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I don’t think I can think of a better project for a cold December weekend that weaving up a nice, cozy scarf, and I don’t know of a more wintery scarf than the gorgeous American Snowflake Scarf by Jan Josifek.
Sometimes handwovens bleed dye, especially if you used yarn dyed with red. Color bleeding can be prevented with good wet-finishing technique. Here's how!
The history of air conditioning was nearly cut short by a health trend of the day, but here's how it spread from the textile industry to homes and schools.
Wet-finishing is one of those weaving techniques that intimidates many--including me! Here's how I overcame my fears and learned the magic of wet-finishing.
For my breadcloth, I took an even more spontaneous approach. Rather than stick to a few specific colors I grabbed my box of partial bobbins of 8/2 cotton and started weaving.
Looking for direction as to which Handwoven issues you might want to revisit? Start with Linda Ligon's top three.
Download these three warp color orders for Tracy Kaestner's Happy Towels from Handwoven March/April 2011
Summer and winter is a versatile reversible weave that you may want to try.
Christina contemplates how back issues of Handwoven still inspire her today.
Download this two page article about using color with lace weaves.
Download these instructions for creating beaded kumihimo braids to embellish the Crested Butte Purse.
While there's no wrong season for handwoven scarves, something about winter makes weaving scarves just that much more fun!
