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Add an Extra Something to Your Weaving with Inlay

Enhance simple handwoven cloth with spots of color or texture—or even images.

Apr 6, 2026 - 7 min read

Add an Extra Something to Your Weaving with Inlay Primary Image

Line Dufour’s Iridescent Inlaid Scarves (project link below) use the Theo Moorman technique. Photo by Joe Coca

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Do you ever wonder what do with thrums and leftover yarns, or how to show off a small amount of a very special yarn? Would you like to use simple woven cloth as a canvas for images, shapes, colors, and texture without being limited by the number of shafts on your loom? Inlay may be just the thing!

Intro to Inlay

Click any image to expand. Project links are below.

Inlay is a technique in which an additional (or supplementary) weft

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