Reeds are a vital—and expensive—part of a loom. Tom Knisely explains how to choose the right sizes for your weaving, and gives some tips about caring for them.
What they are, how they work, and the ways they improve your weaving.
How to understand your rug‘s warp and weft color interactions
Tom Knisely uses the idea that less is more when planning a new project.
Looking to update some worn textiles? Give them a new lease on life in a new form.
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We all like clean and tidy selvedges but they can seem elusive with some structures. Here's Tom Knisely describing his techniques for weaving boundweave with good looking selvedges.
It's not just about having enough heddles on each shaft for your project. Tom explains some nuances of heddle management.
You may have seen Poppana or it's shuttles and not known what you were looking at. Tom Knisely investigated weaving with poppana strips using its special shuttles and wrote about it in "Notes from the Fell" in Handwoven May/June 22.
You can use a yarn's twist in your handwoven cloth to your advantage. Tom explores tracking and then spins yarns to test how it affects cloth in this article from Handwoven Jan/Feb 2022.
Keeping good weaving records is a goal for many of us. Tom talks about a couple of uncommon methods that might work for you, as well as a more traditional style.
