Madelyn explains how to telescope weaving drafts so you can turn 8-shaft (or more) into drafts for a 4-shaft loom.
Maxima and I met several years ago when I was searching for a weaver to teach me the bandweaving style used in the remote rural communities of the central Bolivian highlands.
I struggle with a fear of failure in some aspects of my life, but in weaving I have come to recognize that failure is an option.
Scottish weavers have a pattern they call barleycorn? What is it, and is it the same as American barley corn?
To weave well, you must also be able to unweave well.
I have found that different measuring tools help in different ways to improve my weaving speed and process.
You'll find kitchen scales to be as useful in the studio as in the kitchen.
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.
I enjoy reading about weaving even when I’m not around a loom, and that's one of the reasons I like having Handwoven available in digital form.
Weaving has a long history that goes back tens of thousands of years. In that time while the basics of weaving have remained mostly the same, the technology we use has drastically changed.