Category: weaving
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Ornament Weaving
Visit my shop for 10% off and FREE shipping on ornament looms until Oct. 31. Coupon code: ORNAMENTSALE It’s not too early to start making ornaments for yourself or as a gift. These kits come with everything you need to create your own unique heirloom ornaments that you will enjoy year after year. Happy holiday…
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New Projects
I’ve started incorporating more leather into my work. I usually only use leather for details on my bags, but I decided to try making other things. I made these leather needle books with scrap leather and felted wool. I also made these loom tool pouches. I found it annoying that I constantly misplaced my scissors…
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The Butterfly Loom
The newest addition to the Casa Marengo Collection of looms is the butterfly loom. The loom measures approx. 5.5″ x 4.5″ and is cut from 1/8″ birch plywood. There are so many ways to use this loom: Weave a grouping for your wall Makes a great gift topper Add it to your macrame hanging Clip it…
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Warping the Mountain Loom
Here is a short video on how to warp the mountain loom. This is the same technique for most vertical warp looms. My previous post has a video on warping a circular loom. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. Mountain looms and other unique looms are available in my Etsy…
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How to warp the circular heart loom
Here’s a short video showing how to warp the circular heart loom. A standard warp heart loom is also available in my shop. Thanks to Kim (@sumiandme) for this tutorial. Here is a photo of her finished heart and a samples of hearts that I wove. Happy weaving!
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Christmas in July
WHAT?!? I know, nobody is ready to think about Christmas yet, but if you want your product or gifts to be ready for the holidays, you have to start early. Starting in May, I began developing my idea for mini, single-use ornament looms and they are now ready! Above and below are samples that I…
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Weaving the L.A. River
I was going to write Part 2 of my spinning adventures, but I really wanted to write about what I have been working on the last two weeks. Some very dear and long-time friends are designing a permanent installation of a Day of the Dead altar for the Natural History Museum and commissioned me to…
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Spinning, Pt. 1: Art Yarn
It’s been spinning madness here at Casa Marengo Studio. I’ve had my Louet S17 spinning wheel for over a year and I have been limping along trying to learn to spin. A couple of months ago, I bought the Art yarn Flyer accessory and took an online core spinning class @HowToSpinYarn. Things finally clicked. So,…
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Handwoven Necklaces
Once again, it’s been way too long since I’ve posted on my blog. There has been lots going on in the studio, but for today I am just going to focus on the necklaces I have been making. Most of these are handwoven on either an inkle loom or small lap loom. I have been…
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So much going on in the studio…
that it looks like this is going to another mostly picture post. I’m trying to make work for my Etsy shop, so I’ve been pretty busy and not much time to blog, so photos with captions it is. First up, I’ve been making many necklaces, both tassel and woven. I am also working on some…