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Next Steps in Weaving: Warping Tips from Pattie Graver

Expert weaver Pattie Graver, author of Next Steps in Weaving: What You Never Knew You Needed to Know, shares her warping tips for more successful weaving projects in this excerpt straight from her best selling book.

Father’s Day Is for Cloth

On Father’s Day, I remember how I learned about cloth from my dad.

A Designer From the Loom Up: John Mullarkey

Having bought the spinning wheel, John Mullarkey looked around for an inexpensive way to give weaving a try and spotted weaving cards (or tablets, as they are officially known).

Weekend Weaving: Weave a Scarf Over a Weekend

Get out your rigid-heddle loom if you need a warm scarf in a hurry.

Ask Madelyn: Relative Absorbency of Mercerized and Unmercerized Yarns

Isn't mercerized cotton as absorbent of water when using it to dry dinnerware? I'd like to make these towels using mercerized cotton if possible.

How I Got Started Weaving: Benjamin Krudwig

If you ask me how I got started weaving, I have two answers: a simple one based on how I “officially” started, and one that covers the deeper question of why I started.

The Best Weaving Projects For Thanksgiving

Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving or going to visit loved ones here’s a list of the top five weaving projects for Thanksgiving.

Ask Madelyn: DIY Spool and Cone Rack for Warping

Spool and cone holders are must-have weaving supplies, but you can DIY! Madelyn shares how to make a cone and spool holder from a plastic file crate.

Ask Madelyn: Warping Stripes With a Paddle

I am planning a project that has regularly repeating stripes in the warp. There are three colors. and their order repeats after every 7 ends. What is the most efficient way to wind this warp?