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Marian Quanbeck Dahlberg: Väva! Veve!

In her article for Handwoven, Anne Laure Camilleri gives an inside look into the mind of Marian Quanbeck Dahlberg and Väva Veve.

2018: The Year of Purple Weaving

Pantone chose Ultra violet as its color of the year in 2018. Weavers love purple, right? Here are some projects your might want to try!

Ask Madelyn: Why Use a Temple?

Is weaving with temples more time consuming because you have to keep advancing the temple? and does using one create a straight selvedge?

Pay Attention When Warping a Loom

I realize that many of my problems come from being distracted. In this list most, problems are due to not being careful while winding, warping, and dressing my loom.

A Weaver’s Guide to Effective Procrastination

In her article from the September/October 1995 issue of Handwoven, Linda muses on procrastination and how she makes it work for her.

A Recipe for Cozy Weaving (and an Actual Recipe)

Sitting at a loom might not seem like the coziest of endeavors at first, but I assure you that cozy weaving is not only possible, it is delightful.

Ask Madelyn: 4-Shaft Draft for Savory Towels

The last issue of Handwoven shows a rigid-heddle project for towels (Jenny Sennott, Two Savory Towels for the Rigid-Heddle Loom, November/December 2017).

Don’t Look to Me for Weaving Loom Maintenance Advice!

If I had rewatched The Loom Owner’s Companion Course, I would have been reminded about weaving loom maintenance and many other important tips.

The Draft: What is a Gamp?

Want to learn more about a particular structure? Want to learn more about how different warp and weft colors interact? Try weaving a gamp! What is a Gamp?

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.