trimmed all those to be even and then moved on the to center portion of the next layer and added some long single tassels to two layers in the center and then finally I added a five strand tassel to the center and trimmed the mint yarn into a point.

After that I decided to add wooden beads to the top of my weaving like my last weaving project and I changed out the string it was hanging from for a neutral one. Then I rehung it in my living room in my recently rearranged gallery wall. I love the texture and pop of color it adds to this display.

I love how this project turned out and I feel reinspired to weave again! This has me wanting to make a larger weaving with a LOT of texture :) 

Have you tried to weave yet? what were your results?

-Reagan

Ombre Godseye

 Did you ever make godseyes when you were younger? I remember them being really quick and easy to make, and after seeing a few godseye pins floating around my pinterest feed I decided that I should try to revisit this easy project.

 1. For a traditional simple godseye you will need two sticks, popsicle sticks, skewers with flat edeges, whatever, and some yarn or twine. I used some left over bits and decided to go with a ombre pattern. I began by tying the sticks together using my lightest color of yarn, wrap the yarn around the two sticks a few times, then separate them to form an X shape and wrap around with yarn again until the center is somewhat secure. 

2. Begin by pulling the yarn strand underneath your stick, bring the yarn strand over the other side of the stick and then back under. Repeat the wrapping process around each stick, going around in a clockwise motion.

 3.When you finish your first color cut the yarn off leaving a little bit a the end. make a small knot around your stick and align the remainder of yarn with the stick.

4. Tie on the new yarn, slightly darker color yarn, and wrap over the little yarn that is remaining from before. Repeat the process from step two.

 5&6.  Continue wrapping with the progressing darker colors of yarn until you reach the end of your sticks.

 & that's it. You can try wrapping the yarn in different ways to try to create more designs in your godseye if you'd like. The point is to have fun with it. Try using some ribbon along with the yarn to add texture, the possibilities are endless.

I'm pretty happy with how mine came out :) It isn't perfect but that is part of the appeal of handmade projects to me.

I tied on a little extra yarn to hang my ombre godseye in this wall arrangement.

What do you think?

Let me know if you try this easy project, I'd love to see!

-Reagan

Weaving Project No. 2

It isn't unusual for me to want to change up our home decor, it's something that has become a hobby of mine. I am always moving things from room to room and rearranging furniture. I love home decor, it's something I got from my parents who are constantly working on their home and always have a project going on. Since I live in an apartment my projects are sort of limited but I love making my own home decorations whenever I can, and woven wall hangings are one of my favorite projects. For those of you keeping score, that's a win-win.

  I shared some of my weaving projects before, so I hope this doesn't seem too repetitive, but I love how each one is unique and I of course had to try something new this time so I used some twine as my weaving base and added beads to my finished weaving. I am really pleased with how this one came out. It matches my living room decor a lot better than the other woven wall hangings I have made so far, so I'm pleased.

 I used my handmade loom that was fashioned out of an old picture frame, and I'm itching to make a larger version so I can have even bigger woven art pieces, possibly even a handmade rug. Hopefully I can make that happen sometime soon. I would love to have a rug I made myself, how cool would that be?! (in case anyone is curious the chalkboard arrow hanging is from Walmart.)

-Reagan