Combing the Shelves for Inspiration
Christina finds inspiration for handwoven dish towels when she returns to her bookshelf. You never know what will strike your eye on the second pass!
Loading the latest stories…
Category
Christina finds inspiration for handwoven dish towels when she returns to her bookshelf. You never know what will strike your eye on the second pass!
The key to twill is to understand it—how it works, how it behaves, and how to adjust as needed to get the weave you want.
Sometimes the best approach to using fabulous yarns such as handpainted or variegated is the simplest.
For Christina, weaving has always felt natural.
Two yarns may look similar in grist but in reality they are very different and need to be sett differently too.
What yarn is the best to use for upholstery? Madelyn has some suggestions.
"Balance" is a common concept in weaving that newer weavers might not understand without a little help from Madelyn.
I love the Twill Stripes scarves by Ruby Leslie in the Nov./Dec. 2009 issue of Handwoven. I would love to use some handpainted soy I have on hand as the warp.
What is a double two-tie unit system and why does it allow fancier twills?
Christina contemplates how back issues of Handwoven still inspire her today.
At some point, won't intuition take over while you are weaving?
I love twills. What most people don’t realize is that twills are all around us: from our denim jeans to stunning tartan fabrics woven in a technically precise 2/2 twill to high-tech fabrics that can be molded into three-dimensional shapes.