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Part Two: The Hows of Sampling
Deb explains the value of sampling at the loom to create the fabric you desire.
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Sampling
Part One: The Whys of Sampling
Deb explains the value of sampling at the loom to create the fabric you desire.
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!
Sampling for Bedford Seersucker
Structurally, distortion and deflection occur in cloth if there are areas of plain weave adjacent to areas of floating ends and/or picks. Weft Bedford cord falls into that category.
I May Be Sampling Wrong
I’ve always sampled with a project in mind, but maybe I should be sampling based on the yarn itself.
Swatch Collection
In her swatch collection Sharon Alderman explores fabrics that would fit perfectly in any Mid-Century Modern Home.
Ask Madelyn: Sample, Sample, Sample
Madelyn explains her sampling process—it might surprise you!
Samples + Math = Project Planning
With my sampling complete, it was time to calculate warp width and length for my Sweet Orange Huck Towels
Sampling for Sett
I thought I was sampling for color, but to my surprise, it ended up being a sample for sett.
Weaving on the Weekends
Taking a project from design through sampling and then completion is slower when you weave only on the weekends.
Italian Silk Noil: A Textured Silk Road
Long, lustrous fibers define the usual description of silk. Defying tradition, GIST Yarn & Fiber’s Italian Silk Noil travels a different road to warm, soft, textured fabrics.
Taking the First Pick When Weaving
This weekend, I threaded 430 ends of 20/2 cotton on my loom in 4 shades of gray from Lunatic Fringe’s Tubular Spectrum. It’s an easy threading of plain weave with some crammed ends of 10/2 cotton to create ribs in the fabric.
Dreaming of Deflected Doubleweave
I remember the first time I saw deflected doubleweave—it was a set of scarves woven by Madelyn and featured in the January/February 2007 issue of Handwoven.