Little Looms

Season 9, Episode 10: In the field and in their studios, Rowland and Chinami explore and reimagine traditional Japanese methods for growing, processing, and dyeing with indigo.

In the decades since Brown Sheep Company began, nearly everything in the American wool business has changed. Maintaining the company’s tradition of high-quality wool yarns is a tale of family, persistence, and self-reliance.

Measure often, and don’t forget to secure those tails!

Season 9, Episode 5: Weaving together the threads of her regional fiber network, Lilly Marsh keeps consumers—and shepherds—warm with the cloth she creates.

You could buy that pretty hand-dyed skein and hope for the best, but a bit of math beforehand will give you a better chance of success.

At conferences, in your mailbox, or in their small-town storefront, Susan and Jim Bateman operate your local yarn store for weaving, spinning, knitting, and crochet.

A high-flying pig is the epitome of crazy optimism, something we can all use.

Enjoy perusing the project gallery from last week’s Handwoven event.

Season 8, Episode 8: From his studio in the garret of his New England farmhouse, Justin produces the kind of cloth that would make weavers in every century sigh in admiration.

The raffia I knew as a kid is not the same raffia that you can buy today.