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Here’s to not playing on our phones and instead, using this time for weaving.
Ever wonder about the weird fractions in Handwoven? Based on the mail we get, you are not alone.
This weekend, I threaded 430 ends of 20/2 cotton on my loom in 4 shades of gray from Lunatic Fringe’s Tubular Spectrum. It’s an easy threading of plain weave with some crammed ends of 10/2 cotton to create ribs in the fabric.
I know some weavers hem their towels before finishing in the washing machine and dryer. Do you have a preferred way?
I don’t weave super-fancy inkle bands for my towels, but I do weave simple bands that either match or perfectly complement them!
It isn’t that easy to have looms in two places unless you are willing to create two weaving studios.
Yes, weavers have access to a lot these days, but they don’t have nearly as many choices as handspinners. Handspinners who weave can create the most personal of textiles and weave that which no one else can.
For me, there’s something cathartic about knowing that I can try anything I want to and it won’t damage the end result, as the ultimate goal of sampling is to learn what to do, or more often, what not to do when weaving.
I am a knitter as well as a weaver, and I’ve developed a freeform weaving style that allows me to escape the constraints of knitting to create funky—and wearable—infinity scarves that use up the little bits of yarn that accumulate over time.
Random design is a fascinating concept, but well-designed is also wonderful, and a good designer can do both. We didn’t randomly choose designers for the three Loom Theory 2018 lookbooks.