Paper Weaving—Intriguing and Inspiring!
Use paper weaving to learn about color combinations, color-and-weave designs, and even weave structures without worrying about warp tension, yarn choices, or setts.
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Use paper weaving to learn about color combinations, color-and-weave designs, and even weave structures without worrying about warp tension, yarn choices, or setts.
A clever way to play with color in weaving is to use only a few colors to create more colors in the cloth.
Here’s your chance to play with color-and-weave.
What is indigo, and why is it part of the color wheel? Learn the history of indigo dye and why it's inclusion in the color wheel is so controversial.
Here is a pdf download of the pattern for this beautiful shawl by Jannie Taylor that combines spaces in the warp and weft with shadow weave to great effect.
I’m in favor of thoughtfully finished weaving, so two of the things I love about the Team Colors Scarves is that they each have a different finish, and each finish complements the scarf and the yarn it is woven with. In this post we offer finishing tips
Our eyes are better at seeing color than distinguishing values, and values are an important component of not only shadow weave but other weave structures.
Mary Atwater developed shadow weave 80 years ago. Learn how she did it in this video clip.
2021 felt very short indeed for the team at Long Thread Media.
We've been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the color of the year, and we couldn't be more intrigued by the possibilities.
Thanks to Marion Powell we now think of shadow weave as a block weave that can be designed using profile drafts. Madelyn explains.
I love refreshing my understanding of different weaving concepts so downloadable courses such as Introduction to Shadow Weave are perfect for me.