Now, if I had warped my loom in the same way as above, but instead had started my weft with the aqua rather than purple, all of the stripes would be horizontal. This is due to the fact that the purple weft would be under the aqua warp and vice versa. If this was the case, all of the stripes in the scarf would be vertical. Then, I wove my weft in the exact same pattern – purple, aqua, purple, aqua, and so on starting with the heddle in the up position. For a moment, let’s say that I had warped my loom left to right with the two colors alternating one-by-one (all the purples in slots, all the aquas in holes). Now, let’s discuss how the crisscross blocks are formed. It’s a bit confusing for me to explain as well. The bumps are the weft strands and the dips are the warp strands.Īre you still with me? Yes? Okay, hang in there. If you examine each stripe closely, you can see bumps and dips. However, when a warp strand is crossed over by the contrasting color, a horizontal stripe is formed. So, if the pattern is created by the way the warp and weft strand colors interlock, how does that happen? Well, when the warp (vertical) strands are crossed over by the same color weft (horizontal) strands, a vertical line of that color is created. After all, the whole pattern is done in plain weave which is a single flat layer. The Log Cabin pattern is a color-and-weave pattern which basically means that the way the warp and weft strand colors interlock creates the pattern rather than the structure of the fabric itself. (I’m not an expert, so I hope it makes sense.) If any part of the tutorial is unclear, please leave a question in the comments, and I will try to help you out.Īll photos are mine. I have written this tutorial with the assumption that the reader will have a basic knowledge of warping and plain weaving. You should only need to adapt it to your loom’s particular warping method. I am using my rigid heddle loom in this tutorial however, the Log Cabin pattern may be created in the same way on other types of looms. I hope you find it as fun of a pattern to weave as I did! I took pictures along the way so that I’d be able to share the Log Cabin pattern with you in a much easier format. I combined that explanation with some tips from my beginner weaving book to try out the pattern. I looked for an explanation of the pattern, but the only understandable explanation I found was in a weaving magazine online forum. However, as soon as I saw it while browsing through weaving websites, I knew I had to find out more about it. I must admit that I was not introduced to the Log Cabin woven pattern until I saw it in weaving literature. What a fun, crazy, and complicated-looking pattern it is, but with some direction and tips, you’ll be able to weave it in no time! If your eyes haven’t crossed while looking at the intro photo, I’d like to welcome you to my Log Cabin weaving tutorial. A Complicated-Looking Pattern Made Simple
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