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Acton Creative's "A Handwoven Experience" is a weekly video series all about weaving and fiber-related topics. Life is too short not to be doing something creative. So, let's dive in! Happy Weaving!
When to Use a Replacement Heddle (and when to re-thread)
There are magical things in the weaving world called, "replacement heddles" or "repair heddles". They are heddles that you can snap into place on any shaft you need. And while you probably won't need them with every project, I can guarantee they will come in very handy at some point!
In today's episode, I'm talking you through the scenarios where a few replacement heddles will absolutely do the trick versus when you may as well re-thread your project.
If you aren't familiar with creating your own replacement heddles, I have just the episode for you. Wander back to episode 58 where I show you how I make my own - ruclips.net/video/UD_oBJ0umsc/видео.html
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In today's episode, I'm talking you through the scenarios where a few replacement heddles will absolutely do the trick versus when you may as well re-thread your project.
If you aren't familiar with creating your own replacement heddles, I have just the episode for you. Wander back to episode 58 where I show you how I make my own - ruclips.net/video/UD_oBJ0umsc/видео.html
The doors are closing! The registratio...
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2025 Pantone Color of the Year
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Happy New Year!! I love the start of a sparkly new year and part of that excitement comes from the big announcement from Pantone of their Color of the Year! And this year, they definitely didn't let me down - it's Mocha Mousse! I invite you to include this warm, cuddly brown in a 2025 weaving project. What do you say? Are you game? In today's episode I'm starting you off with a few ideas of wha...
Losing Inches at the Loom
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So much of learning to weave is wrapped up in the terminology and the basic concepts. Here at Acton Creative, my goal is to be sure I'm tackling them in small bite-sized pieces so you can digest them easily. Today, we're talking about places you will most likely lose inches at the loom. This concept is really important as you plan a project so you are compensating at important spots to end up w...
Rigid Heddle vs Multi-Shaft Looms
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Rigid heddle looms and multi-shaft looms are the most common looms you'll find in the weaving world. And while they have some distinctive differences, they are pretty similar. In today's episode of A Handwoven Experience, I'm talking to Michele Marshall from Mingo's Corner about our 2 styles of looms. Whichever one you prefer is the best option! Let's just weave! To find more information about ...
Weaving with Wool
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Wool is such an interesting fiber, isn't it? It has supernatural powers, like resistance to mold & mildew - not to mention the fact that it will eventually suppress a flame. Amazing! How lucky are we that we get to weave with it? In today's episode, I'm scratching the surface of the world of wool. Come with me, won't you? Let's do it! FREE Weaving Resources Would you look at that? There is an e...
Weaving is for Everyone Month!
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It's December, which means it's celebration time! So to get into the spirit, we are hosting "Weaving is for Everyone Month"! You see, I firmly believe that there is something about weaving for everyone. Whether you love yarn, equipment, vocabulary, or pattern, weaving has something appealing for you! Thus, we're going to celebrate all these amazing elements of weaving throughout December. To pa...
October Weave Along 2024 Gallery Show
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October Weave Along 2024 Gallery Show
Bonus Week for the October Weave Along
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Bonus Week for the October Weave Along
Becoming a Better Weaver When You're Not Weaving
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Becoming a Better Weaver When You're Not Weaving
October Weave Along - The FB Group is Open!
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October Weave Along - The FB Group is Open!
October 2024 Weave Along Announcement!
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October 2024 Weave Along Announcement!
Design in Weaving: Leaning Into the Odds
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Design in Weaving: Leaning Into the Odds
Thank you ! This is just what I needed.
@@lindamannell1607 Oh good! I'm so glad it was helpful!
? I have a silly question. I have cones of yarn that have been stored for 25 years. What’s the best way to tell if the yarn is wool or cotton? Thanks for all your vids. I’m still watch from the beginning.
