Free 8-Shaft Weaving Loom Patterns

It can be a big change when a weaver gets access to an 8-shaft loom. The possibilities are vast with all those shafts, and it can be difficult to decide what to try first. Spark your imagination and grow your skills with these beautiful scarf and shawl patterns, perfect for 8-shaft looms.

Beginners will find the projects easy to follow, detailed with instructions and images. Experienced weavers will love the beautiful 8-shaft projects and advancing their skills while creating a project they will be able to show off.

Inside you'll find:

• A shimmering scarf in advancing point twill by Virginia West - Tencel and twill are perfect partners for showing off color, shine, and drape. You're sure to sparkle in this unique and elegant twill scarf!

• Cashmere/silk and bamboo shawl by Carry Wilcox - To showcase cashmere, Carry used a draft designed that features a narrow band of overshot as a supplementary warp on a ground cloth of bamboo, another soft yarn that compliments the cashmere/silk. Turning the overshot draft warp-wise makes the most efficient use of that precious yarn.

• Pacific Waves in Tencel and bamboo by Coreen Hartig - Warp once and weave two scarves that capture the constantly changing colors and movement of the Pacific Ocean. Build on these skills to design your own 8-shaft weaving projects using collapse weave techniques.

We hope you will join us on our journey in 8-shaft weaving, and that you'll enjoy it all as much as we do. Experiment away, and learn how to make the most of all 8 shafts on your loom.