Start your weaving journey with our new Intro to Weaving Series: Handwoven Bookmark Weaving Kit!
Level: Beginner
This weaving kit brings together everything you need to weave a fun bookmark, including a weaving loom & tool set, yarn, tapestry needle and an easy-to-follow, 16-Page E-Book. From the simple frame loom set up to exploring weaving techniques and finishing off the handwoven project, we share 15 years worth of teaching and weaving experience in this Intro to Weaving Series project.
Who is this Weaving Kit for?
Everything included in the kit has been designed for beginner weavers. It is directed at adult learners, however is also suitable for older children or younger ones with parental guidance.
We share simple tools and lots of practical information for starting out on your weaving journey, whilst also introducing new concepts in this project like 'Top Tips' from our many years of experience that will appeal to weavers at any stage in their development.
What's included in this Weaving Kit?
Weaving Kit Contents:
- 1 x Rainbow Loom & Tool Set (+ Extra Needle in a Contrasting Colour)
- 5 x Tapestry Bundles of Yarn
- 1 x Set of 3 Tapestry Needles
- 1 x 16-Page Instruction E-Book (PDF Download)
E-Book Contents:
- What you will learn (specific Skills, Patterns, Techniques & Materials - see below)
- What you will need (loom and material requirements)
- Full step-by-step instructions
- 3 x Weaving patterns for different bookmark designs
- Glossary (breaking down weaving jargon)
- Blank pattern templates (for creating your own designs)
- Notes section for jotting down ideas
- Suggestions for further learning
Have a loom already? Shop the project E-Book instead!
This is a comprehensive digital product that is yours to keep. Hopefully you will keep coming back to it to create the bookmark, or to adapt the pattern to create something even more spectacular in the future!
What do you learn in this project?
In this project we introduce 3 different designs for handwoven bookmarks. The first pattern is based on working with a single yarn. The second and third patterns are based on two slightly different designs for working with multiple yarns.
To learn more about what's included in this project, check out our E-Book!
Our new 'Intro to Weaving Series' - A new system of learning at OWS
This is the first project in an introductory series of projects that will take you from novice to expert. Each project focuses on introducing a few key weaving concepts with multiple patterns for you to follow to complete a tangible project. They are designed to help you apply the new skills, patterns and techniques. Repetition is key!
There is also an emphasis on exploring one or two materials so that you can really understand how these materials work both in context of the pattern, but also to give you confidence to use them in other projects of your own design.
We have used a new '3 yarn ball' system to indicate the difficulty level of completing the project. This project is the easiest as it includes some very basic concepts and can be completed in under an hour with little or no experience.
Future projects will expand upon some of the concepts in this project and include completely new ideas for you to explore. Watch this space!