@@lindamannell1607 Oooh, interesting! First up, yarn can become fragile as it gets older. So I would definitely give it a hard look before incorporating it into a project. If it feels like it'll break easily, just plan to use it in the weft. As for determining the fiber, I would first scour it for a sticker or any identifying label. If there's nothing, you can try a burn test. Here's a little more information to help you ruclips.net/video/QH-1VMqRjdA/видео.html
@@lindamannell1607 Let me know what you discover!
@@ActonCreative thanks so so much. That’s what I needed.
@ Wonderful! Happy to help!
Does anyone believe in a sixth sense in this area? I feel like I always know these things beforehand. I have bought a duvet cover, a t-shirt and pants in this color in the past weeks. Sometimes I'll be looking for a color and not finding it, to see it popping up a month later. I missed my career as a trendwatcher I guess. Nice color, easy to combine. Aqua, a blueish/greenish shade will be nice to contrast it.
@DidiWaDidi I love it! You have the color sight! Brilliant!
@ActonCreative Is that a thing? And I have it? 😁 YAY!
@DidiWaDidi I don't know if it's a thing, but it should be! Yay you!
I forgot it was Thursday! I have a reminder set on RUclips and it failed me.
@@aomadison3891 Oh no! Technology...
First, I love your videos. Fun and informative. Second, brand new baby weaver here. This is probably a eye roll question but, in the Rosepath threading draft, you are on a 4 shaft loom, but the tie up shows 12 columns. Can you explain that for those of us newbies? Many thanks, Stephen
@@sgstex Hi Stephen! I'm so glad you've found the videos to be helpful!! That's wonderful! As for the many tie-up options, the bottom line is you don't use them all. Anne shows multiple options per page and incorporates all of them into her tie-up section. As it turns out, the very next video in my list pertains to exactly this issue! I hope this helps - ruclips.net/video/J9NUbcPV2NE/видео.html
This TOTALLY answered the question of what to do with extra tie-ups on a draft. As a CPA I am embarrassed that I did not see that myself. I have been scouring the internet to learn how to use a floor loom before I actually try it. Have to say it again, your videos are the absolute best. They are not only helpful but professionally made with humor and perfect videography. Congratulations. For others that actually read these comments, go no further. These are “IT”!
@ Oh yay! I'm so glad that explanation was helpful! Isn't it funny what things seem confusing, but the moment you know what to look for it all makes sense? Weaving is a lot of that! Feel free to send questions my way - I'm happy to answer!
I’ve tied replacement heddles to the shafts but I will start using the safety pin ends as they will be easier to use and also portable as needed. Thanks for the tip.
@@bjchadwick4261 I'm so glad it was helpful!
Since my heddles are thin metal, I have a metal clipper and I *clip, clip* and use them where I need them and believe it or not, I have had to remove weird double threads...now how did THAT happen? LOL Lots of weirdness can be adjusted or 'fixed' and you what, I ain't above pitching the whole plan...I have even removed warps from my floor loom and used them on my rigid heddle. At first I kick myself but...the whole process just calms me to my soul...my loom room is my happy place :)
@@Sue-ec6un I love it! That's a great approach!
I always feel a profound sense of personal failure when I find a mistake 😁. I have to correct it, but thank goodness for emergency heddles and weights to hang off the back of the loom!
@@robertrobert5583 Oh no! My friend, it's just weaving! You are allowed and expected to make some mistakes - please don't be hard on yourself!
I missed the majority of this podcast. Any quick summary ?
@@juliearnold5964 Hi! You can watch the entire video - just look under the recent live videos.
What a clever tip, the replacement heddle! Thanks
@@tammihackley4349 I hope it helps!
Thanks for this vid. I have a couple of books. BUT…..I think you need to write a book with all your great info. You know in your spare time. 😂
@@lindamannell1607 Ha! I like it! Why not?
Good advice, thanks Chris!
@@sueannesullivan3827 Thank you!!
Very valuable teaching. Thank you Chris
@@eugeniobhupati9462 I'm so glad it was helpful!!
