Weaving materials

With these 10 unique weaving materials, the possibilities for creative weaving projects are plentiful. You can work with an array of materials aside from yarn, such as raffia, paper strips, ribbon, and more. Explore these 10 materials that you can weave with and discover an entire world of creative projects waiting to be made.

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Weaving with denim is another one of my favorites. I especially love the idea of re-using the denim fabric from jeans that we can no longer wear. Denim also adds a really unique texture to weaves. It has a sturdiness to it that allows you to use it in ways that wouldn't work with yarn.

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I had my ups and downs but over all I think I actually like weaving with mohair. It was definitely a change of pace from my normal weaving. My style is usually heavy with texture, so this was a challenge to make something lighter. Mohair is much more tacky then the yarns I usually weave with,

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