Caring for naturally dyed cloth can be intimidating, but if you know what you’re doing you can enjoy your pieces for a very long time.
Every once in a while a project comes along that makes me wish I had 16 (or more!) shafts. Bonnie Inouye’s truly spectacular Jin Silk Scarf from Handwoven Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection immediately made me wish I had 16 shafts.
Notes in weaving books are wonderful. Not only do they let us take a look at the weaver who previously owned the book, but a note can provide us with valuable information.
In her Stained-Glass Scarf from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, Karen Isenhower uses a weaving by Else Regensteiner as her initial inspiration for this wonderfully fun Swedish lace scarf. Read what Karen has to say about her design.
I love it when weavers take traditional structures and weave them in such a way that it makes them into something more. Take Robin Wilton’s Huck Lace Meets Color-and-Weave scarf from the November/December 2018 Handwoven.
In her Wine and Roses Scarves from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, Jenny Sennott uses asymmetrical striping combined with a supplemental weft stripe and just a bit of lace to create a set of lovely scarves that you can’t help but ogle.
Using bead leno combined with an amazing grasp of color and pattern, Deanna has created a scarf that is lovely, lacy, and thoroughly modern.
Sometimes you want a complicated scarf project, one that has treadling repeats that go on for days, uses specialty yarns, and is sure to impress anyone and everyone who looks at it.
Nancy Rimsha started out as less than enthusiastic about shadow weave, but ended up falling for the structure thanks to her guild’s Weave Structures group. Learn more about how she learned to love shadow weave.
Swedish lace is one of those magical structures that allow you to weave multiple patterns on one warp, simply by changing the tie-up. In her Swedish lace linen towels from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, Kate Lange-McKibben shows you how to do just
