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Don’t Follow my Example! Sample Before Starting a Weaving Project

Not sampling before starting a weaving project is a mistake that I will probably repeat many more times in my weaving career.

Natural Dyeing: Finding the Color Growing Around You

For centuries people dyed cloth with whatever they could find in nature. Natural dyeing drastically decreased when chemical dyes came on the market.

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.

Ask Madelyn: Warp Tension

I’ve been struggling to keep warp tension even for the entire length of the warp.

Weaving with Novelty Yarn

Many rigid heddle projects are striking because rigid-heddle weavers have no fear of using novelty yarn.

Handwoven Goods—Recycled Yarn and more!

Check out these products that might be new to you and help you in your weaving: fan reeds, supplementary wavy beater, recycled yarns, and a cloth beam extension.

Fiber Festivals: What Not to Miss at a Sheep and Wool Festival

Fiber enthusiasts look forward to sheep and wool festivals every year! Some even travel across the country to attend the larger festivals. Fiber festivals have more to offer than just the vendors market. Had enough shopping?

August 2008 Bag of the Month - Virginia Balch

Learn how to recycle old bags into a reusable bag with this free pattern download! The fabric can be woven on a 2- or 4-shaft loom, or a rigid-heddle loom.

July 2008 Bag of the Month - Dinah Rose

Free Pattern Download for a Handwoven Bag!