Darcy Fabre
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Weaving Fabric From RARE Cotton | Acadian Brown Cotton
Join me as I weave fabric by hand with Acadian Brown Cotton yarn. Acadian Brown Cotton is an heirloom naturally brown cotton that has been passed down by generations of handweavers and spinners in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. Acadian Brown Cotton is produced in small batches and harvested by hand, making this a very rare and precious material. I'm so thrilled to be able to take part in this project and make fabric that will be cherished.
You can learn more about Acadian Brown Cotton here:
www.acadianbrowncotton.com/
AcadianBrownCotton/
coton_jaune
fibershed.org/2023/07/05/acadian-brown-cotton-is-back/
64parishes.org/acadian-brown-cotton
www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/03/09/acadiana-brown-cotton-how-plant-ties-past-and-present/6905718002/
The weaving project planner I use can be found here:
www.ozonehouse.com/Athena/weavecalc.html
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I Crocheted a Top for the First Time Ever | Ada Top by Cucurucu Crochet
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Phew! This video was a long time coming. What started out as a weekend project (who was I kidding?) turned into a month long project. I'm beyond thrilled with this top and how it came out. Despite the HUGE mistake, I made towards the end. A lot of life happened while I was making this and it will always have a special place in my heart for that. And because it's so darn cute!! If you want to ma...
Crocheting an Ugly Coaster and Answering Your Questions
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Hello, friend! This past month has been wild...and not in a good way. I thought a Q&A would be a good way to end my brief hiatus and fill you in on what's been going on. CHAPTERS: - Intro (0:00) - How are you?? (0:37) - What's your favorite flower? (2:31) - What's your favorite animal? (2:42) - What's your favorite thing to make? (3:10) - What's your favorite color? (4:08) - What's your favorit...
Crocheting AI Generated Patterns: Legend of Zelda Edition
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Helllooo! I'm momentarily super addicted to the new Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. It's entirely consumed my life for the past week or so, so of course, I had to see if AI could handle generating Zelda crochet patterns. This time, I'm using Google Bard instead of ChatGPT in hopes that it would do a better job (it doesn't). I also crochet an actual human-designed pattern in this video to ...
Manifesting All the Fiber Arts Tools I Want and Can't Afford
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Hey there! A few months ago I read (most of) Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek, and as instructed I made a list of all the things I could possibly want to have or have accomplished. Because I am who I am, the list ended up including a whole lot of fiber arts tools that I want. So, today I'm gonna tell you all about 'em. Gadget hoarders like myself, be warned: you may finish this video with a lo...
Machine Knitting an Easy Hat on the Passap Duomatic 80
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Helloooo! The video that I was planning to post this week was a miserable failure. Instead of wallowing in my sorrows, I decided to learn how to knit a hat on my Passap Duomatic 80 knitting machine. This is a super beginner-friendly project, and honestly, I probably should have started with this instead of jumping straight into sock-making. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The yarn I'm using in this video is unmercer...
24 Hour Sock Knitting Challenge (zero experience) | Passap Duomatic 80 Knitting Machine
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I thought it would be a cool and fun idea to try my hand at knitting socks on my new (to me) Passap Duomatic 80 Knitting machine, and what better way than to make it a challenge? Join me as I gleefully show off my yarn haul and then promptly and utterly struggle to knit as many socks as I possibly can in 24 hours... without a lick of experience. My Other Knitting Videos: ua-cam.com/video/L9wot0...
How To Transfer Stitches Between Beds | Passap Duomatic 80 Knitting Machine
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Hey there! This is a super quick video showing you how to transfer stitches from the front bed to the back bed and vice versa on the Passap Duomatic 80 Knitting Machine. It's a bit fiddly at first until your hands get used to the motions, but you'll get it in no time!
How to Plan a Weaving Project (my lazy way)
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Want to get started on a super cool weaving project and aren't sure where to start? You're in the right place! In this video, I walk you through how I plan my weaving project, including all the corners I cut (for better or worse). This is mainly geared toward multi-shaft and rigid heddle weaving but can be easily applied to any kind you wish. Warp and Weft Calculators: www.ozonehouse.com/Athena...
Deep Cleaning the Passap Duomatic 80 Knitting Machine
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Hellooo! I did something a little bit crazy, as I am prone to do. I bought a knitting machine! I've been searching for one in my price range for about a year, and I finally found one at an estate sale: the Passap Duomatic 80. Join me as I clean this bad girl up and get her back into pristine working condition. CHAPTERS: - Intro (0:00) - Accessories and Stuff (2:23) - Removing the Needles and Pu...
How to Read Weaving Drafts
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Have you ever seen a piece of woven cloth somewhere and thought to yourself, "I wonder how that was made?". Weaving drafts are the backbone of any weaving project. They're how you program your loom to weave the design that you want. In this video, I'll walk you through the basics of reading a weaving draft so that you can begin your journey to weaving the fabric of your dreams. CHAPTERS: - Intr...
Crocheting AI-generated Patterns | Will ChatGPT Replace Crochet Pattern Designers?
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Does A.I. really have what it takes to render the entire human race redundant by stealing all of our jobs, and eventually forcing us to retreat into a simulated matrix-like world where we can finally once again feel there is a purpose to our existence? Let's find out! I'm putting it to the test by crocheting three ChatGPT-generated crochet patterns. Feel free to crochet along! *Spoiler Alert* ....
How I Taught Myself to Weave | 10 Essential Resources for Beginners in 2023
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Weaving can seem like kind of a hard craft to get into, but it doesn't have to be! Here are the top resources that I think will be most useful to you if this is your first foray into the wonderful world of weaving. CHAPTERS: - Intro (0:00) - Books (1:18) - Book 1 (1:30) - Book 2 (1:54) - Book 3 (2:12) - Online Resources (2:37) - Longthread Media (2:58) - Online Groups (4:27) - Ravelry (4:34) - ...

