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Tapestry is Weaving But Weaving Isn't Always Tapestry

Tapestry is Weaving But Weaving Isn't Always Tapestry

You’ve seeing these adorable woven wall-hangings on Instagram and Pinterest and you’re ready to take the plunge to learn how to make your own woven art. Maybe you take a class on a basic frame loom or you make your own loom from a picture frame and follow some instructions you find online. Now, y...
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The Newbie's Guide to Pick and Pick

The Newbie's Guide to Pick and Pick

I remember learning the tapestry technique Pick and Pick. I was trying to follow instructions in a book and found myself constantly making mistakes. The middle of the piece would look great, but my selvedges were riddled with errors. My “aha” moment came when I stopped for a moment and considere...
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Confused by Warping? These Exercises Will Help!

Confused by Warping? These Exercises Will Help!

I am terrible at memorizing things. I can't tell you how many times someone has given me simple driving directions: Turn left at the light, go straight two blocks, turn right on Elm. And then I get to the light and I have already forgotten if I was supposed to go left or right. If you give me a s...
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Prevent Pulling-In

Prevent Pulling-In

One of the biggest problems beginning tapestry weavers have is that, as they weave up, they begin to pull in the edges of their piece. In the language of tapestry, we’d call this drawing in your selvedges. This can cause the piece to look sloppy and uneven.
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