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There are very few times in my life I’ve wished I had a loom with more than 8 shafts. One of those times was when I first saw Nancy Dunlap’s astoundingly beautiful Majestic Royal Scarf from the November/December 2018 Handwoven.
Sarah Wroot’s working title for her Spin Off Winter 2019 article started as “The Cassimere Project” but became “The Cassimere Insanity.”
I've known many spinners who are loathe to sample and almost protective about weaving with their handspun yarns.
My approach to weaving a perfect scarf is often a lot like my approach to cooking. I make a list of the best qualities of my ingredients—either food or yarn. Next, I think about how to prepare them to highlight rather than hide these attributes.
Yarn tracking is something that happens to some yarns when they are woven in plain weave—but why and how?
Every time I look at Elisabeth Hill’s Happy Napkins (or Hapkins as she calls them) from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, I can’t help but smile. The sunny yellow combined with a simple twill band makes for a sweet and sophisticated napkin.
Are there any instructions or tutorials on stitching two panels together?
I love it when weavers take traditional structures and weave them in such a way that it makes them into something more. Take Robin Wilton’s Huck Lace Meets Color-and-Weave scarf from the November/December 2018 Handwoven.
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.
Swedish lace is one of those magical structures that allow you to weave multiple patterns on one warp, simply by changing the tie-up. In her Swedish lace linen towels from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, Kate Lange-McKibben shows you how to do just
As much as I do love a good runner, sometimes runners can be limiting because you can really only position them one way on any given table. Enter Laura Fry’s ingenious Bronson table mats from the November/December 2018 Handwoven.
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.
