weaving


Don’t Look to Me for Weaving Loom Maintenance Advice!

If I had rewatched The Loom Owner’s Companion Course, I would have been reminded about weaving loom maintenance and many other important tips.

The Draft: What is a Gamp?

Want to learn more about a particular structure? Want to learn more about how different warp and weft colors interact? Try weaving a gamp! What is a Gamp?

Natural Dyeing: Finding the Color Growing Around You

For centuries people dyed cloth with whatever they could find in nature. Natural dyeing drastically decreased when chemical dyes came on the market.

Notes from the Fell: Our Libraries

Since buying my first weaving book, my collection has grown quite a bit. For many of us, our libraries are sources of valuable information and inspiration.

Guide to Selecting & Using a Weaving Loom

Learn everything you need to know about selecting and using weaving looms in this exclusive, FREE eBook that showcases different weaving looms & more.

Free Guide to Weaving on a Loom

Learning how to weave on a loom is easier than you think with this FREE eBook that includes the basics of weaving, weaving looms, weaving terms, and more!

Free Huck Lace Weaving Patterns

Learning how to huck weave is easier than you think with this FREE eBook that contains 4 huck weaving lace projects and expert guides.

Ask Madelyn: What is the Actual Definition of a Gamp?

The word “gamp” comes from a slang term for “umbrella.” In weaving a gamp is a fun and interesting way to study weave structures, or color interaction, or both!

Finishing Handwovens is Part of Weaving

Applying the same standards to the finishing as you did to everything else about a project sometimes takes more time than the weaving.

Ask Madelyn: Broken Warp Threads Throughout Weaving

Broken warp threads at the edges aren't usually a problem for me. When they do occur, I understand that the breakage is probably due to draw-in.