Finishing Handwovens is Part of Weaving
Applying the same standards to the finishing as you did to everything else about a project sometimes takes more time than the weaving.
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Applying the same standards to the finishing as you did to everything else about a project sometimes takes more time than the weaving.
Weaving master Madelyn answers a question about a master yarn chart sett and warping a loom in this helpful weaving article.
Is there a reason for warping an overshot rug front to back, rather than back-to-front warping? How do you decide how to warp a loom for a given project?
When learning how to weave, many weavers struggle with calculating take-up. Learn to predict your final weaving dimensions based on materials and structure.
Need to learn how to warp a loom with a very short warp, maybe for a precious yarn? Here's how to make sure you get even tension when warping back-to-front.
But I’ve gotten a lot of pleasure from making yarn this way. However you think about spinning and weaving, here is this weaver's approach to spinning:
It's taken me years to undo the mindset of simple is better, but what I've learned along the way is how beautiful weaving colors can be.
I carefully wound a 13-yd warp of 8/2 natural cotton and took it off the warping board and then realized that I forgot to tie the cross. What should I do?
Why would a warp get tighter on one side of the loom and looser on the other?
I needed a rug for my kitchen, and weaving with rags sounded like the perfect solution. I have never woven with rags before.
Milk fiber is a relatively new fiber with a lot of potential. In her Yarn Lab in Handwoven November/December 2017 Liz Moncrief wove samples using this yarn.
Knitters use the expression yarn chicken when don't know if they have enough yarn to complete a project. I adapted the phrase warp chicken for weavers.