Deflected doubleweave is a delightful, versatile structure. You can use it to weave up circles, flowers, and even bubbles. When she wanted to weave a scarf inspired by the beautiful mosaics she saw in Spain, Anu Bhatia turned to deflected doubleweave.
Cloth covers us and keeps us warm, it decorates our home, and it helps keeps us cozy on cold winter nights. Cloth also holds onto memories, both large and small. My wedding dress brings back memories of hot weather and butterflies in my stomach.
Sometimes a project is based on a vision of the finished piece. Other times, I simpy fall in love with a skein and build a project around its best features.
For some reason, as soon as the weather starts to get cold, I see people all over the internet rejoicing about sweater weather.
I wanted to take a moment to break up the usual holiday routine and talk about Bulgarian kukeri, a textile-rich tradition going back thousands of years.
When Judith Shangold told me she wanted to weave a shawl using the hatching technique, I was intrigued—and a little worried. Hatching is a traditional tapestry technique, and when I think tapestry, I don’t think of fine shawls with great drape.
Is there anything better than a warm snuggly blanket on a cold day? Probably not, but Elisabeth Hill’s 8-shaft Blanket Scarf comes close.
Looking for a project that is sure to impress on just 8-shafts and 10 treadles? Look no further than Bonnie Inouye’s spectacular Jin Silk Scarf.
Celebrate friendship and weaving with Suzie Liles’s 14-shaft Friendship Scarf. Suzie’s design cleverly uses Bronson lace to spell out Frienship in Weaving in crisp and lovely linen. Find it in Loom Theory 2018: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection.
There are very few times in my life I’ve wished I had a loom with more than 8 shafts. One of those times was when I first saw Nancy Dunlap’s astoundingly beautiful Majestic Royal Scarf from the November/December 2018 Handwoven.
