weaving


My Favorite Baby Blanket Is Basically a Towel

Throughout my pregnancy and my son’s first year, we were gifted many baby blankets. My favorite baby blanket is handwoven.

Ask Madelyn: Fixing Smiling Selvedges

What's the cause of smiling selvedges and how do you fix them? Madelyn has the answers!

Enjoy Each Pattern in Handwoven Loom Theory 8-Shaft Collection

Handwoven Loom Theory: 8-Shaft Scarf Collection is not just a celebration of weaving and complex designs, but also of fine yarns—silk, wool, lyocell, and linen—from well-loved yarn companies.

Discover Loom Theory: Four-Shaft Scarf Collection from Handwoven

In our new Loom Theory: Four-Shaft Scarf Collection we celebrate fine silk, wool, Tencel, and linen yarns in four-shaft scarf patterns.

Ask Madelyn: When to Count PPI

When to is the best time to count PPI, under tension or with slack tension?

Bleach: Alchemy with Oxygen

Ever wondered how bleach works? Christina breaks down the chemical processes that help us keep our whites extra white.

Ask Madelyn: A Tale of Two Temples

The amusing result has been that some students like wooden ones and some like metal ones and now I really need two temples for each school loom.

How the Classic Book of 8-Shaft Weaving Patterns Came to Be

Behind the drafts and swatches in this one volume of 8-shaft weaving patterns lies a story of women with extraordinary dedication.

Take the Dog on the Loom for a Walk

What do you do with a dog on the loom—the weaver’s expression for a project that no longer inspires you and, even worse, one that paralyzes you from moving forward?

A Tale of Two Twills (Workshops, That Is)

Want to feel the thrill of twill? Check out Robyn’s twill workshops.