Susan E. Horton

Susan E. Horton


Articles

Silk Wall of Troy Scarf

Twill and silk are a natural pairing for scarves. The floats in twill give silk opportunities to shine and reflect light, but they aren’t so long that they get caught on clothing or jewelry.

Don’t Be Afraid to Sew Handwoven Fabric!

My mother didn't know she should fear cutting and sewing handwoven fabric—so she went ahead and did it.

It’s Just Yarn—Jump into Weaving

As many times as you tell beginning weavers that it’s just yarn, most still worry about the whole warping the loom thing.

Use Your Weaving Tools with Purpose

I recently heard the phrase, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail,” and it caught my attention. After looking it up, I learned that is known as the “law of the instrument,” a term coined by Abraham Maslow in 1966. The concept

A Chat with Sarah Resnick of Gist Yarn and Fiber

I don’t often have time to slow down and contemplate my weaving career and the events that have led me to becoming the editor of Handwoven. However, I joined Sarah Resnick’s podcast to do just that.

Be Glad You Weave

I’m at my happiest when I’ve got 1,000 ends to sley and thread. I love to see a disorganized warp become organized on my loom. I like to throw the shuttle and see the cloth develop and see my ideas become reality.

Using Handwoven to Jump-Start a Project

You can always start a weaving project from scratch: dream one up, find a draft. I do that, but I often use Handwoven to jump-start my projects, whether it is to explore a color combination I like or try a weave structure or yarn I’m not familiar with.

Flower Scarves

Tien Chiu is an award-winning designer and weaver, evident in her Flower Scarves from Handwoven May/June 2018. Based on colors from a photograph of flowers, Tien carefully planned a striped warp that highlighted her chosen colors.

Double-Check Your Weaving Opinions

It made me think about some of the weaving opinions you hear about today that I believe don’t actually hold up to scrutiny.

Plaid Windows Blouse

Deanna Deeds is one of my favorite weaving designers. She brings a fresh, insightful approach to all of her weaving projects, solving problems as she goes. The Plaid Windows Blouse by Deanna, found in Handwoven May/June 2018, is no exception.

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