Poppana can be ordered premade or you can also make your own with either recycled or new cloth (cottons, silks or wools) Cut fabric, such as sheet material, on the bias, into 1/4" - 1/2" narrow strips. It is used as weft and can be woven in tabby or twill treadlings.

More Poppana

Poppana for the Disabled
The Kuopio Academy of Crafts and Design had a project to develop a method of weaving poppana that would enable disabled people to participate in weaving activities. Fabric was painted and then cut to form the weft. When reweaving the pattern reappears.

Unica
Unica is a Finnish design company that uses Poppana cotton fabric for coats, jackets and other quality clothing.

Table Textiles
Piia Huttunen-Bradley weaves table runners and placemats using Poppana and other cotton yarns.

Lankapalvelu
This is a Finnish site that has a wide selection of weaving yarns. You can find Poppana in the "Muutkodonta-materiaalit" section. (Other Weaving Materias)

Svalan
A Swedish site that has woven items as well as Poppana and other yarns. An email address is supplied, so you can write to them in English, requesting information on their yarns.

Toika
Toika carries special shuttles for poppana weaving.

Earthguild
Earthguild carries Poppana strips in a range of different colors.