Wefty-Weaver

Warped Weaver was taken, lol. It's Finger Weaving, not Tablet Weaving. Completely different animal. I'm gonna learn that too, eventually. . .

[wefty-weaver]

So, fun fact. Tumblr has a weird thing with flagging finger weaving as "mature content"

So from now on I'll be referring to it as Native Weaving or Indian Braiding, or any other combo of the two in my posts to avoid my videos and posts being flagged as adult content. . . That one video has been in review twice and they still haven't removed the "potential mature content" warning. I doubt it's even reviewed by a real person, to be honest.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

[wefty-weaver]

Okay, I did not expect that video I posted to blow up like it did. Thanks everyone!

There were several people who asked about any books I'd recommend. The following two books were the ones that I learned a majority of my patterns from.

Book #1

More below the cut.

This was the first book I had that my mom got me when I was 11. The directions are clear, easy to follow, and the added illustrations were a huge help. This was where I learned my base 5 patterns; Diagonal,

Chevron,

Diamond,

Lightning,

and Arrowhead.

I didn't learn the more advanced patterns until much later, with the next book.

Book #2

I didn't get this book until my early 20's. It also had clear directions with illustrations and graphs of the patterns to help with the learning process. This was where I learned the more complicated patterns like the Acadian,

Assomption,

and Flame patterns.

I'd recommend these two books for anyone starting out with fingerweaving. I wouldn't be at the skill level I'm at without them.

Anyways, I hope this helps anyone looking to start learning!

[wefty-weaver]

Just gonna put this here.

[wefty-weaver]

I really should just pin this. . .

[wefty-weaver]

Got this project started back up again.

Currently working on the first half. It is at 45in in length at the moment. Still have about 36 inches of loose yarn left, which will give me a other 20-24 inches woven with some room to spare, I think.

[wefty-weaver]

I finished it!!!!

Thank you to my handsome hubby for modeling it for me. 😍

[wefty-weaver]

New project

This one is a classic Acadian. Not a whole lot of switching, thank God. It should work up pretty quick. :)

[wefty-weaver]

A few hours later. . . .

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Progress.

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New project

This one is a classic Acadian. Not a whole lot of switching, thank God. It should work up pretty quick. :)

[wefty-weaver]

A few hours later. . . .

[wefty-weaver]

New project

This one is a classic Acadian. Not a whole lot of switching, thank God. It should work up pretty quick. :)

[wefty-weaver]

Hey, are you the same weaver that posted that flame pattern sash on Youtube a few years back? I think you might be, and I'm trying to do something similar and want to pick your brain. Could I send you a direct message?

-Wren

I do have a YouTube channel, an old one called The Weaving Illustrator where I posted some tutorials and livestreams of me weaving. But due to time constraints and not having good equipment, I haven't been able to keep up with it. I did weave a flame sash in Livestream though, along with several other projects. Feel free to message me, if you'd like. I'll answer any questions as best as I can.

[wefty-weaver]

Another look at the finished commission piece I was working on. Yes, this is the photo I sent my customer to tell them it was completed. I don't have a mannequin so I had to have my husband model it for me. 😆

I'm excited to see what they think of it when they see it in person. It's been a long time coming.

[wefty-weaver]

Double diamond belt on a wooden hoop. This one is made from cotton yarn, which sticks to itself like crazy. It's harder to work with than wool, but it weaves nice and evenly, and doesn't stretch as much.

[wefty-weaver]

I will be taking a break from weaving to give my wrist a break. But I hope to continue my other big project in a few weeks.

In the meantime, I'll post some of my other pieces. I got a bunch from over the years.

Thanks again for all the interactions! I still can't believe how much more traffic I get here than on my other platforms. You guys are great!

[wefty-weaver]

I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!!!!

This sucker is over 2 meters long and 20cm wide with a 20cm fringe.

Took me roughly 18months. . . .too long, but life got in the way. A lot.

Anyways, I will be shipping this off to a hopefully happy customer soon!

[wefty-weaver]

If there's sound, don't worry about it, my husband was playing Fable 2 while I worked.

[wefty-weaver]

How in the hell did this get over 1000 notes?

I never get this much interaction.

Thanks everyone!

[wefty-weaver]

2125!!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[woolytoyhorse]

I don't need to learn to tablet weave. I don't need to learn to tablet weave.

I don't. I don't.

In September, then.

[wefty-weaver]

I know the feeling. . .

[wefty-weaver]

Up to 70cm on the second half! Only 30 more to go! Woot!

[wefty-weaver]

Okay, I did not expect that video I posted to blow up like it did. Thanks everyone!

There were several people who asked about any books I'd recommend. The following two books were the ones that I learned a majority of my patterns from.

Book #1

More below the cut.

This was the first book I had that my mom got me when I was 11. The directions are clear, easy to follow, and the added illustrations were a huge help. This was where I learned my base 5 patterns; Diagonal,

Chevron,

Diamond,

Lightning,

and Arrowhead.

I didn't learn the more advanced patterns until much later, with the next book.

Book #2

I didn't get this book until my early 20's. It also had clear directions with illustrations and graphs of the patterns to help with the learning process. This was where I learned the more complicated patterns like the Acadian,

Assomption,

and Flame patterns.

I'd recommend these two books for anyone starting out with fingerweaving. I wouldn't be at the skill level I'm at without them.

Anyways, I hope this helps anyone looking to start learning!

[wefty-weaver]

Just gonna put this here.

[wefty-weaver]

Up to 45/100cm on the second half. Finally got my wrist to cooperate.