Weaving Guides & Tapestry Tips
Step-by-step technique, sizing advice, a priced tier comparison, tapestry basics, how to fix edges that pull in, and how to finish a piece once it's woven, written by Dana Whitfield, who test-weaves every LoomCraft size before it ships.
August 10, 2026
Why Your Weaving Pulls In at the Edges
The taper almost everyone gets on a first project: why each row of weft needs more length than the width it crosses, how to read the shape your edges make, and how to correct it mid-project.
July 27, 2026
How to Finish a Weaving and Tie Off the Warp
The part the tutorials skip: hemstitching on the loom, tying the warp off in pairs, cutting the piece free without losing your edge, and choosing fringe, tassels, or a folded hem.
July 5, 2026
How to Use a Weaving Loom, Step by Step
Assemble the frame, warp the notched bars, weave with the shuttle, and beat the weft with a comb, the four moves that turn any lap loom into a finished piece.
July 5, 2026
Weaving Loom for Beginners: What to Buy First
Why a Small or Medium frame beats the biggest size for a first project, the five mistakes new weavers make most, and three projects that actually get finished.
July 5, 2026
Best Weaving Loom, Compared: Bare Frames, Complete Kits, Artisan Looms
A priced comparison of the three frame-loom tiers, and exactly what a complete LoomCraft kit puts in the box that a bare frame leaves out.
July 5, 2026
Tapestry Weaving Basics on a Tapestry Loom
What weft-faced weaving actually means, how firm beating hides the warp completely, blending colors row by row, clean fringe finishing, and caring for your frame.
See also our weaving loom kit page, frame loom guide, and reviews.