Learn about core rope memory and how it's a part of both weaving history and scientific history. Without weavers, we couldn't have gotten to the moon!
Christina shares her inspiration for weaving this summer: textiles of India. This summer, let your weaving projects be inspired with color and texture too!
Christina shares her insights on the importance of handwoven table runners in a historical and cultural context. Get inspired for your next runner project!
Understanding weave structures allows you to weave many variations on a single warp, and mix threadings and treadlings within and outside of a structure.
Are there any weaving techniques I can use to keep my edges from ruffling when I do a plain weave border on my lace handwovens?
Is using a floating selvedge "cheating" for a weaver? Madelyn van der Hoogt weighs in and explains how to navigate floating selvedges easily.
What do you do if your floating selvedge is getting paired with your edge warp thread in a visible way you don't like? Madelyn explains her method.
If you have a choice between sleying your floating selvedge in a dent by itself or with another thread, what should you do?
Madelyn explains how to know if you're weaving at the wrong sett and whether or not you need to re-beam if your sett is too loose.
Madelyn explains how to use Texsolv cord to create treadle ties for a weaver who is tired of her treadle chains snapping mid-weave.