[Nfb-krafters-korner] Stick Weaving

Carol Osmar osmarc at sbcglobal.net
Sat Jul 24 01:12:48 UTC 2010 

Great. I hope you have fun with it.  A little advice, don't let the yarn get 
to compacted on the needles.  It will make it harder to pull the needles 
out.

Carol
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 8:47 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Stick Weaving


> Hi Carol,
>
> You have really got me interested in stick weaving.  I looked it up and 
> found really good instructions.  My sister and I are going to get some 
> dowls tomorrow and she is going to help me make the sticks.  I'll let you 
> know how they turn out.
>
> Susan R.
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carol Osmar" <osmarc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Kumihimo and Stick Weaving
>
>
>> `Terrence, When you thread the yarn on the needles, you tie the two ends 
>> together so you have double strand for the warp.  The only time you might 
>> want to tie the warp strands together is if you are making something very 
>> long.  In that case you would tie them so it is easier to manage.  There 
>> really is no problem with the weft falling off the end since you will 
>> leave several inches at the end for fringe or what ever you are going to 
>> do to finish the ends.  Since you are using yarn and weaving the strands 
>> very tightly together, it makes a thick wolven fabric.  It isn't 
>> necessary to tighten the weft.  I have thought about using stir sticks 
>> too but I haven't tried it yet.  You would want to use a thinner material 
>> to weave on them. My husband made my needles for me out of quarter inch 
>> dowels.  I think I have seen them for sale online but I don't remember 
>> where.
>>
>> I hope you give it a try.
>>
>> Carol,----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Kumihimo and Stick Weaving
>>
>>
>>> Hey there Carol,
>>> Thanks for the description.  Do you tie the ends of the warp threads 
>>> together?  It seems that your weft would end up rather loose.  How do 
>>> you tighten it up?  Also, where do you find the needles?  Wouldn't 
>>> drinking straws be too bulky?  Maybe coffee stirrer/straws would make 
>>> more sense?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Terrence
>>>
>>> Twitter: www.twitter.com/terrencevane
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>>>
>>> On Jul 22, 2010, at 5:13 PM, "Carol Osmar" <osmarc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stick weaving is done with several wooden needles that look like 
>>>> pencils with a hole drilled at the eraser end.  Yarn is threaded throu 
>>>> the hole of eacch needle which is the worp.  Keeping the needles side 
>>>> by side in your left hand you weave yarn in and out of the needles 
>>>> until they are filled with yarn.  You then gently pull on the needles 
>>>> which moves the yarn from the needles on to the worp yarn. You continue 
>>>> this process until the worp yarn is filled.  This makes a wolven strip 
>>>> that can be used as a strap or sash.  The strips can be sewn together 
>>>> to make larger items. My last project was a purse that turned out 
>>>> pretty good I used eleven needles for the purse and three for the 
>>>> strap.  Usually you would use about five..
>>>>
>>>> I have seen instructions for children using drinking strawsfor the 
>>>> needles.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope this gives you a little idea of how it works.  If you have any 
>>>> questions I will be happy to try to answer them.
>>>>
>>>> Carol
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terrence van Ettinger" 
>>>> <terrencevane at gmail.com>
>>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 3:45 PM
>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Kumihimo and Stick Weaving
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I realized this still had no subject, so am reposting with a proper
>>>>> subject line.
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: Terrence van Ettinger <terrencevane at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:43:04 -0800
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] (no subject)
>>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists 
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello there Carol,
>>>>> Kumihimo was a Japanese braiding form using, traditionally, a flat
>>>>> stool called a marudai and weighted bobbins called tama.  In its
>>>>> portable form, kumihimo is done with a slotted disk and non-weighted
>>>>> bobbins.  In both cases, the finished braid drops down from a hole in
>>>>> the center as the bobbins, hanging around the outside of the
>>>>> disk/marudai, are moved around, kind of like the hands on a clock.
>>>>> For anyone interested, I'll be happy to post some more in-depth
>>>>> directions.
>>>>> Tell me about your stick-weaving.  How does that work?  The idea of a
>>>>> more portable weaving technique interests me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Terrence
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/22/10, Carol Osmar <osmarc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Terrence, My husband I have recently gotten involved in living 
>>>>>> history,
>>>>>> so I am happy to see we share some of the same crafts.  I also enjoy 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> portability of the lucet and my hhusband got me a inkle loom for 
>>>>>> Christmas
>>>>>> but I haven't learned to use it yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am currently working with stick weaving because it is simple and 
>>>>>> also very
>>>>>> portable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What is kumihimo braiding?  What time period was it usedin?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We are protraying the French and Indian War, 1750's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am looking forward to reading more of your posts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Carol
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:50 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] (no subject)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello, all,
>>>>>>> Just thought I'd go ahead and give you all a bit of an intro, having 
>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>> come on board last night.  I do a couple different crafts, mostly 
>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>> I've taken up in the SCA over the past 3 years, some of which I 
>>>>>>> practice
>>>>>>> fairly regularly, others I sort of dabble in.  My 2 most frequent 
>>>>>>> craft
>>>>>>> types are kumihimo braiding and lucet, though I am trying to pick up 
>>>>>>> inkle
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> weaving more consistently.  I also have a coiled basket that I've 
>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>> working on sporadically for some time now, and occasionally do a bit 
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> leather work.  I think I've leaned toward the cord-making methods so 
>>>>>>> much
>>>>>>> because of their portability.  For a while, I was a woodturner, 
>>>>>>> before I
>>>>>>> moved to take my current job, but that didn't work out for a number 
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> reasons.  I have also dabbled a bit in Origami, but it's been a 
>>>>>>> while.
>>>>>>> It's something I mean to pick up again at some point though and 
>>>>>>> learn a
>>>>>>> few more designs.  I'm looking forward to hearing from everyone and
>>>>>>> perhaps picking up some new ideas.  And if anyone has questions 
>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>> anything I've mentioned, I'll be more than happy to explain/answer
>>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Terrence
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Twitter: www.twitter.com/terrencevane
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