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Ask Madelyn: How to Telescope Weaving Drafts

Madelyn explains how to telescope weaving drafts so you can turn 8-shaft (or more) into drafts for a 4-shaft loom. 

Bandweaving in the Central Bolivian Highlands: A View to the Future

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.

Weaving Failure or Learning Opportunity?

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.

Ask Madelyn: What is Barleycorn?

Scottish weavers have a pattern they call barleycorn? What is it, and is it the same as American barley corn?

My Greatest Talent Is Unweaving, And It Should Be Yours, Too

To weave well, you must also be able to unweave well.

Hack Your Studio: Measuring Tools

I have found that different measuring tools help in different ways to improve my weaving speed and process.

Hack your Studio: Kitchen Scales and Yarn Balances

You'll find kitchen scales to be as useful in the studio as in the kitchen.

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.

Handwoven 2016 Digital Collection

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.

Notes from the Fell: On Looms

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.