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I am weaving a silk scarf in huck lace and noticed that about four inches back I had made a serious treadling error. What can I do?
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I am weaving a silk scarf in huck lace and noticed that about four inches back I had made a serious treadling error. What can I do?
I had no idea how difficult woven rep was going to be—the threads are twisting between the reed and the heddles as I wind on. What else can I do?
There are two typical methods for handling floating selvedges. One is to wind and beam the floating selvedge with the rest of the warp...
Do you have any tips regarding keeping threads in order when sleying 2 or more threads per dent? I tend to get many crossed threads!
Warping a loom with multiple ends per dent can be a challenge, especially if you warp front to back. Here's Madelyn with help on transferring the cross.
Notes in weaving books are wonderful. Not only do they let us take a look at the weaver who previously owned the book, but a note can provide us with valuable information.
In her Wine and Roses Scarves from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, Jenny Sennott uses asymmetrical striping combined with a supplemental weft stripe and just a bit of lace to create a set of lovely scarves that you can’t help but ogle.
Using bead leno combined with an amazing grasp of color and pattern, Deanna has created a scarf that is lovely, lacy, and thoroughly modern.
Nancy Rimsha started out as less than enthusiastic about shadow weave, but ended up falling for the structure thanks to her guild’s Weave Structures group. Learn more about how she learned to love shadow weave.
Need a set of curtains for your kitchen windows? Weave up a set that fits perfectly! For Mary Berry’s Lacy Kitchen Curtains from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, that means Brooks bouquet curtains woven on a rigid-heddle loom.
I am interested in making the Travel Shawl on page 32 of the May/June 2018 issue of Handwoven. Is there a way to convert the rigid-heddle draft for use on a 4- shaft table or floor loom?
Afraid of weaving handspun yarn as singles? Hog wash! Applying sizing to your singles before you warp will help you reduce abrasion problems, tame overtwist, and get weaving faster. In the Spring 2018 issue of Spin Off, Stephenie Gaustad shares a few tips.