weaving


How I Got Started Weaving: Benjamin Krudwig

If you ask me how I got started weaving, I have two answers: a simple one based on how I “officially” started, and one that covers the deeper question of why I started.

The Best Weaving Projects For Thanksgiving

Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving or going to visit loved ones here’s a list of the top five weaving projects for Thanksgiving.

What’s on Your Loom? Glacial Weaving

When Handwoven November/December 2010, dedicated to “slow cloth,” came out, Deborah told me her style of weaving might best be called “glacial weaving

Sublime Weaving

The older I get, the more I choose to weave with thin fibers, such as fine cotton, linen, and silk because the results are more interesting for me. I also love to combine weave structures because that also produces interesting results.

Ask Madelyn: Washing Handwovens

There are two factors that contribute to choosing the optimum methods of wet finishing handwoven textiles. Madelyn explains the details.

Hail to the Hostess Bottle Bags Sewing Instructions

Here are the sewing instructions for Susan Horton's Hail to the Hostess Bottle Bags from the September/October 2016 issue of Handwoven.

Your Weaving Studio: Peace or Chaos?

I'm not advocating that everyone clean up their weaving studio, far from it. My point is about making your studio someplace that you want to be.

Ask Madelyn: Determining Sett for Doubleweave

Learn how to best determine sett for your doubleweave projects

Ask Madelyn: DIY Spool and Cone Rack for Warping

Spool and cone holders are must-have weaving supplies, but you can DIY! Madelyn shares how to make a cone and spool holder from a plastic file crate.

Ask Madelyn: Warping Stripes With a Paddle

I am planning a project that has regularly repeating stripes in the warp. There are three colors. and their order repeats after every 7 ends. What is the most efficient way to wind this warp?