Color


Shadow Weave: How Else Would We Celebrate Groundhog Day?

Three projects that explore the shapes of shadows, plus three others in color and weave.

What Will You Weave With Mocha Mousse?

A dozen ideas for working with Pantone‘s 2025 Color of the Year.

Notes from the Fell: Rag Rug Color Gamps

How to understand your rug‘s warp and weft color interactions

Weaving with Knitting Yarn

Bring elegant drape and modern flair to the traditional weave structures you love with the addition of “knitting” yarns.

I Can Help You Write Your 2024 Weaving Resolutions!

Your crafting life can really benefit by reimagining resolutions as things you want to do.

All You Need for Shadow Weave

If your loom has four shafts, you are probably sometimes disappointed to see projects in Handwoven that require six or eight. With many weaves, four shafts can’t do what more can. With shadow weave, four are all you need!

What's all the Fuzz About? The 2024 Color of the Year: Peach Fuzz!

Embrace a little warmth and coziness in your weaving with this beautiful peachy color.

The Benefits of Weaving Samples

Many weavers have a love/hate relationship with sampling. In her latest video, Color in Weaving, Deb Essen explains why she loves sampling!

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Learn by Doing: Turned Twill and Color Effects on Eight Shafts!

I recently wrote about turned twills on four shafts. With this downloadable PDF, you can learn more about turned twills and color effects—but this time using eight shafts. Your reward? Three beautiful towels to weave!