Linda Ligon

Linda Ligon


Finger Weaving—An Ancient Tradition That Binds Us Together

You can learn the technique from Mary Shackleford at Weave Together 2025

Weaving Rules

Maybe it isn't you but the weaving rules that are causing those errors in your weaving! Linda explains.

Long Thread Podcast: Lynda Teller Pete

Season 6, Episode 4: A fifth-generation Navajo weaver, Lynda lives in two worlds: the world of a traditional Navajo woman weaving exquisite textiles, and the world of book author, curator, board member, world traveler.

Inspiring Embellishments

Anita Luvera Mayer takes her cloth creations to the next level with imaginative and inspiring embellishments.

Life and Times in Color: Nell Znamierowski

Nell Znamierowski (1931-2021) had an instinctive color sense that guided her and inspired others.

Growing Up Together

Linda Ligon reminisces about her times working with former Handwoven photographer Joe Coca.

Wrangling 5 Shafts From A 4-shaft Loom

Ever wonder about those 5-shaft drafts you see from time to time? Here's an interesting idea about how they were woven.

Like Disappearing Ink

Here’s the story of how Linda’s son got lost in Tunis and discovered a not-quite-magical cloak.

We Can't Weave Well Enough Alone

Linda Ligon wrote this poem and read it during the Schacht Spindle Company's 50th anniversary celebration in September 2019. We hope you love it as much as we do.

I Love Paper

In the early years of Interweave, I tended to go overboard on paper quality. My decisions were emotional, not rational, though. I thought that the paper should be as beautiful and feel as wonderful as the textiles we were printing on it.