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The Diné, Their Sheep, and a Tale of Survival

Nikyle Begay, a shepherd with a flock of Navajo-Churro, is also a weaver and a member of the Diné tribe.

Make a Cartoon and Use It for Tapestry!

Using a cartoon for tapestry and other figurative weaving is a time-honored technique. Here's how Tommye McClure Scanlin does it.

Designing for Handwoven and Little Looms: Using Issue Themes to Drive Designs

Often weavers find that having a theme to design for helps them expand their design skills. Read how weaving projects to submit to Handwoven and Little Looms has prompted Barbara Goudsmit to explore new design avenues.

Dyeing with Oxalis

I have heard that oxalis (sour grass) dyes yarn an intense yelllow-green color, so I decided to give it a try.

Cody by Mountain Meadow Wool

For the Yarn Lab in Handwoven November/December 2020, Angela K. Schneider put Cody by Mountain Meadow Wool through its paces.

A Thoroughly Mid-Century Modern Handwoven

If you like mid-century modern design, then you’ll absolutely love the March/April 2021 issue of Handwoven.

Reader’s Gallery: Rigid-Heddle and Multishaft Scarves and Shawls

For this edition of the Reader’s Gallery, I looked at scarves and shawls woven on rigid-heddle and multishaft looms.

Weaving Communities of Guatemala: After Hurricanes Eta and Iota

Deborah has been working with artisans in Guatemala for the past 20 years, but the hurricanes of 2020 changed her role from advisor to relief worker.

Season 2, Episode 2: John Mullarkey

What can you weave with a pack of cards? More than you’d imagine…

Valentine WIFs for Weavers and Eye Candy for All

On a lark, I went through past issues of Handwoven looking for project titles that were flower-inspired with the goal of adding to the WIF Library. I was surprised by what I found.