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Books in Brief: Bandweaving, Tapestry, Artists at Work, and Wild Baskets
Four new books with ideas to inspire handweavers.
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Tapestry
Long Thread Podcast: Lilly Marsh, Custom Weaver
Season 9, Episode 5: Weaving together the threads of her regional fiber network, Lilly Marsh keeps consumers—and shepherds—warm with the cloth she creates.
Woven Flow: Weaving As Meditation
Sarah has found that weaving calms her and can help her with anxiety when done intentionally. Read what she has discovered about weaving's effect on herself and others.
Long Thread Podcast: Lynda Teller Pete
Season 6, Episode 4: A fifth-generation Navajo weaver, Lynda lives in two worlds: the world of a traditional Navajo woman weaving exquisite textiles, and the world of book author, curator, board member, world traveler.
Women’s Woven Voices—Fostering Creativity, Community, and Compassion
The striking tapestry winding around the back walls of the marketplace at Convergence is the result of Brecia Kralovic-Logan’s vision and hardwork. Here she talks about her project.
Types of Weaving Looms
So, you’ve decided you want to take up weaving! The first thing you’ll need is a loom. Here are some different types of weaving looms and tips on how to choose your first loom.
Designing by Chance
Tommye McClure Scanlin writes about how she uses the help of chance to kickstart her creativity.
Long Thread Podcast: Rebecca Mezoff (classic)
Season 9, Episode 1: On making magic carpets, looms large and small, and weaving as healing
Media Picks from Handwoven Jan-Feb 2021
Read all about the recently published books The Art of Tapestry Weaving and How to Weave a Navajo Rug.
Make a Cartoon and Use It for Tapestry!
Using a cartoon for tapestry and other figurative weaving is a time-honored technique. Here's how Tommye McClure Scanlin does it.
Mary Burns: Weaver and fiber artist
Mary Burns uses a Jacquard loom to weave her pictorial pieces. As part of her work on the The Ancestral Women Exhibit she met with Tinker, a member of the Eagle Clan of Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin.
California Fibers: Historical References
In their upcoming exhibit, artist group California Fibers explores history through textiles.
A Weaver’s Journal of Endangered Wildflowers
Carol Irving took a friend's weaving challenge and ran with it. The end result was a series of tapestries based on Michigan's endangered wildflowers.