Three basic factors affect drape: yarn/fiber, weave structure, and warp/weft density. How can you design fabric with the drape you want?
If you are weaving for weddings or other special occasions, consider towels. Nothing dries wedding crystal like linen.
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This article and tablecloth pattern from 1987 inspired Susan A. Bloomfield to design and weave her Monk's Belt Revisited towels.
Bring elegant drape and modern flair to the traditional weave structures you love with the addition of “knitting” yarns.
Why choose when you can learn different techniques from each of them?
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Access the web extras and subscriber-exclusive downloads for the projects in this issue of Handwoven magazine.
Try bandweaving with this free PDF, which includes two band patterns with full instructions for weaving them on either an inkle loom or using a backstrap weaving setup.
All these years, I had avoided weaving projects for 10/2 cotton. Now, that’s all I want to weave.
Tom Knisely uses the idea that less is more when planning a new project.