Very cool 😎
I am quite a beginner and found myself with an old Lervad Counternarche loom, pretty complicated but it seems I love challenges. My question? Are countermarch looms rising or sinking shafts looms? Do you have any further videos on tying up threadles to shafts and more detailed instructions? Suggestions? Thank you Maria
@@mariachiarastrohmenger3429 Hi Maria! Congratulations on the beautiful loom! A countermarche loom is considered a sinking shed loom. This means that if a treadle is connected to shaft #2, and you depress that treadle, shaft #2 will drop down below the other warp yarns. I work on a jack loom, which functions in the opposite fashion. So all the information will still be relevant, just a little different! Here are a few episodes you can check out! Treadles & Tie-Ups ruclips.net/video/2ga4OBL0v_k/видео.html And Identify Your Style of Loom ruclips.net/video/Zsr8-WO6LEE/видео.html Let me know how else I can help you! Happy Weaving!
Love your instructions. So easy to understand. Do you have a vid about loading multiple warps? Thank you
@@lindamannell1607 Thank you for the sweet comment! Can you clarify for me? What do you mean by multiple warps? Thanks!
@ most videos show how to warp. But don’t show warps with larger warp ends 200 or more. Thanks for all your great videos.
@ Linda, are you thinking a project with a large total number of ends (like 200+), or are you interested in hearing more about say a project long enough for 3 table runners? Thoughts?
@@ActonCreative I would like to watch someone warp 200+ warp ends. I warp back to front. I have a simple pattern for kitchen towels that I would like to try. My husband made me a rattle that makes life easier. ❤️ I think I’m just trying to work up my courage to do it. Do you have a class that covers something like that? Thanks so much for taking the time with my question.
@ Good deal! Thankfully, once you understand where things go, it's the same process for 20 as it is for 200! I dress my loom from front to back, so that may be confusing. But if you already have a sense of dressing the loom, it sounds like a towel project is a wonderful place to start! You can do it!
very helpful. thanks!
@@diannesass8573 I'm so glad!
I am watching past videos and enjoying them so much. This one knocked my socks off!! Thanks Chris.
@@elizabethsielaff3414 Oh, I'm so glad! Yay!
33:30 I recently got an old Fanny 1. It took a couple hours to assemble because the heddles got tangled in-transit, otherwise it was pretty intuitive to assemble. There is one pretty-okay~ video out there about this specific loom, but if Donna happens to see this comment here and would like assistance, just let me know! I had a late night last night, so I was unable to join during the premier 🥱
@@TheQwuilleran That's such a kind offer - thank you so much!!
Oh man, I'm sorry to hear you got sick. I hope you get your senses back soon I'm really looking forward to the Dress Your Loom q&a Petition to make, "No matter what it is, someone knows something" the new "Wherever you go, there you are."
@@TheQwuilleran I like it! Best tagline ever!
So … running late this am and need to listen to the video but I do have a question that may be totally off today’s topic. ? Wondering if anyone has tried this: If I double an 8/2 both warp and weft ( trying to replicate an 8/4) will it “ really” produce the same epi/ppi as just an 8/4. I’ve actually been drawn to videos using 8/4 for houndstooth on a RH but don’t have a RH loom and (experimented successfully) translating the 2-2 color warp/weft using 4 harnesses and 8/4 in a straight twill on my floor loom and I’m so excited how it turned out. But have lots of 8/2 colors I’d like to use up!!! Thanks in advance!!
@@lynda2250 Interesting question! You can simply use 8/2 for your warp & weft and tweak the spacing - no problem! Here's a video to help - ruclips.net/video/hdMsh8udKoI/видео.html
I was pulled away from the live and missed the question. I weave more in the late summer and fall. I like to weave on my rigid heddle loom and it is easier to direct warp my loom on my deck.
@@belindasilver8430 Oh nice!! That sounds lovely!
try eating some spicy foods, you can feel it when you can't taste and crunchy foods.
@@trish9880 I've been doing lots of crunchy things because I can appreciate them! Great tip!
