Every once in a while a project comes along that makes me wish I had 16 (or more!) shafts. Bonnie Inouye’s truly spectacular Jin Silk Scarf from Handwoven Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection immediately made me wish I had 16 shafts.
Are there any instructions or tutorials on stitching two panels together?
Notes in weaving books are wonderful. Not only do they let us take a look at the weaver who previously owned the book, but a note can provide us with valuable information.
Thanks, Madelyn, for answering my question What is a turned draft? But now I'm confused about the weave structure called turned twill. It has nothing to do with turning a draft, right?
Holiday weaving is tricky. It’s not like making cookies or a pie, which you might start two days before, at the earliest. Weaving takes time and requires planning, and when the holidays are upon you, it’s too late.
Madelyn van der Hoogt helps the weaving novice with measuring fabric on a loom.
In her Stained-Glass Scarf from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, Karen Isenhower uses a weaving by Else Regensteiner as her initial inspiration for this wonderfully fun Swedish lace scarf. Read what Karen has to say about her design.
I love it when weavers take traditional structures and weave them in such a way that it makes them into something more. Take Robin Wilton’s Huck Lace Meets Color-and-Weave scarf from the November/December 2018 Handwoven.
In her Wine and Roses Scarves from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, Jenny Sennott uses asymmetrical striping combined with a supplemental weft stripe and just a bit of lace to create a set of lovely scarves that you can’t help but ogle.
Using bead leno combined with an amazing grasp of color and pattern, Deanna has created a scarf that is lovely, lacy, and thoroughly modern.