Weaving sticks

Stick Weaving

Posts about stick weaving written by grackleandsun

Visiting my my creative friends Clifford & Sally Boehme is always a huge pleasure - their home is brimming with their creative makes and chatting with them always gives me a seed of an idea to run with. During my last visit early last year, Sally & Clifford introduced me to the simple joy of 'stick weaving' and I found myself very taken by weaving textiles with these simplest of tools. It's a very compelling craft that can make use of a vast array of 'yarns' and making a pouch to keep my…

Learn how to weave yarn on a Y-stick branch. It's so easy and fun, and a perfect introduction to weaving for kids or first-time weaving adults.

Welcome to Creative Friday! When I was little, about seven or eight years old, my mom bought me a plastic weaving kit. It consisted of a f...

Looking for an easy-yet-fulfilling craft for all skill levels? Try weaving with branches!

I Googled pictures of stick weaving last night, and found more than a few! I wasn’t so much doing it wrong as not pulling it tightly enough on the sticks. So, since I was really only playing …

I’ve got picnics on the brain which means both portable projects (you didn’t think that I’d have an outing without crafting involved, right?), and pleasing place settings. This week’s project plays into both of my whims: a denim-look place mat... keep reading …

Learn Stick Weaving so you can make some inexpensive and unusual gifts.

There is something so cozy and comforting about incorporating the outdoors in your indoor space. I'm always on the hunt for interesting wood and branches and I recently got inspired to try out...

Flourishing Palms: Peg Loom Weaving

Woven with weaving sticks. Then coiled and stitched together. The pattern/instruction booklet and a set of Weaving Sticks is available from myEtsy Shop

Lately, there have been several stick crafts including painting sticks, weaving between and adorning with fibe

Branch Weaving: Branch weaving is sort of a combination of yarn bombing (which I would love to do someday on a massive scale) and a dream catcher. It is different and fun to be able to bring an item from nature into the home as an art piece. I first saw branch wea…

Go outside and find a Y-shaped stick so you can try weaving on a stick. It's so fun and an easy way to bring nature indoors.