weaving


Designing for Handwoven and Little Looms: Documenting a Project

Everyone has their own method of recording important details about a project. Here is what works for Barbara, especially when she is weaving a project for Handwoven or Little Looms.

Ask Madelyn: Reducing 8-Shaft Drafts

Madelyn explains how to take an 8-shaft draft and reduce it to 4 shafts.

A Yarn about Yarn

I have been weaving the technique of warp-faced rep for over 35 years—and have yet to exhaust my ideas for color and design. This is the power of warp-faced rep.

Weaving as Narrative

Toby Smith recounts how sometimes weaving is more than just the sum of warp and weft; it can be used to tell a story.

Media Picks: March-April 2021

Learn about the latest and greatest weaving books with Handwoven's Media Picks department. Here's what we reviewed for the March/April 2021 issue.

Crater Rug in Double Corduroy

You may not be familiar with double corduroy but after seeing this rug, you may want to be!

What I Wove On My Summer Vacation

Consider taking your weaving with you this summer as Anita did when she took an inkle loom to family camp.

My Latest Weaving Mistake: Losing Count

It seems so obvious, but somehow I forgot how to keep track of how many placemats are on my cloth beam.

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Passing the Weaving Torch

Carol Thilenius details how to weave a 5-shaft pattern on a 4-shaft loom.

Call For Submissions! Handwoven May/June 2022: Plain and Fancy Twills

Twills can be simple or complex, but they are all related, and they are all interesting for different reasons.