Backstrap Weaving

Click on these linked titles to access my tutorials. The tutorials are not listed here in any particular order but I do give suggestions for the order in which to study them here. I strongly suggest practicing a lot of plain warp-faced band weaving to consolidate the basics before trying any of the patterning techniques.

Some are on separate pages and some are embedded in posts.

Warping for the Bedouin al’ouerjan technique for backstrap and inkle looms.

Basic weft twining (embedded in post)

Embedded, or Two-weft Double Weave

Making Continuous String Heddles.

Putting Together a Backstrap Loom.

Supplementary Weft Patterning Technique.

Cross knit looping

4-Strand Braid

Simple warp float technique – a video supplement

Simple warp float technique on a yurt band border-Part One (embedded in Warp Floats Galore! post)

Simple warp float technique on a yurt band border- Part Two- “S” motif

Five-strand Square Braid

Palma Braid

One-weft double weave

Margarita braid

Warp substitution

Lettering 1

Tubular Band in Plain Weave

Five-strand flat braid                                                                                                                                               

Guatemalan single face supplementary weft patterning Part 1. (embedded in post)

Guatemalan single face supplementary weft patterning Part 2. (embedded in post)

or together on one page here