Where do we find the mocha mousse yarn that you are using, Chris? Thank you.
@@kayaknancy Hi! Oooh, good question! I inherited the yarn awhile ago. When I looked inside the cone, it says it's from the Brown Sheep Company, and it's called Milk Chocolate Chip. It's a wool/cotton blend. While it looks like the company still exists, I didn't see that exact product. However, a place like Cotton Clouds will definitely have options for you in that color!
@@ActonCreative Thank you!
I love color catchers!!!
@@traceyeason2107 They are brilliant!
Just had cm to take my project off the loom and try again
Nice! Last summer we painted my bedroom in your "chocolate mix" colors, and I bought some linen sheets in somehitng a bit more orangey than the Mocha Mousse, but otherwise right there. Not sure what I will do to incorporate Mocha Mousse, if at all, but nice to know I'm trending.... I like your warm color mix best! That said, I've been thinking I want a dark olive green and dark burgundy/rust color in there somewhere. Do you sell your weavings? I'm not a weaver, I just clicked on your video because I was curious about the Pantone color of the year. Maybe this is the year I should buy a nice woven throw in the right colors for my bedroom?
@@VagabondAnne You are trending! It's an interesting color, right? Retail isn't my focus these days. But if you want to try your hand at weaving, I'm your girl!
I don't like it
@@klz4377 Fair enough! What color would you like instead?
@ActonCreative something brighter, more lively, perhaps flamingo pink or a coral color 💗
@ Nice! Something springier, then?
@ActonCreative Yes 😊
Firstly: Thanks for your confidence building videos! Secondly: I like a wider and longer dish towel so I modify juuuust about every commercial pattern I use. It has actually been a boon to my understanding of reading drafts and calculating how much yarn is needed.
@@elizabethsielaff3414 Very nice! The moment you modify a pattern, it challenges your understanding of the process - which is great!
I am watching this late, but I am chuckling to myself that I am not the only one who notices and is enchanted with your pretty lipsticks and cool mug. ❤
@@elizabethsielaff3414 Ah, thank you! They've become part of the schtick!
@@ActonCreative 😉
Can’t see what your doing because your camera is goofy
@@pamyclark1263 Is there a part of the process you have questions on? I can provide more information, no problem.
I've decided I watch you just for the laughs. 🤣 I favor the purple, but I don't know, the yeller is calling to me .
@@aomadison3891 Ha! Yeller. Talking to a camera is challenging - just saying!
Just when I resolved to buy no yarn for a new project! I like that color. It reminds me of beech trees in the Winter, so pretty and we have lots of woodsy areas here - even in the city
@@sallyoakes7709 Sounds pretty perfect! Have fun with that!
I love winter colors.... Up here in Michigan where the winter USED to last fully 5 months of snow and drab. Indeed...beech leaves, the off white, black and pale apricot of birch trunks; blue shadows on snow with the dusty lavender of raspberry stems...pale yellow snow in sun; light steel grey maple trees with lichens of minty green and light gold ochre. Burnt sienna cedar and all those evergreen foliage colors.... And don't get me started on the colors of the wildlife, especially birds. Yes. I grew up in the woods....
@ Such a vivid description, Martha! Wonderful!
@ActonCreative thank you. I've been knitting and crocheting since childhood... which was 50 years ago. Currently working on a skirt to go with a new coat I couldn't resist - luscious silk velvet leopard. I chose several appropriate colors of wool, ended up using stripes of a muted copper rust, black, mid grey and pale straw gold. Colors are what attracts me to the thousands of yarn colors available today. Just last night I ordered another 35 plus skeins. I love rewatching historical drama like Downton Abbey and the Viking shows, always noting the colors of the clothing. Planning a simple tunic sweater inspired by a lady Viking...in cream cotton/bamboo/linen, with a narrow multi color trim of probably gold, grey, brown... We'll see. I have dozens of fashion magazines from the late 1800's and love reading the descriptions of some of their outfits... incredible inspiration.