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  • @mythrah
    @mythrah 15 годин тому

    the fabric came out absolutely gorgeous. thank you for sharing this with us!

  • @worksofhands
    @worksofhands 7 днів тому

    on the book pages you used on the thumbnail picture, the squares also has numbers, and there are other things happening on it. Did you also explain it in another video?

  • @johnmichaels6794
    @johnmichaels6794 23 дні тому

    Love the intro!

  • @celestedouville2529
    @celestedouville2529 25 днів тому

    Love your videos (minus the support of a corporation that is founded on misogyny ). My stash is enhanced twice a year at a huge textile center garage sale in my area. The amount of yarn I have on hand is nuts. I knit, crochet and weave (floor, table, rigid heddle and inkle).

  • @tjorg75
    @tjorg75 Місяць тому

    I am feeling so dumb..Everything/everyone talks about tieing up the peddles. I have a 4 shaft table loom with little levers to raise shafts 1, 2, 3, & 4. I just don't know how to relate this. Help!! Old lady brain!!!

    • @darcyfabre
      @darcyfabre Місяць тому

      Hi! For a table loom, you'll need to create something called a lift plan. For every treadle on the weaving draft, look up at the tie-up section and write down what shafts need to be raised for each treadle. That will be your lift plan. Say you're weaving a 2/2 twill and the treadling order is 1 2 3 4. The first treadle will lift shafts 1 and 2, so on a table loom you'll need to pull down those levers, then treadle 2 will lift shafts 2 and 3, so you'll pull those down, treadle 3 would do 3 and 4, and treadle 4 would lift 4 and 1. I see that Acton Creative has a video called "Read a weaving draft for table looms." I haven't watched it, but it may be useful. I hope this helps!

  • @yeutruyen8146
    @yeutruyen8146 Місяць тому

    Where did you get the yarn cone? Thanks.

    • @darcyfabre
      @darcyfabre Місяць тому

      Hi! The cone in this video 8/4 OE cotton from the Georgia Yarn Company. gayarn.com Thanks for watching!

  • @The.bitchen.artist
    @The.bitchen.artist Місяць тому

    Though I was drawn in by the mention of “the lazy way,” because I too am all about that lazy life, I am reminded of something my mom told me once: “It’s not laziness, it’s merely the most efficient way from Point A to Point B!” Seriously though, thank you for this very straight-forward tutorial!

