Handwoven Summer 2026

Start off your summertime weaving with rich colors that fill you with joy. From articles that will help you stop struggling with color, to ten projects to weave, this issue shows ways to integrate a rainbow of colors, hues, and shades into your handwovens.

You’ll weave towels that explore the intriguing intersection of contrast and motif, and others that are inspired by sunflowers and cosmos in the garden. There’s a design that has colors based on a month of high temperatures, and striking towels you can easily make while leading a live weaving demo at the fair. One scarf shows how to weave a glowing effect, while another uses clasped weft to create a subdued (and very elegant) piece. A brilliant runner sparkles like jewels, a set of napkins shows the colors of a sunrise, and a summery top invites you to weave—and sew!—without fear. The collection wraps up with a pair of charming day bags just large enough to hold your wallet and phone.

Projects explore a range of structures—including color-and-weave, turned taqueté, basketweave, crackle, and lots of twills—using summery cotton, cottolin, and silk.

You’ll also find articles about seeing and using color in your work, and more:

• Véronique Perrot wants to help you stop struggling with color.

• Tien Chiu explains how to create a glowing effect in your designs.

• Tom Knisely weaves with variegated yarn and shows the results.

• Linda Ligon writes about a weaving lesson that left her pondering the meaning of color.

• Media Picks reviews a new book about weaving with clasped weft.

• Nancy Taylor shares her story: “I love the satisfaction that comes from focus and from learning to do hard things well.”

We invite you to try out new ways to use color with the ideas you’ll find in Handwoven Summer 2026.

Articles

• Notes from the Fell—Weaving with Variegated Threads, by Tom Knisely
• Learning to See the Andean Way, by Linda Ligon
• Let’s Get Real with Colors! by Véronique Perrot
• How to Make Your Weaving Simply Glow, by Tien Chiu
• Media Picks—Weaving with Clasped Weft, by Tom Knisely; reviewed by Robin Lynde
• Humans Who Weave, by Nancy Taylor
• Endnotes—A Wedding Throw for Molly, by Sue Van Cleve

Projects

• ON THE COVER: Color Nuggets Towels, by Véronique Perrot (8-shaft)
• Summer Day Bags, by Katzy Luhring (4-shaft)
• Inner Glow Scarf, by Tien Chiu (2-shaft)
• Gemstone Table Runner, by Sheila O’Hara (16-shaft)
• Sunny Garden Towels, by Robin Lynde (8-shaft)
• Tropical Waters Top, by Rebecca Fox (4-shaft)
• Midnight Reflection Scarf, Sedona Rigsby (4-shaft)
• Blue Horizons Towels, Susan E. Horton (4-shaft)
• Sunrise Bloom Napkins, by Lauren Erickson (4-shaft)
• Summer Sorbet Towels, by Barbara Mitchell (4-shaft)

All items in the library are intended for personal use. Please do not distribute without written approval.