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The Benefits of Weaving Samples
Many weavers have a love/hate relationship with sampling. In her latest video, Color in Weaving, Deb Essen explains why she loves sampling!
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A Tale of Twill
Madelyn van der Hoogt hated twills when she started weaving. But the introduction of colored publications in the 80s gave her a new love of twill weaving!
4 Free Woven Table Runner Patterns You'll Love
Learn how to make a woven table runner in this FREE eBook that includes 4 table runner patterns. These are sure to bring a unique touch to home décor.
SUBFun With Finnweave
Once you get the hang of it, finnweave is quicker to weave than doubleweave pick-up. Give it a try!
Sweet-Orange-Huck—Choosing Drafts to Blend
Choosing three drafts to use in one blended draft took most of a day. It's not as straightforward as you would think.
You May Hate Your First Weaving Sampler
The word sampler brings to mind a pretty framed embroidery. My first weaving sampler was anything but pretty.
Ask Madelyn: Reed Substitutions
I only have a 10-dent reed, so I used slightly finer warp threads and sleyed 4/dent for 4 dents and then skipped 1 dent, but the skipped dent is very obvious in the cloth. Any suggestions?
A Tale of Two Twills (Workshops, That Is)
Want to feel the thrill of twill? Check out Robyn’s twill workshops.
A New Workshop on Doubleweave, or 8 is Great!
We were pretty proud to debut Jennifer Moore’s Doubleweave on a 4-Shaft Loom last year. Now we’re even prouder to launch her follow-up, Block Doubleweave on 8 Shafts.
Beginning Weaving With Tom Knisely
Tom has taught weaving for over 30 years—from the most begin-iest of beginners to weavers who thrive on complex, multi-harness projects.
Ask Madelyn: Matching the Structure to the Yarn
Here is a dilemma: I have inherited several cones of two different yarns and would like to make a table runner, but I'm not confident in how to approach it.
Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection—A Weaving Remedy
Remembering my own progress in learning to weave, I conceived of Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection to help other weavers progress in their own weaving careers. Like many weavers, I started weaving on 4-shaft looms.
It’s Just Yarn—Jump into Weaving
As many times as you tell beginning weavers that it’s just yarn, most still worry about the whole warping the loom thing.