Christina Garton

Christina Garton


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Rainbows On Your Loom

Rainbows are wonderful. Dorothy Gale, Kermit the Frog, and Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo‘ole, have all sang about these magical natural phenomena. When I was a child, seeing rainbows was a rare, wonderful experience. My friends and I would trek out as far

2018: The Year of Purple Weaving

Pantone chose Ultra violet as its color of the year in 2018. Weavers love purple, right? Here are some projects your might want to try!

A Recipe for Cozy Weaving (and an Actual Recipe)

Sitting at a loom might not seem like the coziest of endeavors at first, but I assure you that cozy weaving is not only possible, it is delightful.

The Worst Fashion Advice I’ve Ever Received

It's taken me years to undo the mindset of simple is better, but what I've learned along the way is how beautiful weaving colors can be.

Yarn Lab: Milk Fiber

Milk fiber is a relatively new fiber with a lot of potential. In her Yarn Lab in Handwoven November/December 2017 Liz Moncrief wove samples using this yarn.

Weaving Around the World

It was my great pleasure to put together our last pattern pack of 2017 featuring 5 of my favorite patterns, Handwoven Presents: Weaving Around the World.

This Holiday Season: Worry Less, Weave More

I swear just a minute ago October was starting and we had months—months!—until The Holiday Season. Guess how many holiday weaving projects I’ve started.

Weaving Silk with Treenway Silks

Weaving silk is absolutely a wonderful experience—perhaps the only thing better is wearing silk.

Why We Love Rag Rugs

Weaving with rags, for example, shows up around the world for millennia. And it’s easy to see why: when people made all their cloth by hand, they didn’t want to waste even a scrap.

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