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Celebrating 50 Years of Weaving and Publishing
When she started out, Handwoven’s creator Linda Ligon expected to publish a weaving magazine for just two or three years—but five decades later, her work endures.
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When she started out, Handwoven’s creator Linda Ligon expected to publish a weaving magazine for just two or three years—but five decades later, her work endures.
Season 6, Episode 1: A fanatical weaver, Linda Ligon started a newsletter at her dining room table with an electric typewriter. Decades later, she's still in love with words on paper.
The Schacht Spindle Company's 50th anniversary party was a fitting celebration for a company that started from the ground up with a simple drop spindle and a primitive loom.
A red ruana designed and woven by Linda Ligon gave Dorothy Tuthill the inspiration to design and weave her own. The result is a gorgeous nod to Linda's original.
Here’s the story of how Linda’s son got lost in Tunis and discovered a not-quite-magical cloak.
Linda Ligon wrote this poem and read it during the Schacht Spindle Company's 50th anniversary celebration in September 2019. We hope you love it as much as we do.
In the early years of Interweave, I tended to go overboard on paper quality. My decisions were emotional, not rational, though. I thought that the paper should be as beautiful and feel as wonderful as the textiles we were printing on it.
Since beginning her independent craft publishing project in 1975, Linda Ligon saw the weaving, spinning, and needlework magazines move to bigger and bigger offices. But there’s no place like home.
One of the best parts of working for Handwoven is getting to know and learn from Interweave founder Linda Ligon.
Looking for direction as to which Handwoven issues you might want to revisit? Start with Linda Ligon's top three.
Linda Ligon looks back at the early years of Handwoven.