Weaving a Cozy Piece of History - A Finnish Folk Shawl from Start to Finish

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Күн бұрын

I wove myself a cozy traditional Finnish shawl!
I thank the Wetterhoff foundation for letting me use the pictures of the book Saalit and for introducing me to the Wetterhoff archives.
You can buy the book Saalit here: shop.wetterhoff.fi/ohjeet-ide...
The other book I mentioned, Kankaanrakentajan opas by Marjatta Hirvi: www.mallikerta.fi/product/kan...
The yarn I used: taitoshop.fi/tuote/pirkka-lan...
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Filming Equipment:
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@debbieconrad6616 7 ай бұрын

So beautiful! I love that you obviously put your heart into this shawl. You should be very proud of your work.

@jcortese3300 Ай бұрын

I've only just found your videos and have started watching through them, and I can't pick which ones I like most! This shawl is stunningly beautiful, and I loved the contrast between the vivid warm red at the end and the bright white snow. You do very beautiful work.

@withmyhandsdream Ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope you like the rest of them as well! 😀

@josieposie1 2 ай бұрын

Your shawl is so beautiful, you are skilled, methodical and have lots of patience. Looking forward to exploring more of your chanel.

@travelingsnail 5 ай бұрын

I just came across your channel and subscribed. I am looking forward to looking at more of your videos. I love your skirts and hope there will be some tips on weaving/sewing skirts like yours...

@withmyhandsdream 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope you find some good tips. Also, if you want more details, I have more stuff on my blog. I originally posted only there until I switched doing mainly video.

@adamakaru2683 Жыл бұрын

Tucson Arizona USA and love your show ☺I got some friend in Helsinki, I don't know where?. The colours are great and please show more of Finnish, folks weaving and art works thank you and I am looking for more ☺.

@sewcute_sewvintage Жыл бұрын

That's a crazy amount of work!

@johnmichaels6794 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video - thank you!!!! And a beautiful piece of art - be proud!

@withmyhandsdream 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@sabbig.750 6 ай бұрын

I love all Handcrafted things and I'm always interested in learning new stuff like knitting, crocheting, sewing and so on. I've always had the fascinated urge to learn how to weave and your video inspired me to finally start it! For sure I'm a beginner and won't buy such a big weaving table, but I will start with a small beginner friendly weaving frame 😅❤ What you made in the video looks gorgeous! You can be so proud of yourself ❤

@withmyhandsdream 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think that figuring out a new technique is part of the fun! I think of it as solving a puzzle.

@jackiejames4551 Жыл бұрын

The shawl is beautiful. I think you did a marvelous job on it.

@withmyhandsdream Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ceruleanskies001 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your process. I watched this while I was crocheting a sweater, so cozy.

@withmyhandsdream Жыл бұрын

Thank you! When I edit my videos, I usually think what kind of videos I like to watch when I do my crafts! So I’m glad to hear someone crocheting and watching this!

@juditkerpics6363 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful work, and thank you for the historical insight.

@beginnercrafter Ай бұрын

Helsinki

@grammykcutter6374 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching this so Much. You are so knowledgeable about weaving. That is very lovely skirt you are wearing for the reveal.

@withmyhandsdream Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The skirt is a hand-woven Finnish skirt with ikat-dyed pattern. It belongs to one of our national costumes!

@theplussizecostumer Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! And I know the process of warping a loom. My girlfriend learned to weave and did it until health issues caused her to stop. We still have the looms, but they're in storage. I wondered how long the process took for you. And I love how the seam is completely invisible, at least from a distance. I'd take up weaving, but if I brought one more craft into our house I think my family would rebel. As for what kinds of things I'd like to see, I can't choose. I love all your work. Though, I just had a thought. You may have done this already, but I wonder if you knew how to do Nialbinding. I think I spelled that correctly. I've been seeing a lot of people talking about it and Morgan Donner kind of showed how to do it in the video where she, her husband, and their two dogs moved across the U.S., but she didn't really go into detail. Basically here's a bodkin-type needle, here's some yarn, and this is how it's done. She took less than 10 minutes giving very short instructions and the set out to make a hat during the drive. (It took them about 3 days because dogs need walking. Plus the US is big from east to west.) So that's my only suggestion.

