Weaving Today Publishes Free Tapestry Weaving Instructions, Projects&Tips for Using a Tapestry Loom

Aug. 22, 2012 - PRLog -- Loveland, Colo.: Tapestry weaving is a creative journey. Warping for a tapestry is quick, and the process affords hours of weaving pleasure. Extensive sampling of wefts and shapes can improve your skill for a final piece. It’s easy to experiment: taking out and redoing a section is easy and simply part of the process.  The experts at Weaving Today have compiled a how-to guide for anyone desiring to learn how to weave a tapestry. The beautiful projects full of brilliant color ranges and evocative images coupled with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs complete this inspiring guide.

The Free eBook can be Downloaded at: http://www.weavingtoday.com/tapestry-weaving/

The free instructional projects included in this eBook provide expert tapestry weaving techniques, tips and information about the materials needed to learn how to weave tapestry. These beautiful tapestry weaving patterns by top designers teach expert techniques that will build confidence and skill. This guide is sure to provide innovative ideas and expert tips applicable to weavers of all skill levels.

Hand Woven Tapestry Pattern
Geometry Man Tapestry by Karen Donde

The basic tapestry weaving techniques described here represent only a fraction of the many methods used by tapestry weavers. Practice with these for your own Geometry Man or try them with other geometric designs. Karen designed this tapestry while earning her Handweavers Guild of America's Certificate of Excellence when the first sample called for a tapestry of geometric shapes. She used a computer drawing program to create a variety of shapes and moved them around to stumble upon what is now "Geometry Man".

Using a Tapestry Loom
Set Your Body (and Your Loom) Free by Karen Piegorsch

Frame looms are popular among both experienced and novice tapestry weavers due to portability, low cost, and ease of warping. Commonly, the frame loom is used in the lap, balanced against the edge of a table. A painter's box easel makes a great portable tapestry stand, because the loom can be clamped to the box for transport. The briefcase-style handle makes carrying the loom easier and helps mitigate the easel's weight. This article uncovers the secrets to using good ergonomics with your tapestry weaving supplies. Increase your comfort, circulation, overall enjoyment, and quality of your artwork with these helpful tips.

Tapestry Weaving Projects
Weave a Tapestry Bag on a Box by Sarah Swett

Weaving on a box is immensely satisfying. You can take your time and play with blocks of color without tying up a floor loom. Sarah usually recommends a small box for your first bag, but there’s no limit to the fun you can have with playing with size, shape, and designs to fit the future life of the bag. Once you've enjoyed the pleasure of plucking a sturdy loom from the trash, you'll never look at the UPS truck in quite the same way. To heck with the contents—it is the box that counts!

Tapestry Weaving Techniques
Wedge Weave in Miniature by Margaret Windeknecht

This article is an introduction to a very unique adaptation of this old weave technique. I call the technique drawn-thread tapestry because it is similar to drawn-thread embroidery and can be used with any tapestry technique. It is done with cotton or linen fabric on an embroidery hoop using cotton, silk, or wool floss wefts threaded in a tapestry needle. These miniature wedge-weave tapestries can be presented as framed artwork, dollhouse- scale handwovens, or small bits of jewelry.

The Free eBook can be Downloaded at: http://www.weavingtoday.com/tapestry-weaving/