Planning
First and foremost, a plan must be devised. What will be woven? Which yarns will I use? Which colors go well together? I often start thinking about the next project while I am still weaving on the previous project. Sometimes there are several things I want to try and sometimes it is a bit more difficult to find inspiration. Once I have an idea of what I would like to make, I figure out how I am going to make it. Extensive calculations are then made for both the warp and the weft.
Making the warp
Once I know how much yarn I need for the warp and weft, I will warp the warp and measure out the weft.
Dyeing
The yarns are then soaked and dyed. I find this an exciting part of weaving. Converting an idea into reality. After dyeing, the yarns are rinsed and dried and then I get an idea of the end result.





Beaming, threading the heddles and sleying the reed
Once the warp is completely ready, it can be placed on the loom or, in other words, the warp is beamed up. The warp is then threaded and sleyed through the reed.
Tying on, test and weave
The final steps before weaving are tying on and testing. If everything goes well, weaving can begin. Finally the project comes to life!
Finnish
Once the project has been woven, it still needs to be finished. Minor errors are corrected. Fringes are made. Afterwards the project is washed and pressed.





By Louisa May Alcott
We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.