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Make Your Mark with Itajime Shibori
Shibori is trendy, versatile, and lots of fun, especially if you have Elizabeth McTear as your guide. She'll walk you through the basics of itajime shibori!
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Creativity
Inspiring Embellishments
Anita Luvera Mayer takes her cloth creations to the next level with imaginative and inspiring embellishments.
In Praise of Boredom, the Catalyst of Creativity
Boredom is the catalyst of creativity and impetus of adventure. As weavers, it’s often boredom that challenges us to try a new structure or technique and to build our weaving skills.
Warp Once, Weave Forever: Learn How with Handwoven!
In our May/June 2019 issue of Handwoven we explore the ways you can adjust your warp to weave multiple projects, structures, or patterns.
Pool-Inspired Towels
Weaving inspiration can come from anywhere as Connie Westbrook shows in her Pool-Inspired Towels that she based on the tiles in the pool where she swims. The 8-shaft turned twill pattern mimics the lanes in a public pool and also the tiling around the edg
Pin-Striped Pin-Loom Pillow
Deborah Bagley found booklets from the mid-1900s that feature pin loom weaving patterns that are anything but plain. She based her Pin-Striped Pin-Loom Pillow on float patterns she found that add texture, and then she added colors to enhance that texture.
Your Weaving Studio: Peace or Chaos?
I'm not advocating that everyone clean up their weaving studio, far from it. My point is about making your studio someplace that you want to be.
Weaving Failure or Learning Opportunity?
I struggle with a fear of failure in some aspects of my life, but in weaving I have come to recognize that failure is an option.
Why We Love Elisabeth Hill
Meet Elisabeth Hill: Fabulous Designer, Weaver, Instructor, and Technical Editor
Finding Your Summer Weaving Inspiration
Christina shares her inspiration for weaving this summer: textiles of India. This summer, let your weaving projects be inspired with color and texture too!
An Unlikely Cure for Weaver's Block
Weaver's block can stop you in your tracks as you fumble around looking for your next project. Read how Christina found a way out of hers.
One Thread at a Time
The March/April 2012 issue is full of beautiful weaving using plant fibers.