I’d rather be weaving than doing many things: paying bills, making dinner, sitting in traffic, doing laundry, and lifting weights, to name just a few.
In her Rose Circles Bed Runner in the March/April 2019 issue of Handwoven, Rosalie Neilson takes the traditional coverlet and turns it on its head, all while paying homage to its history.
Owner Lori Kirk began Cowgirl Yarn 11 years ago in Laramie, Wyoming, and has evolved into a fiber destination for knitters, crocheters & fiber folk alike!
I just wound a linen warp of 35/2 linen and the threads were quite twisted as I sleyed, threaded, and beamed the warp. What was I doing wrong?
I don’t weave super-fancy inkle bands for my towels, but I do weave simple bands that either match or perfectly complement them!
I'd like to weave a baby blanket but all of the patterns I've looked at are wider than my loom. Would this be an opportunity to try doubleweave?
Celebrate Americana with the March/April 2019 issue dedicated to North American handweaving and its long history.
Hemp yarn is eco-friendly and incredibly versatile. You can knit, crochet, weave, and even spin with it. But hemp’s greatness doesn’t end there!
How do you rewrite a complicated draft so it's readable for weaving on a table loom? Madelyn has a few suggestions to make your life so much easier.
First of all, whenever you cross a space-dyed warp with a weft (whether solid or space-dyed itself), if the weft shows at all, it will interrupt the stretches of solid color in the warp.