@ Martha, that's amazing! What great inspiration!
This was incredibly helpful! Thank you!🥰
@@alittlelight569 I'm so glad! Yay!
Wow, so many of us want to do a wool rug. Great minds think alike? 😀
@@dianasmith8166 Definitely!! Wool for the win!
Happy New Year Chris!!!!😃🎉🎉🎉Only the best! I don't mean to be a party pooper with Pantone. I was hoping for a bright, happy color for 2025. Mocha mousse reminds me of chocolate, strawberry, vanilla artificially colored ice cream that you would see in the supermarket. lol. You did a lovely combo of the warm mix.
@@TinyWeaverLori Happy New Year, darling! It is pretty earthy - that's definitely true!
I like the earthy one best, but I'm glad that I saw all of them because I'd have just gone with the obvious, Neapolitan. A lot of people might also do that with whatever they are using the color for. Thanks!
@@SarahPepperfur Fun! Of course, Neopolitan! (Ooh, now I want ice cream!)
3:05 oh is that a Color Theory trick, to look at them under greyscale? Brown is an underrated color. Glad to see it getting some love.
@@TheQwuilleran It is! By looking at colors in ranges of gray, you can see the contrast (or lack of contrast) easier.
Thank you ! @@ActonCreativethat's a great tip And the more I think about this color the more I am obsessed with its versatility 😍
@ I think you summed it up beautifully - it's so versatile!
I'm catching up on past live sessions while I am weaving. You and Percillia are delightful together!
@@elizabethsielaff3414 Isn't she wonderful? We had a great time!
New to the weaving world. Wanting to start with a rigid heddle. How do I decide which brand to buy?
@@kathymoser9750 Hi Kathy! Congratulations on joining us! Because I am not a rigid heddle weaver, I can't speak to the various brands. But I can tell you that there isn't a bad one. Consider the size of the loom with what you're interested in weaving and you'll be golden! I'm excited to hear about what you make!
I like the peach, red, Mocha moose. But of course since the mocha moose is basically a neutral any combo would work: pinkish purple, olive, etc
@@tammihackley4349 Nice! I'm with you - a lot of colors would work!
All you need is 1c heavy whipping cream, 2T sugar, and 3T cocoa powder to make a quick & easy chocolate mousse. Also great in a graham cracker crust & garnished with mini chocolate chips. I took one in for a work pitch-in and it was a big hit.
Black would make the Mocha Mouse pop.
@@maryhoward6813 I agree! Good call!
I like the idea of a golden yellow and burnt orange.
@@KimRichardsGilchrist Ooh, pretty! I could see that!
Slap a sky or slate blue with that chocolate blend and it rocks.
@@WthrLdy Nice! Blue & brown are a classic combo!
Wow- pantone has had some kind of blah colours the past several years. Not a huge fan of this one either, but it would sing with other colours, that's for sure. I like this one better than most of the past ones.
My favorite recent Pantone color of the year was Very Peri. I'm a sucker for periwinkle & purple.
@@WthrLdy Do you like a bolder color, Caryl?
@@ActonCreative it's just been years of either shockingly odd, like neon greens and oranges or variants on greige to include last year's peach and this year's browns. It's been a long while since they've posted one that has made me say ' ooooooo, what a lovely colour'. I really wonder how they come up with them.
Love the woodsy color theme! I may use that idea in the next warp. Happy New Year!
@@13heylady Ooh, good choice! Happy New Year to you!
Beautiful color that would go with almost any color. I'd go with a peacock blue and silvery gray, southwest effect. Happy New Years! 🎉😊
@@marinamartinez6886 Oh, I love that combination! Nice!
Ditto! With that combination I might actually weave with this color. Thanks!!
@@elizabethsielaff3414 Fabulous!
Very nice choices. I’d pair it with the dark rust and dark teal on your shelves. At least they look good on camera. Mocha mousse for the win!
@@jackiecauthron-schafer9554 I like that mix! Very nice!