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Weaving Studio Hacks: 5 Ways to Use Your Cellphone Camera

Your cellphone camera will come in handy in the weaving studio. Here are some ways to use it you may not have thought of.

Weaving Is the Best Craft! Here Are My Top 10 Reasons Why!

In honor of National Craft Month, I feel compelled to help the non-weaving world understand why weaving is the best craft. Here are my top ten reasons:

Why We Love Elisabeth Hill

Meet Elisabeth Hill: Fabulous Designer, Weaver, Instructor, and Technical Editor

Pineapple as the new leather? Meet Piñatex

Piñatex is a textile made from the pineapple leaf fiber that could revolutionize the fashion industry!

Ask Madelyn: How Much Yarn Do I Need for Weaving?

How much yarn do I need for weaving projects, and how do I calculate it? Does my choice of weaving yarn make a difference?

The Legacy of Bertha Gray Hayes

Today’s weavers owe much to the early 20th-century giants who revived handweaving. If you’ve ever woven a miniature overshot, you can probably thank Bertha Gray Hayes.

Things We Love: Baby Blankets

What is better than a baby blanket? A handwoven baby blanket!

Designing Around Fashion Yarns

Fashion yarns can be fickle beasts. They’re so enticing in the yarn shop, but sometimes when you get them home, you start wondering how to actually weave with them. Fortunately fashion yarns don’t have to be difficult.

Why We Love Our Designers!

For this edition of Why We Love we’re focusing on something we at Handwoven couldn’t live without: our designers. We wouldn’t exist without their willingness to share their talents and their projects with the world.

Weekend Weaving: Baltic Hearts Towels

Beautiful towels you can weave over the weekend, or for a romantic weekend. These Baltic Hearts Towels are a popular project.