Weaving Demonstration

Susan Withnell of Ewes-Ful Fiber Arts explains and demonstrates the use of a floor loom to create a unique project.
0:00 Beginning
0:57 Learning about a loom
3:50 Winding the 26.5 yard warp threads
7:11 Weaving a V shawl
8:42 Working to get the warp threads on the loom
8:57 Beginning to weave
12:56 Removing the first panel
16:40 Creating the “V” out of 2 panels
19:13 The finished shawl
Susan Withnell
Ewes-Ful Fiber Arts
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[@maatmum4018]

The tying on hint where you leave the ends of the previous work to attach the new project is simply genius - thank you!

[@meshellesumpter335]

I love how you explain everything for we novice's. Thank you very much. also sweet loom!

[@praiseYAHalways]

wonderfully done Ma'am!

[@joshuabittner2789]

You are very talented!! Well Done!

[@laurag5648]

Absolutely magical, totally new to this can’t wait to see more

[@jagodarebic4692]

Great demonstration, thank you 🙏🏻

[@karenlindstrom516]

That is SO interesting! I love that V shawl idea. I’m just starting my weaving journey, but will remember this. Thanks for sharing.🥰

[@aspenedgewalker]

Absolutely gorgeous shawl! Love the blue and green (my favorite combination)❤️👏👍 I just dragged my old Gilmore X-frame from the garage. Haven’t touched it for 10 years. As I started research and studying I found myself amazed that I had a brain at one time😂 Here’s hoping I can jumpstart it again 🤞🤞🤞

[@EveChan1804]

Oh my, thank you SO MUCH for explaining! ♥♥♥

[@jirup]

Thanks so much, this was a great demonstration.

[@Chelsea_stewart]

Thank you for this!!! Super helpful with visual demonstration. I have a X frame gilmore loom and im a beginner so this was a good start with terminology

[@stephaniebenson2501]

This is just amazing!

[@tiffanyflammel6053]

I have 5 ewes and 3 rams Shetland.. I got my first spinning wheel for Christmas this past year. Learning to card my wool n spinning. I would love to get my own loom and make tapestry.

[@roqui9865]

Thank you! very nice work!

[@clearbrain]

Very nice explanation

[@derxderdraws]

I’m a very new weaver (and only with a rigid heddle loom) so this is far beyond my scope of ability right now. But this was fascinating to watch and definitely has me interested in working up to a floor loom should I ever have the space for it.

[@pradeeptripathi4736]

Thank you ma’am I really appreciate the work idea and to pattern

[@adamakaru2683]

Smart and beautiful thank you.

[@devlandiablo]

Lovely!

[@geraldbrown9279]

Beautiful

[@carpenc1]

Genius! Thank you!

[@Caveman125]

Your a good teacher! I’m very curious on how looms worked. I just wanted to add that your 20min video actually felt like it was 10mins. Very cool!!!

[@reginalloyd5843]

Thank you for sharing…

[@diy888story9]

Excellent I like it very much

[@user-sf8hl8hi7b]

beautiful . your are very talented 😄

[@susanwithnell5071]

So at that point in the creation of the V Shawl, you have to take the first panel off but you need to leave a long stretch of unwoven warp yarns attached to the panel,about 32 inches. So you advance the woven fabric onto the front fabric beam until there is 32 inches of unwoven yarn at the end of it. This will then be use to weave the 2 panels together in a V shape at the end. Hope this helps.

[@seola3026]

I've been searching for days for good floor loom videos that "dumb it down" before making an investment.... this video was super clear, super helpful and very good! I have subscribed just in case you decide to make more! I'd love to see a video explaining pattern drafts from you or how raising one shaft versus two shafts changes things. That's very missing, shockingly.

[@simonecarvallhoartes2614]

👍👍

[@plansandprocrastination]

This was my first video of yours, but it won't be the last - subscribed! It takes a great talent to be able to teach with the ease you have, and I know how difficult it is to demonstrate something at the same time as explaining things in a lovely flowing articulate manner. You have a gift. And may I say the camera person was on a mind meld with you and controlled what we saw to perfectly match the timing of what you were focusing on. Well done to the cameraperson! What brand of loom was the 8 shaft you were demonstrating on....love the way the treadles were made! Thanks again for an enjoyable video!

[@susanwithnell5071]

Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad that you enjoyed my video. This was done for a video demonstration to use for the virtual Waterford VA Fair in 2020. I'll have to think about what else I might try to do for another weaving video! Have you seen my spinning demo video or the short one that I did showing my young working border collie in training?