  • @Crocs4cats
    @Crocs4cats Місяць тому

    I don’t know how anyone understands any of it!!! My poor brain is fried just watching 😅 My mum had a knitting machine that ended up being an expensive clothes hanger.

  • @Crocs4cats
    @Crocs4cats Місяць тому

    Imagine you write out the years in a flat grid and the year I was born when I think of it I’m looking down at my feet to it, grandmother was born 1899 so I look behind me and for some reason the 1990s I’m standing at 1999 and looking down to the left…inside my head, that is😵‍💫🤓

  • @petrathorsty3833
    @petrathorsty3833 2 місяці тому

    Absolutely loved this video! I'd leave to see what else you've made on this machine since this video ❤

  • @stevemichael8186
    @stevemichael8186 2 місяці тому

    Im nervous i get a e6000 sunday and will need to clean it <3...

  • @johnorr8094
    @johnorr8094 2 місяці тому

    The book: Learning to Weave also has a companion DVD produced by Deborah Chandler. If you are able, buy both.

  • @Pelumimoraks
    @Pelumimoraks 2 місяці тому

    Oh this isn’t a tutorial 🥺😭

  • @LaNeciaSmith
    @LaNeciaSmith 2 місяці тому

    First time visitor, new subbie. I love that you showed the good and the mistakes, those are real with these machines. Looking forward to your content.

  • @Sue-ec6un
    @Sue-ec6un 3 місяці тому

    Hey! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! This video is a keeper...eventually it'll get thru my think skull. :)

  • @melweismann
    @melweismann 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful work! So on a massive loom like this, where you're not manually moving the shuttle but pulling a cord and letting the loom do it instead, how do you go about managing your selvedges? I have to guess that's one of the "many settings" you were talking about having to adjust?

    • @darcyfabre
      @darcyfabre Місяць тому

      Yep! The fly shuttle has a tension device that can be adjusted so that the yarn sits perfectly at the selvedge every time!

  • @davideaston3005
    @davideaston3005 3 місяці тому

    Planning? Hah. I just warp, and go. Whatever comes out, is what comes out. Planning leads to stress. Stress leads to errors. Errors lead to an inferior product. Inferior products lead to less sales, and less sales means less weaving.

  • @iOlivefy
    @iOlivefy 3 місяці тому

    This is so helpful!! Thank you!!

  • @RobespierreThePoof
    @RobespierreThePoof 3 місяці тому

    I genuinely am curious why most fiber arts have such a preponderance of ugly craft works when to try to learn about them. I know this sounds mean, and thats not at all what I am intending. I think there's some kind of Internet effect with fiber arts which is just a bit different somehow. You can look for information about this or that sculpture technique or glasswork and ... Okay ... You're going to see lots of people showing off works which only their grandmother could love. But it won't take long to find a scholar talking about some extraordinarily beautiful or interesting museum piece. This just doesn't happen much with the fiber arts. Some of the best information I have found will have examples by this or that fiber artist and the best you can say about it aesthetically is that it has the quaint charming awkwardness of folk art. I find this very odd.

  • @christinadupuy897
    @christinadupuy897 3 місяці тому

    Love this!

  • @christinadupuy897
    @christinadupuy897 3 місяці тому

    Well done, and simply explained, thank you!

  • @johnorr8094
    @johnorr8094 4 місяці тому

    My weaving journey started by studying the history of tartans, tartan design, and kiltmaking. Though I don't have space to setup a weaving studio, I have ofer $500 worth of weaving related books.

  • @harbartje5171
    @harbartje5171 4 місяці тому

    Great video! And you can definitely knit a hat in-the-round on your machine, just not a ribbed hat

  • @breagharose1857
    @breagharose1857 4 місяці тому

    Please make more videos. U are a breathe of fresh air.

  • @angeladavis3066
    @angeladavis3066 4 місяці тому

    Thank you SO much! This was super clear and super helpful!

  • @urbanpreppingwithpam916
    @urbanpreppingwithpam916 5 місяців тому

    Girl, you REALLY need to make more videos. You are an excellent teacher! I bought a loom, have it threaded, but it has sat there 2 years because I’m afraid. I’m going to give it a go. I’ve watched so many videos on how to read a draft. Yours is by for better than any other video I have seen. Please, please, consider making videos on how to actually weave.

