Category: weaving
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Up Your Potholder Game
Up your potholder game with leather hangers! I wasn’t really happy with the look of the little hanging loop on my woven and crochet potholders. I planned on selling them and wanted a more finished look. I create leather accessories and have a lot of leather scraps. I try and run a zero waste studio,…
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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…