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The Online Weaving School

by Kelly Casanova

Kelly is a self taught weaver with a big passion for sharing the timeless art of weaving with others. Kelly is known for her calm and slow teaching style and she bases her classes on how she would have liked to have been taught. She designs all of her own projects and caters for levels from beginner to intermediate.

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The Weekend Edition - 42 rigid heddle tips?!!!

Hi Weavers! I've compiled a list of 42 great rigid heddle weaving tips to give you quick and easy access to helpful information. All of the links provided are (mostly) short and to the point videos that will help you achieve your goal towards better weaving: 42 rigid heddle loom tips... ***************************************************** Natural dye class I'm making good progress on this new class and enjoying every step of the way. The Natural Dyeing class will show you step by step how...

1 day ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! I ran some polls during the week on my Youtube community page. The questions were related to sewing with your handwoven fabric, and though I thought I knew you all pretty well, you surprised me with your answers! Most people voted that they want to sew with their handwoven fabric but don't because they are too scared to cut! After thinking about it for a while, I made a video with some advice for you: Some unconventional advice......

9 days ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! Recently when I spoke to the Lancaster Spinners and Weavers Guild I was excited to share my thoughts on Colour and Weave. Why is this such an exciting topic to me? Well, because I remember the thrill of first discovering the possibilities of Colour and Weave as a newer weaver. If you haven't heard of it before, in it's most basic form it is the arrangement of colours in the warp and the weft. When these colours cross paths, that is when the magic happens! The really cool aspect of...

16 days ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! A very long held goal of mine has been to sew a quilt from handwoven fabric. I actually started on this project some time ago, but as often happens life got in the way! Now I'm back at it and making real progress. I'm filming parts of the process along the way to share with all of you and part one of the quilt project is available to view today: My first handwoven quilt, part 1... ***************************************************** Setting up for Success! Due to popular request...

23 days ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! The Weekend Edition is early this week as Easter is almost upon us. Well, it took 4 days of liaising with tech help, but my website is finally up and running again! 🙏 Visit my website here... **************************************************** Today on Youtube I have a quick tutorial to show an easy tip on cutting your handwoven fabric: Easy cutting tip... ***************************************************** Happy Easter! I hope you all have a blessed and peaceful Easter!...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! Easter is not far away and so today I'm sharing a new krokbragd Easter themed tutorial: Krokbragd tutorial... **************************************************** Thank you! Thank you all for your support of my new store, I have been thrilled to see your orders coming in. I still have some tweaking to do, but overall I think the purchase and delivery process is much more streamlined than Etsy. Just like on Etsy, you can leave reviews of patterns or ebooks you've purchased. I...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! Thanks to your feedback I now have a 3rd potholder loom video ready to view. This one is all about weaving diagonally with 2 colours: Two colour diagonal weaving on the potholder loom... If you missed the first and second potholder loom videos you can check them out here: Make a potholder loom and weave on it... Potholder loom with t-shirt yarn... **************************************************** Weekend Special! I told you last week about my brand new store for my digital...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! This week I did a major 3 day clean up and reorganisation of my studio. Everything was moved, vacuumed, and cleaned! It was a lot of work but now my studio feels so clean and spacious. It's amazing what an impact clutter can have on mental clarity! I took some footage along the way to share recent thoughts and happenings, I hope you enjoy watching: March studio vlog... **************************************************** New Store! Yes, I have a brand new store for my digital...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! If you have a Louet David 2 floor loom like me, you will be familiar with the gliding beater. I love the beater but it can get stiff over time. In today's video I'm sharing what I do to get that beater gliding smoothly again: How I oil my beater... **************************************************** Shadow Weave on a rigid heddle loom class I'm running a special offer on this awesome class! You can purchase the class for 25% off until the end of this weekend. Discount link... If...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Weavers! A beautiful woven scarf deserves beautiful finishing. Ever wondered how to make your fringes look more professional? Check out my new video to see how I do it: Tip for professional fringes... **************************************************** Supplementary Weft What is a supplementary weft? It is simply a weft that is introduced to your weaving, in addition to your regular weft yarn, usually on a plain weave background. This supplementary weft is often known as a “pattern weft”,...

2 months ago • 1 min read
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