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Please note:
After my narrow escape with cancer last summer, I am feeling a bit stronger now, so am starting to work again on the ongoing task of updating this website, checking out-dated links, upgrading old images, etc. Your patience is appreciated.

Päivi

The Picks

Some of the recent updates to pages:
Naalbinding Patterns

Fish Tanning
Vadmal
The Raanu Rug
Hazards of Loom Dust
Paivatar Tablet Weaving Cards
Skein Winder Yardage Counter
Nalbinding Stitches

My Life with Breast Cancer
A Piece of Celery

Dye Flora
How to Scour Linen and Cotton
Alkanet Root Plant Dye
Madder Root Dye
Brazilwood Dye
Himalayan Rhubarb Dye
Eucalyptus Leaf Dye
The Indigo Fructose Dye Vat

Spin Flora
Distaff Spinning
How to spin flax or hemp using a distaff.
Spin Flora Dot Com
Spin Flora not Fauna
My week-long handspinning workshop at the AGWSD Summer School 2017.
Spin Flora – Banana Fibre
Spin Flora – Rose Top
Spin Flora – Bamboo Top

Glimakra Band Loom
How to Weave Pickup on a Band Loom – Simplified
How to Warp a Glimakra Band Loom
Pattern Pickup on Band Loom
How to weave pickup patterns on the band loom.
Glimakra Band Loom
My latest Loom collection – a Glimakra band loom.

Saami Band Weaving

Beaivi Loom Video
A video I made on how to weave with a Sami-style 2 hole rigid heddle loom.
Grene Saami Braided Edge Finish
How to weave a Saami band onto a woven blanket.

Nalbinding
Nalbinding Stitches
A brief summary of various nalbinding stitches and how to make them.
How to Make a Russian Join

How to Warp a Loom
Front to Back Warping Method
How to warp a table loom using the Front to Back warping method.
10 Steps – How to Warp a Loom

Rug Weaving
Greek Flokati Rugs
How to weave a Greek style Flokati rug.
Krokbragd Rugs
History of the Rya Rug