I have been teaching workshops for a couple years now and I have noticed that one thing I am asked to demonstrate in every workshop over and over is making tapestry butterflies. There are many methods for holding the yarn while you are weaving a tapestry, but the cheapest is the butterfly because it requires no extra tools.
People get frustrated when their butterflies end up in knots, so pay attention to my tips in the video to avoid this.
And if you don't like butterflies, people use other things to hold the yarn. The tool most frequently used for holding yarn while weaving tapestry are tapestry bobbins. Kathe Todd-Hooker is an expert in different kinds of tapestry bobbins. This page on her store website shows clearly the different kinds of bobbins used. Kathe knows a lot about bobbins, so ask her which ones you need for the kind of tapestry you do! You can see her blog HERE.
I have also seen people use little plastic clips made to hold yarn colors while doing stranded color knitting or embroidery. Like these!
One of my students loves these. They are definitely inexpensive, but if
you are doing large tapestries, they definitely don't hold enough yarn.
My personal preference? The butterfly.
People get frustrated when their butterflies end up in knots, so pay attention to my tips in the video to avoid this.
And if you don't like butterflies, people use other things to hold the yarn. The tool most frequently used for holding yarn while weaving tapestry are tapestry bobbins. Kathe Todd-Hooker is an expert in different kinds of tapestry bobbins. This page on her store website shows clearly the different kinds of bobbins used. Kathe knows a lot about bobbins, so ask her which ones you need for the kind of tapestry you do! You can see her blog HERE.
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| Kathe Todd-Hooker sells these bobbins at Fine Fiber Press |
I have also seen people use little plastic clips made to hold yarn colors while doing stranded color knitting or embroidery. Like these!
My personal preference? The butterfly.