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Maker Moms and Weaving Legacy

New beginnings always trigger a mixture of feelings, especially when joining a community with a legacy as rich as Weaving Today. Excitement, humility and...

Ask Madelyn: Floating Selvedges

A reader asks Madelyn for some clarification about floating selvedges.

Take a Fiber Trip

Immerse yourself in fiber with a fiber trip.

Springing Into Twill

The key to twill is to understand it—how it works, how it behaves, and how to adjust as needed to get the weave you want.

Inspired Weaving

Probably as long as folks have been weaving, weavers have found inspiration in the cloth of others. Textiles are a universal language that spans countries, continents, and even time.

Simple Weaves for Fabulous Yarns

Sometimes the best approach to using fabulous yarns such as handpainted or variegated is the simplest.

Inspired by Color

For my breadcloth, I took an even more spontaneous approach. Rather than stick to a few specific colors I grabbed my box of partial bobbins of 8/2 cotton and started weaving. 

Linda Ligon and the Origin of Handwoven

Looking for direction as to which Handwoven issues you might want to revisit? Start with Linda Ligon's top three.

Thinking Outside the Square

Recently I was tasked with creating a small and easy pin loom project for an upcoming magazine.