    • @darcyfabre
      @darcyfabre 5 місяців тому

      Hi!! Thank you so much for your encouragement. I do really want to get back into making videos, but I feel out of practice and kind of afraid to start again. Isn't that silly? Is there anything specific that's intimidating you about weaving? I feel like winding the warp and threading is the hardest part! I'd love to hear what you need help with so I can be further motivated to make more videos. Wishing you all the best!

  • @lorrainewilson1773
    @lorrainewilson1773 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for this video Darcy. You calm easy of explaining is a great review for me. I’ve been weaving 9 years and although I’m good with math I’m terrible at planning out projects. Your organized way of showing all your calculations is very straight forward and something I will aim to follow going forward.

  • @jaimebustamante794
    @jaimebustamante794 5 місяців тому

    Very didactic and useful video. Thsnks.

  • @TheBlondiesNr1
    @TheBlondiesNr1 5 місяців тому

    In swedish drafts, the first shaft is the one furthest away from you!

  • @Pinkpaz4
    @Pinkpaz4 5 місяців тому

    I cackled throughout this video

  • @Pinkpaz4
    @Pinkpaz4 6 місяців тому

    I am literally LOLing thank you!

  • @mayabeerlette2575
    @mayabeerlette2575 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for this video! I decided to clean mine after that! Did you clean the carriages and if you did, how ?

  • @slippers4eve4
    @slippers4eve4 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing the weaving community’s recommendations and the resources you used!

  • @learnwithlillian8509
    @learnwithlillian8509 6 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @dingledan-gle1590
    @dingledan-gle1590 6 місяців тому

    AI korok looks like the Eraserhead baby

  • @Which-Craft
    @Which-Craft 6 місяців тому

    I can only say one thing about AI patterns: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • @carmencecilia3671
    @carmencecilia3671 6 місяців тому

    Dónde cconseguir ese libro en español

  • @veggieview2264
    @veggieview2264 6 місяців тому

    Do you plan to make more Passap videos?

  • @Iiiiiooio
    @Iiiiiooio 6 місяців тому

    May I know the name of the book on the UA-cam screen?

    • @darcyfabre
      @darcyfabre 6 місяців тому

      It's the Handweaver's Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon!

    • @Iiiiiooio
      @Iiiiiooio 6 місяців тому

      @@darcyfabre Thank you😀😀

  • @xanda
    @xanda 7 місяців тому

    ua-cam.com/video/cIo4dNW7Vg4/v-deo.htmlsi=wp87dklblJZFwZVS You ve inspired me. Thank you

  • @lazchurchyard1229
    @lazchurchyard1229 7 місяців тому

    I have the feeling it's not 'creating' the pattern, it's scraping the pattern from blogs. 🤷‍♀️

  • @KarenandScott
    @KarenandScott 7 місяців тому

    I appreciate that you show difficulties. I don't have the same machine, but my 2 single flatbed knitters are a constant challenge, and many youtubers make it look easy. However, part of the pleasure is found in mastering the beasts! Thank you! BTW Your Duo does rib automatically but is there anything else beneficial about a dual bed machine?

  • @coastersscaresandfairs3219
    @coastersscaresandfairs3219 8 місяців тому

    The other day I found one of these for £5 but it’s a bit different to this one! I’ve no clue how to use it but I’m gonna watch as many videos as possible and try my best!

  • @3ntotto
    @3ntotto 8 місяців тому

    great! nice to see

  • @yolandaikardholman5393
    @yolandaikardholman5393 8 місяців тому

    I have two patterns ChatGPT patterns and will begin working on them tomorrow. I am curious how it will go.

  • @happy_bubble7
    @happy_bubble7 9 місяців тому

    It almost looks like the Jewish hat men wear... almost. These are too good. Love it.

  • @MawPawsarksanctuary
    @MawPawsarksanctuary 9 місяців тому

    You made my day. Trying crochet patterns made by chat gbt I don’t think it will take anyone’s jobs. 😂

  • @Sewtangle
    @Sewtangle 9 місяців тому

    I can’t keep my eyes off that woven piece behind you. IT’S GORGEOUS. Wish there was a full view of it. LOL