weaving


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Fluttery Lace Curtain

Weave a gauzy linen window covering that ripples in the breeze

Call for Submissions: Handwoven Spring 2025—Easy Breezy

This issue focuses on creating textiles that welcome springtime with a range of lacy, open, and transparent weaves.

Long Thread Podcast Spotlight Episode: Yarn Barn of Kansas

At conferences, in your mailbox, or in their small-town storefront, Susan and Jim Bateman operate your local yarn store for weaving, spinning, knitting, and crochet.

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Make a Stuffed Pig That Can Fly

A high-flying pig is the epitome of crazy optimism, something we can all use.

Part One: The Whys of Sampling

Deb explains the value of sampling at the loom to create the fabric you desire.

Ask Madelyn: Fabric Drape

Three basic factors affect drape: yarn/fiber, weave structure, and warp/weft density. How can you design fabric with the drape you want?

Weekend Weaving: Weaving for Weddings

If you are weaving for weddings or other special occasions, consider towels. Nothing dries wedding crystal like linen.

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Reinterpreting Old Weaves for Today and Tomorrow

This article and tablecloth pattern from 1987 inspired Susan A. Bloomfield to design and weave her Monk's Belt Revisited towels.

Weaving’s Grand Masters: A Cage Match

Why choose when you can learn different techniques from each of them?

Pick-Up Bands Two Ways: Try Inkle and Backstrap Woven Bands

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.