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Sewing Tips for Handwoven Pillows

When my shawl fabric proved to be too stiff, I decided to make pillows instead.

Handwoven November/December 2022—Exploring the Ifs

There are a lot of “ifs” in weaving, but in this issue we looked at “what ifs” and “as ifs.”

Window Shopping for WIFs

After lurking for years, I decided to get a subscription and check out the WIFs on Handweaving.net for real.

Advancing Twills: Going from Shaft Looms to Jacquard

This free downloadable PDF gives complete 16-shaft and 32-shaft drafts for the advancing twill designs shown in “A Loom Story” by Sheila O’Hara.

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Best Practices: Interpreting Drafts and Series Download

Where do you turn when you have weaving questions? This collection of articles will answer most, if not all, of your questions!

When is a Plaid a Tartan?

Are the terms plaid and tartan just different names for the same thing? Well, it's complicated!

Beyond the Loom: Tools and Equipment

Everyone knows you need a loom to weave, but what are the other essentials a weaver needs?

Better Ways of Twisting Fringe

I’ve heard it said that the front door of a house can tell you a lot about the actual house. I believe the same can be said about fringe and the finishing of a weaving project.

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Coping with Harness Envy: Reducing Multi-shaft Drafts to 4-shafts

It's frustrating to love an 8-shaft pattern when you only have a 4-shaft loom. In this article from March/April 2018, Madelyn describes how to reduce 8-shaft twill drafts to 4-shafts. We tried her methods on some recent drafts, check out our results!

Handwoven November/December 2022 Web Extras

Access the free web extra downloads for the projects in this issue of Handwoven magazine.