http://curiousweaver.id.au/archives/8 Handwoven Textiles & Studio - Passionate about Weave Mon, 21 May 2012 00:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://curiousweaver.id.au/archives/8/comment-page-1#comment-22 curiousweaver Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:43:53 +0000 http://curiousweaver.id.au/?p=8#comment-22 Penny, Yes these little weavings are fun to do. Basically a warp is wound onto a loom (you could try a strong cardboard but I used a small wooden frame loom) then following your design, each square shape is woven separately. This will produce little slits in the weave but these add to its character and produce the main characteristic of kilim weaves. Any information on Tapestry weaving will provide the first steps in learning how to do this. You can find a picture of this 'slit' weave technique <a href="http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/aa97/aa123097.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a> Penny, Yes these little weavings are fun to do. Basically a warp is wound onto a loom (you could try a strong cardboard but I used a small wooden frame loom) then following your design, each square shape is woven separately. This will produce little slits in the weave but these add to its character and produce the main characteristic of kilim weaves. Any information on Tapestry weaving will provide the first steps in learning how to do this.
You can find a picture of this ‘slit’ weave technique here

]]> http://curiousweaver.id.au/archives/8/comment-page-1#comment-14 Penny Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:33:04 +0000 http://curiousweaver.id.au/?p=8#comment-14 Hi I am really interested to know how this is done, I know you have given a description but to someone who has only woven tiny bags on a piece of cardboard, I am not sure how you go about this. Any more hints, i think they look like fun. Penny in Victor Harbor Hi I am really interested to know how this is done, I know you have given a description but to someone who has only woven tiny bags on a piece of cardboard, I am not sure how you go about this. Any more hints, i think they look like fun. Penny in Victor Harbor

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