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Learn by Doing: Network Drafting
Learn about network drafting and also get a great pattern for some beautiful towels in this free download for All Access Subscribers.
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5 Fun (And Free) Weaving Projects: Handwoven Towels and Placemats
Handwoven placemats and towels are perfect for beginner weavers. Learn how to weave placemats and towels from these 5 FREE beautiful weaving projects.
A Tale of Twill
Madelyn van der Hoogt hated twills when she started weaving. But the introduction of colored publications in the 80s gave her a new love of twill weaving!
SUBFantasy Twill Scarf for 4-Shaft Weavers!
Download this PDF of Nancy Peck’s scarf pattern written for 4-shaft looms.
SUBCoping with Harness Envy: Reducing Multi-shaft Drafts to 4-shafts
It's frustrating to love an 8-shaft pattern when you only have a 4-shaft loom. In this article from March/April 2018, Madelyn describes how to reduce 8-shaft twill drafts to 4-shafts. We tried her methods on some recent drafts, check out our results!
Free Blanket and Throw Patterns
Download this free booklet that includes three 4-shaft blanket and throw patterns: a lush alpaca blend blanket, a twill gamp that doubles as a throw and twill study, and a set of coordinating pillows and blanket.
Twills from Two Perspectives
As a tech editor, Bettie has a bird’s eye view of projects while she is working on a magazine issue, but it isn’t until she gets her own copy of the magazine that she fully appreciates them.
SUBWindows and Shadows Shawl
Here is a pdf download of the pattern for this beautiful shawl by Jannie Taylor that combines spaces in the warp and weft with shadow weave to great effect.
Celestial Inspiration for the Starry Sky Placemats
Learn about the origins of this design, plus get the pdf draft and WIF for these placemats from the talented Judit Ozoray.
Learn the Basics of Shadow Weave
I love refreshing my understanding of different weaving concepts so downloadable courses such as Introduction to Shadow Weave are perfect for me.
Nancy Crampton's 4-shaft Bunny Band Draft
Download this free pdf for weaving a bunny band on a 4-shaft loom
Ask Madelyn: Reducing 8-Shaft Drafts
Madelyn explains how to take an 8-shaft draft and reduce it to 4 shafts.
SUBPassing the Weaving Torch
Carol Thilenius details how to weave a 5-shaft pattern on a 4-shaft loom.