Lately I’ve been thinking about perspective and how it impacts my weaving and my life.
In essence, you are asking whether weavers really need to use a temple.
Expert weaver Pattie Graver, author of Next Steps in Weaving: What You Never Knew You Needed to Know, shares her warping tips for more successful weaving projects in this excerpt straight from her best selling book.
The closer denting of the edge threads is probably suggested in order to add a bit of strength to the selvedges.
A group of 8 weavers from Laos are working hard to fulfill their textile dreams this year. The weavers are part of Ock Pop Tok in Luang Prabang, Laos, a team that works to shed light on Lao textiles and artists while increasing economic opportunity.
Babies change everything. This is what I was told frequently while I was pregnant, and today it’s a mantra I repeat as I try to balance the aspects of my old life, like weaving, with my new reality.
Having bought the spinning wheel, John Mullarkey looked around for an inexpensive way to give weaving a try and spotted weaving cards (or tablets, as they are officially known).
Get out your rigid-heddle loom if you need a warm scarf in a hurry.