Sunday, 8 September 2013

My lovely trip - part two............

I had such a fun time staying with Kate and this visit we made sure we had lots of time to be creative.  When Kate was in Canada she had found a little book about twig weaving and couldn't wait to have a go. The inspiration came from here

One morning after breakfast we took Jake for a walk on the green in search for some fallen twigs that we could use for our project. We needed small v shaped branches and amazingly we found lots of small twigs on the ground, Jake had such fun helping us forage amongst the fallen leaves.


Once we got home we brushed our twigs down to get rid of any dead leaves or crumbly bark then we were ready to choose our yarn and start our twig weaving.


The tutorial for how to weave came from here



Once you have chosen your yarn start at the bottom of the V and wind your yarn around the twig to give you the warp threads............



then you are ready to start weaving................................



 we had such a lot of fun, make sure you check out the tutorial it gives a step by step guide and then you too can start to twig weave................

Surprisingly both mine and Kate's other half''s just don't get twig weaving at all - men!

talk soon x
at

19 comments:

  1. Gillian Roe8 September 2013 at 21:55

    I have honestly never heard of twig weaving but I can imagine that's it's addictive and a lot of fun. x

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    1. sweetpea family9 September 2013 at 08:17

      we did have fun and at very little cost - not sure I will get away with filling the house with twigs x

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  2. Meredith8 September 2013 at 22:55

    This is really interesting, I love the weaving.
    hugs,
    Meredith

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  3. Amy at love made my home8 September 2013 at 22:58

    Well that is a new one on me for sure! What did you do with the completed twigs, how did you display them?

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    1. sweetpea family9 September 2013 at 08:20

      At the moment they are just on a little shelf not quite sure how I will display them yet - I will take some photos when I find the right place x

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  4. homemade@myplace9 September 2013 at 01:38

    such a beautiful craft!!!! thank you for sharing, xxxxx Ale

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  5. Hannapat9 September 2013 at 10:03

    This is a new one for me, but I love the idea and also love how it all looks. Thanks for sharing. xo

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  6. Clare9 September 2013 at 23:18

    Wow thats I new one on me to, but it looks so great, thnaks for sharing will go and check out the tutorial . x

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  7. Jessie's Needle9 September 2013 at 23:32

    Never come across twig weaving before. Head full of ideas for twig weaving Xmas decks.
    S xx

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    1. sweetpea family11 September 2013 at 18:14

      sounds fun don't forget to show us your creations x

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  8. Ginx Craft13 September 2013 at 20:47

    Very cute. I want to give it a go.

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  9. Sally13 September 2013 at 22:27

    These look lovely, and something that I can do with my daughter. S:)

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  10. Bridgit's Bell13 September 2013 at 23:59

    An oldie but goodie! I google +'d it.

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  11. Andria14 September 2013 at 00:16

    That looks like so much fun, I'm going to ask the wee ones later if they are interested, thanks!

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  12. WonderWhyGal14 September 2013 at 11:50

    I always love how weaving looks on twigs...and other objects. Great that the kids want to be a part of it.

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