Color


The Draft: What is a Gamp?

Want to learn more about a particular structure? Want to learn more about how different warp and weft colors interact? Try weaving a gamp! What is a Gamp?

The Worst Fashion Advice I’ve Ever Received

It's taken me years to undo the mindset of simple is better, but what I've learned along the way is how beautiful weaving colors can be.

The Draft: Overshot Threading Then and Now

In her article for the November/December 2017 issue of Handwoven, Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches you how to decipher old overshot drafts.

10 Insurance Tips for Crafters

Recent natural disasters have some of us in the office wondering what we’d do if it were us. Here are 10 insurance tips for crafters - take stock now!

It's All How You Look at It: Weaving Perspective

Lately I’ve been thinking about perspective and how it impacts my weaving and my life.

Weekend Weaving: Picnic Blankets

Wouldn't you love to have a handwoven picnic blanket? Weave one!

A Designer From the Loom Up: John Mullarkey

Having bought the spinning wheel, John Mullarkey looked around for an inexpensive way to give weaving a try and spotted weaving cards (or tablets, as they are officially known).

Weekend Weaving: Weave a Scarf Over a Weekend

Get out your rigid-heddle loom if you need a warm scarf in a hurry.

What’s on Your Loom? Glacial Weaving

When Handwoven November/December 2010, dedicated to “slow cloth,” came out, Deborah told me her style of weaving might best be called “glacial weaving

We’re Falling in Love with These Bright Autumn Color Trends

After looking at Pantone’s 2017 Fashion Color Report for fall, I am genuinely excited about the bright autumn color trends.