Add Ons

One of the things I'm asked frequently for is examples of the various add ons to custom or semi-custom projects.  Hopefully having them organized in one spot will be helpful for you as you design your piece.  As you'll see in these photos, often these add ons will be paired together -- but they certainly don't have to be!  All of these add ons are optional.

Pricing

  • handdyed weft: $30 flat fee, up to 4 colors
  • additional handdyed weft colors: $10 each 
  • colorblocking: $20/meter (charged in full meter increments)
  • clasping: $8 each
  • inlays: $5 for each full width piece
  • single row hemstitching lacework: $15 each
  • embroidery stitch accent: $20 each
  • double row hemstitching lacework: $30 each 
  • full embroideries: cost on a per design basis

Photos of the above are all available if you scroll down.

We also offer ringsling conversions, available as gathered, hybrid, or floating gathered.  These are $70 and include your choice of in stock rings and shoulder style.

Probably also worth mentioning is how to finish the tail(s) of your piece! Pricing/options for that is as follows:

  • hemmed (included)
  • loose fringe, secured with a hemstitch: base warp price x desired length 
  • loose fringe, secured with a knot: base warp price x desired length + 5cm per side 
  • twisted fringe: base warp price x length needed for desired length* + $15 per side

Pricing isn't quite as cut and dry for fringe as there is a range of prices for different warp fibers.  For example, 15 cm of loose fringe on a $120/m warp would be $18 per side, but on a $180/m warp the same style would cost $27 per side. I'm more than happy to give you a direct quote on fringe (or any options!)

*twisting fringe makes you loose some length -- the most common lengths I see are ~12cm (requires 20cm of length) and ~18cm (requires 25cm of length).  All twisted fringe lengths are approximate.

The photo above shows colorblocking -- or using several colors in the weft.  Often this is at the tails and/or middle marker, but can be done for the entire length of a piece as well.

The photo above shows clasping.  This is a weaving design element similar to colorblocking, except the color doesn't go the full width of the piece.  You can see here the blue stops halfway, and the rest of the width is natural.  Clasping (and colorblocking!) can either be bold (like the dark blue) or subtle (like the light blue) -- it all depends how much contrast is between the weft colors.

The three photos above show handspun inlays.  I handspin the inlays I use myself, and aim for an overall narrow width with varying widths throughout for fun texture!  You can see how it appears more narrow once woven in the final photo.

I offer both sea island cotton inlays (shown above -- and easy care!) and merino wool inlays.  Both of these fibers are available in natural, and I do have a small selection of colors available in the wool inlays.  I am unable to offer custom dyed inlays at this time. 

Inlays can be the entire width of the wrap, or can be smaller sections to be a more delicate accent.

Here you can see a single row of hemstitching as a lacework in the tail of a woven piece -- it is surrounded by inlays.  The inlays show above with the blue warp are lovely, but in this example you can start to see how details can be added together to customize your piece.

This is one example of an embroidery stitch detail (paired with inlays!)

Here is the second style of embroidery stitch currently offered -- this one is in a color gradient which is a fun effect!  Also shown in this photo is colorblocking.

You can see the full lacework shown above -- there are two rows visible, and each are secured with a hemstitch on the top and the bottom.  Having this second row of hemstitching allows for the lacework to be larger.

The top lacework shown here is another full lacework example.  It has a row of hemstitching securing the top and the bottom, but instead of being straight, the warp threads are in a zigzag pattern.  Towards the bottom you can see a single row of hemstitching accent, flanked by colored inlays.

The above two photos show different pieces with actual embroidered designs instead of an embroidery stitch across the width of the warp.  These designs are available on a case by case basis, and are done off the loom.  Adding any designs will take an additional 1-2 weeks once your warp is finished weaving to complete.

As you can see, details can be left simple on your piece or be very elaborate (see below for a full wrap example!) -- part of the fun for a custom is to select exactly what you would like to include.  If you know you want some details and this feels overwhelming though, you are always welcome to point out anything you like/dislike and provide a budget and leave the designing to me as well!