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Best of Handwoven: Yarn Series - Weaving with Wool eBook

Project Type Scarves/Shawls, Garments, Pillows, Blankets
Loom Type Multi-Shaft Floor or Table
Number of Shafts 2, 4, 8, 7
Weave Structures Twill, Color-and-Weave, Plain Weave, Doubleweave, Waffle Weave, Doublewidth, Overshot
Author Handwoven Contributors
Format eBook

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Handwoven editor Emerita, Madelyn van der Hoogt, shared this about weaving with wool: "I remember well the first item I ever wove in wool. I loved the way it looked on the loom and the way it looked when I unrolled it from the cloth beam. The thought of what might happen to it if I washed it was frightening. I took it to my guild, where they all told me that it would improve with wet finishing. That was enough peer pressure that, as soon as I got home, home, I put it in the bathtub (it was a coverlet) and crossed my fingers. They were right. The threads softened and slightly fuzzed without destroying the pattern I loved. Ever since, I’ve been experimenting with degrees of finishing. I wish I’d had this eBook from Day One. In it, you’ll not only find a dozen great projects to weave in wool, but also all the rules-of-thumb for finishing wool fabrics that a weaver will ever need."

Study weaving with wool and wet finishing techniques in this Best of Handwoven: Yarn Series eBook.

CONTENTS

  • Experiments in Texture by Nell Znamierowski [8 shafts]
  • Color Forecasting by Nell Znamierowski [4-8 shafts]
  • Swatch Collection #31 by Sharon Alderman [8 shafts]
  • Rya Pillow by Janice Jones [4 shafts]
  • A Throw from My Stash by Fran Curran [8 shafts]
  • 4-Shaft, 4-Block Doubleweave Throw by Louise Cortelyou [4 shafts]
  • Cloud Light Lap Robe by Sharon Alderman [2-4 shafts]
  • A Family Blanket by Terry Collard [4-7 shafts]
  • Double Width Blankets on Four Shafts by Margaret Gaynes [4 shafts]
  • Wadmal Vest: An Easy Project by Jane Patrick [4 shafts]
  • Fair Isle Patterns in Overshot by Jean Scorgie [4 shafts]

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