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Pick-up Trim for Woven Bag (Old Post/Revised for Website Redesign)
Here I’ve used a pick-up band to trim a wool bag that I wove on a rigid heddle loom and then fulled. The band does double duty—first by encasing the raw edge of the top of the bag, which was folded to the outside, and second by providing a decorative finish and focal point for Continue reading
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Pattern Design Basics (Old Post/Revised for Website Redesign)
If you’re new to pick-up weaving, you’ll find that the more you understand about pattern charts, the more relaxed and efficient you can be as you weave. Plus, it’s fun to create your own patterns. To illustrate the basics, here are some examples in Baltic-style pick-up (referred to as Type 2 pick-up in Norwegian Pick-Up Continue reading
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Loop Handles for Pouches (Old Post/Revised for Website Redesign)
Pick-up bands make great trim for wool bags or pouches. I’ve designed these so that the trim extends in a loop at the top on each side, forming an easy and elegant closure and handle at the same time. The pouches themselves are knitted-and-fulled (felted). The size (about 10″ wide and 7″ high) is just Continue reading
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Bandweaving Belt (Old Post/Revised for Website Redesign)
In the About Me photo, I’m wearing the handwoven wool weaving belt shown above. In this post, you’ll find instructions for this belt and for a quick-and-easy alternative made from cotton webbing. Weaving Belt in Black and White I used wool for comfort and flexibility, and I chose an especially thick, sturdy wool for strength Continue reading
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Hallingdal Bands (Old Post/Revised for Website Redesign)
In an article in the Norwegian Textile Letter, I talk about how pick-up bands were used in the old days in the Hallingdal valley of Norway. The bands shown in this post, which also illustrate that article, were modeled after traditional Hallingdal bands in Norwegian museum collections—one a hairband and the other trim for a Continue reading
Norwegian Pick-Up Bandweaving 