Beginning Weaving With Tom Knisely
Tom has taught weaving for over 30 years—from the most begin-iest of beginners to weavers who thrive on complex, multi-harness projects.
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Tom has taught weaving for over 30 years—from the most begin-iest of beginners to weavers who thrive on complex, multi-harness projects.
Doubleweave allows you to weave two layers of cloth at the same time. This means winding a double warp, double threading your loom, and weaving with two different sheds, one on top of the other.
Tom Knisely isn’t just a good teacher—he is spectacular. I am so grateful he is a part of our community and an ambassador for all things weaving.
Download this pattern for these inkle-woven bands with pretty little hearts all over them.
Maybe it’s because I’m the parent of a preschooler, but I think about lice a lot. Usually, of course, it’s less academic and more “Oh, no, there’s another outbreak at school. Child, get over here and let me check your head.”
I grouped these three questions together because they all involve the same kind of reasoning and knowledge related to designing around yarn. The first important step to take is to download the Master Yarn Chart.
After having a baby, I developed strong opinions about baby blankets. They should be beautiful, yes, but they should also be durable and washable. Baby blankets need to stand up to use, abuse, and many, many trips through the washer. Deanna Deeds’s Swee
I believe weaving is on the upswing. It may be strictly anecdotal and I may be biased (imagine!), but in the past few years, I’ve noticed many new weaving books being published, a surge in membership in my own weaving guild, and more interesting weaving.
The feedback I’ve received from viewers of my video The Loom Owner's Companion has been unbelievable and very positive.
I love weaving that boldly proclaims its complexity—the sorts of projects that make weavers and nonweavers alike ooh and ahh. Deflected doubleweave, for example, is bold and loud in all the best ways, a bit like the Dolly Parton of weaving.
Am I the only one intimidated by “random” warping? I love the look of it, but I can’t seem to bring myself to let loose at the warping board. Enter Sarah Resnick’s Sunset Towels from the January/February 2019 issue of Handwoven.
You might not realize it, but the Shakers of old gave us a lot to be thankful for. Do you own a flat-bottomed broom? Those were first patented by a Shaker. Do you enjoy buying packages of seeds every spring? Shakers invented those, too.