@lorihutchinson9485 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful work and well presented.

@karatstixraw 8 ай бұрын

I loved your video! So inspiring! I have a 24 inch wide rigid heddle loom which I use for weaving kitchen towels. Maybe I will weave a shawl someday. Your handwork is amazing!

@TheSouthernBear 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful!! Just found your channel and loved the video. ❤️

@TealCheetah Жыл бұрын

Wow, so much work just to get things set up!

@withmyhandsdream Жыл бұрын

Yes. That’s why weavers usually build a long warp and weave several rugs/shawls/whatever in one go. It takes about as much time to build a warp than it takes to weave the shawl.

@karatstixraw 8 ай бұрын

I loved your video! So inspiring! I have a 24 inch wide rigid heddle loom which I use for weaving kitchen towels. Maybe I will weave a shawl someday. Your handwork is amazing!

@mandypaul7263 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@AW-pz3qc Жыл бұрын

Another beautiful creation, your videos are a joy to watch during breakfast before heading to the sewing room. Love the shawl and enjoyed a glimpse of your shopping trip for more wool. What did you find in the antique shop? I wouldn't have been able to pass that by either. Thanks again

@withmyhandsdream Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I didn’t buy anything but now I have started visiting it whenever I am nearby. There are so many gorgeous things but I can’t possibly buy them all!

@AW-pz3qc Жыл бұрын

@@withmyhandsdream I could spend all day in antique shops, so many treasures and totally agree it's not possible to buy them all...but looking is fun too.

@punchek 4 ай бұрын

Amazing work :) you have some great channel , thank you for sharing 😊

@carolinekloppert5177 3 ай бұрын

wow

@EvaBasile-textiles Жыл бұрын

great job!

@b2manufacturing 5 ай бұрын

I love it

@ievalibeka8171 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work :)

@pippaseaspirit4415 10 ай бұрын

That’s a beautiful shawl 😻😻 I would love one like that!

@deborahpatton861 9 ай бұрын

beautiful shawl! Love the detailed video!

@jackimayo5650 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning.

@joycebarrett4175 10 ай бұрын

Very beautiful!

@rnbbexyjlobt 3 күн бұрын

FYI you have a weaving playlist but it only has 1 video despite all your nice weaving videos :)

@kimarallamaarit Жыл бұрын

Kiitos paljon hyvästä videosta!🤗 Tuli kyllä upea shaali.❤ Itsellä myös pienet puut odottaa kasaamista ja olipa ilahduttavaa oppia, että voisin noilla omilla pikkupuillakin tehdä isomman työn tuolla tyylillä. Minun puissa kun tukin leveys on vain 80cm.

@jenisedoty22 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful shawl construction. Your seam is hidden by the brushing. Did you full the shawl after you finished it? I love that you looked up the history of this shawl.😄

@withmyhandsdream 2 ай бұрын

No, I just brushed it.

@carolelevesque5202 3 ай бұрын

Your shawl is beautiful. I have never seen a loom like yours. Is it made by a company in Finland? Your channel is very interesting.

@withmyhandsdream 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! My loom was made by a Finnish company called Varpapuu that doesn’t exist anymore. I don’t know if anyone elae makes looms like this but it is not a model that is common.

@bonnydoonpines Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I Love your shawl! It’s really gorgeous. I wondered what brand/model your loom is?

@withmyhandsdream Жыл бұрын

My loom was made by Varpapuu, a Finnish company that doesn’t exist anymore.

@bonnydoonpines Жыл бұрын

@@withmyhandsdream thank you!

@bibliotecaria2 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating work. What loom is that? I don’t recognize the model.

@withmyhandsdream 6 ай бұрын

I have no idea. I bought it used and it has no markings of any kind. It is very old and worn and many of the original parts have been replaced. It still works fine, though!