Chris Acton, Author at Acton Creative

About Chris Acton

Chris Acton is the President, Chief Weaver, and Jack-of-all-Trades for Acton Creative, based in NW Indiana. When she isn't weaving away, you can find her absorbed in a book while slurping gallons of hot tea.

Double the Width

Double the Width

By Chris Acton|2022-07-05T10:41:57-05:00July 6th, 2022|Art, From the studio, Weaving, Weaving Fabric|

What if your 15" wide loom could weave a 30" wide project? Fancy, right? Knowing how to double the width [...]

Planning for Double Weave

Planning for Double Weave

By Chris Acton|2022-06-20T14:13:53-05:00June 22nd, 2022|Art, Dressing the Loom, From the studio, Weaving|

Before we dive headlong into 2 layers of woven goodness, let's chat about planning for double weave! In order to [...]

Bare Bones of Skeleton Tie-ups

Bare Bones of Skeleton Tie-ups

By Chris Acton|2022-06-07T18:49:47-05:00June 8th, 2022|Dressing the Loom, From the studio, Weaving, Weaving Fabric|

Welcome, my friend, to the "Bare Bones of Skeleton Tie-ups"! Skeleton tie-ups can certainly be mathematical and geeky. But, they [...]

Brooks Bouquet Breakdown

Brooks Bouquet Breakdown

By Chris Acton|2022-05-24T09:43:06-05:00May 25th, 2022|Art, From the studio, Weaving, Weaving Fabric|

Are you ready for the Brooks Bouquet Breakdown? In today's video, I'll be presenting the basic components of this fun [...]

Quick Peek at Leno

Quick Peek at Leno

By Chris Acton|2022-05-18T05:30:36-05:00May 18th, 2022|Art, From the studio, Weaving, Weaving Fabric|

Are you ready for a quick peek at leno? Leno is a hand-manipulated weaving pattern that creates decorative gaps in [...]

Let’s talk custom

Let’s talk custom

By Chris Acton|2022-05-10T09:10:47-05:00May 11th, 2022|Art, Business of being an artist, From the studio, Personal musings, Weaving|

Let's talk custom! Here is my definition of a custom project - a project that is woven for someone incorporating [...]

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