weaving


Long Thread Podcast: Rebecca Mezoff (classic)

Season 9, Episode 1: On making magic carpets, looms large and small, and weaving as healing

The Diné, Their Sheep, and a Tale of Survival

Nikyle Begay, a shepherd with a flock of Navajo-Churro, is also a weaver and a member of the Diné tribe.

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.

Designing for Handwoven and Little Looms: Using Issue Themes to Drive Designs

Often weavers find that having a theme to design for helps them expand their design skills. Read how weaving projects to submit to Handwoven and Little Looms has prompted Barbara Goudsmit to explore new design avenues.

Yarn Lab: Reflections on Absorbency

Why are some handwoven towels absorbent but not others? This informative Yarn Lab will clear up some of the mystery.

Dyeing with Oxalis

I have heard that oxalis (sour grass) dyes yarn an intense yelllow-green color, so I decided to give it a try.

It’s not Patience; It’s Perseverance.

I’ve always heard weavers are patient; I think maybe instead we’re just perseverant.

Reader’s Gallery: Rigid-Heddle and Multishaft Scarves and Shawls

For this edition of the Reader’s Gallery, I looked at scarves and shawls woven on rigid-heddle and multishaft looms.

Ask Madelyn: Twill Setts

How do you know what sett to use for twill if your yarn isn't quite the same as the yarn used in the pattern you are following?