Mohair weaving

My first mohair throw was woven for a wedding gift. I used a beautiful mixture of mohair, fancy yarns with slubs, and ribbon. Since that first throw I have woven hundreds of throws to keep peopl…

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,

Three basic factors affect drape: yarn/fiber, weave structure, and warp/weft density. How can you design fabric with the drape you want?

Handwoven Mohair Blanket It’s finally finished! After a year of dreaming, planning, dyeing, and weaving, I finally finished making the handwoven mohair blanket. The blanket has been woven, finished, fulled, and gifted to my girlfriend. It’s been the most exciting thing to finally be able to pull this fabric off the loom. This is all hand-dyed mohair warp and weft, woven by Felicia Lo Wong of SweetGeorgia Yarns.

Hand weaving with natural wool and mohair on my Brinkley loom