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.
Those are the times when I want a project on a portable table loom, and an inkle loom fits the bill.
I'd like to invite you to abandon your usual weaving mind-set and let Tom Knisely teach you some new ways to weave rugs through his new video.