This winter I have been playing with a basic method from wildcraftdyeing at youtube. I use scoured yarn (mine is handspun) and then mordant by simmering with alum for an hour.
Find some safflower at your local halal market for a pittance. I don't have any weights to recommend (weight of goods or "WOG") .
About two years ago, I bought a used Kromski Harp loom. I rather like it, it's the widest one that they make. Keeping the shed open in the higher position is tricky at times, but I LOVE the warping board that is built in. This one came with a stand.
I decided to weave with some peachy silk yarn that my friend Janet spun and gave me; it's one of my favorite colors and one of the pastels that look good on me. I made yardage in an 8 inch width in a spontaneous weaving style.
I love making clothes, and I love coming up with my own colors and shapes that are wearable for me.
I decided to make a top, and purchased some coordinating peach linen from Fabrics-Store.com. (I am also an advocate for natural fibers, a separate discussion is needed on how natural is a textile that has been power manufactured and artificially dyed...topic for another day).
I used a base pattern from Fabrics-Store.com also, and cut it up to place the handwoven in front and back.
