How to Weave Gradients on a Tapestry Loom

Recently I was given the opportunity to write a guest blog for Gist Yarn and Fiber about weaving gradients. Here is an excerpt of the blog, you can read the rest here.

Since I first began weaving tapestry on a frame loom, I wanted to learn to weave excellent gradients. I live in northern Minnesota near the shore of Lake Superior, which offers up a brilliant color gradient with every season, sunrise, and shift in the weather. The idea of being able to weave a gradient—to capture a gradual transition between two or more colors—like what I saw in my surroundings in a tapestry has inspired me to practice weaving gradients often. 

Woven gradients are interesting because they can be explained and created very systematically, yet they really click when the weaver applies nuance, experimentation, and play. To practice gradient technique using Gist’s Array Wool, I created a straightforward project: a woven placemat which can be used as a small table runner centerpiece, an accent underneath a potted houseplant, or an addition to a coffee table to add warmth and texture under lamps, books, or other decor.

Read the rest of the blog over on Gist’s website at https://www.gistyarn.com/blogs/how-to-weave/how-to-weave-gradients-on-a-tapestry-loom. Thanks to the folks at Gist for the opportunity to work on this fun project!