Saga wool craft & Saga bead craft
A blog about tablet weaving, jewellery making and some other crafts.
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I have started a new weave with 16 design tablets (+6 border tablets). It feels really easy going to handle 16 tablets after the 32 on my last weave. I also really enjoy the yarn (Holst Garn, 100% wool), which…
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“Creatures in squares” meet grapewines…
I completed my new Sulawesi belt in 32 motif cards (16 pairs), where I combine motifs from my “Creatures in Squares” series with motifs based on plants (grapewines, fruits, flowers on branches, etc). The red and the green are wool…
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A new page with some of my designs
I have created a new new page with some of my designs, with turning schemas, for 16, 24 and 32 cards in Sulawesi style. An example below. Please check it out on the main meny (My designs Sulawesi) or here.…
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Can you have too many belts?
I dont have the answer, but I started a new weave, despite all the belts in my stash. I am addicted and I need more space for belts and yarns. Maybe a trip to IKEA is required after all. I…
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A new Sulawesi belt is off the loom.
I have finally finalised the Sulawesi belt in 100% pure silk (24 design tablets) and I am quite happy with the result. It does not show up in the photo, but the red is quite shiny and the belt is…
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Flowers on a string…
If you have checked out my page on how to draw your own designs, you can read and understand the below scheme. I drew this design only last week, and I really like how it turned out. I plan to…
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Making your own designs for Sulawesi weaving
I have drafted and uploaded a tutorial for how to easily make your own designs for weaving using the Sulawesi style. Please check it out in the menu section and let me know if it needs improvement.
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Silk, silk, silk…
I am planning my next weave. I often add potential colors next to eachother and then I take a photo. Somehow the combination of colors stands out more on a photo. I asked the cat for some advise, but he…
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Weaving with Silk
This is my first trial using pure silk. I ordered a number of great looking hanks from India. I was a bit causios with the colors, but I ewill be more bold next time. I still prefer wool, but it…
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Some thoughts about “Creatures in Squares”
I have created a collection of some designs with various creatures and animals in a “square” to allow variation of the known theme “Dog biting its tail”. I did most of them for a set up of 32 pattern cards…
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