[@susanwithnell5071]

The 8 shaft was a LeClerc with back hinged tredled to make lifting multiple shafts easier. The V shawl was woven on a Schacht Mighy Wolf.

[@plansandprocrastination]

@@susanwithnell5071 Thank you for the information, I was thinking it was a back hinged LeClerc but wasn't sure. I've only woven with front hinged treadles, and often wondered if it would be a hard shift for me to go to back-hinged....since I'm so used to my feet resting, and sliding over instinctively to the next treadle (instead of picking up my leg). Do you find it easy to make that shift from front to back hinged?

[@susanwithnell5071]

I have no trouble at all switching between regular needles and back hinged.

[@dmaxi3816]

Informative video, thank you for sharing! Question 1: Why did you skip heddle #1 for the first thread on the diamond shape pattern? Question 2: Did you tie each individual thread to the corresponding threads left over from dummy warp threads?

[@susanwithnell5071]

If I need a floating selvage thread at the edge of twill patterns, I put te outside warp threads through the reed but not the huddle. Then I go over it on one side and under it on the other to make a smoother selvage. Yes each thread gets tied onto a corresponding thread on the dummy warp. Then it goes through the same dent in the reed and same huddle as the dummy warp

[@sharonmurrell9291]

Where did you attach the weaving measuring string and how so you control it? You have this down to a science!!!!

[@susanwithnell5071]

I attach the measuring string to a T pin and then the pin is put at the beginning of the weaving panel. The string follows the fabric up and over the front beam but I have it running between the beam and fabric. That way, it moves along with the fabric as I advance the fabric

[@mydogky]

I do my V shawls by using double weave which means I dont have to cut off from the loom midway

[@bethhumerickhouse8104]

Thank you for this. The V shawl weaving intrigued me! But my question is about the two scarves in the beginning of the video. Do you mind telling us the type of yarn you used for those scarves?

[@sharonmurrell9291]

What do you do with all those looms???? Do you do different types of items on different looms or do you teach classes. In Santa Clara county in California, we only have ONE place to take classes and that just closed because the owner was elderly like me.

[@susanwithnell5071]

Yes I have different projects warped up on different looms. Since I am a production weaver, I'll do a run of 8 in one colorway and leave the end of the warp on so that I can tie a new warp in a different colorway onto that warp. Saves a lot of time and I'm already sure that it is threaded correctly! Plus the width of a project may only need the 26" loom or may be wide enough that I have to put it on the 60" loom.

[@PainterOlivia]

When you advance your work, do you press a pedal with your right foot?

[@xbrlinfinity9399]

Off topic I love this video, but i came here wondering how weaving works after learning about the punch cards on Jacquard looms. I see you don't use them. Are they not as much fun or not as effective for what you do?

[@Chelsea_stewart]

Can you expand on what you meant at 15:00 when you said you cranked the yarn so that you were advancing the fabric? Why is this done?

[@judymitton2450]

Fabulous, can you let me know about your loom I.e. make

[@petitionerinzahn4061]

Is there a reason for putting the boat shuttle far away from your body instead of close to your body?

[@57Weaver]

Do you sell a written pattern for this v-shawl. I would like to purchase a pattern if you do. thank you.

[@sandraeasthope3010]

What kind of wool was used in the shawl and how fine please?

[@susanwithnell5071]

I used Harrissville highland sett at 8 epi.

[@sandraeasthope3010]

@@susanwithnell5071 thankyou that's great

[@sandraeasthope3010]

@@susanwithnell5071 Thankyou for the video. I tried it your way and it worked out pretty good but I pulled too tight putting the thread through to make the triangle and got a bit of a ridge. I will know better for next one.

[@susanwithnell5071]

@@sandraeasthope3010 yes, it takes some practice to get that join tension just right! But congratulations on being able to make the shawl. I'm glad that my instructions were good enough for you to follow! I made the video as a weaving demo rather than an instructional one so I didn't cover all of the tips and tricks. I'd love to see a picture of your shawl!

[@sandraeasthope3010]

@@susanwithnell5071I do have a pic but not sure how to share it with you via you tube.

[@vladankamitrasinovic3390]

Da se prevede na Srpskom prevod molim

[@jagodarebic4692]

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[@josephinenaagyer8765]

Please mum can I learn from you