I’d Rather Be Weaving
I’d rather be weaving than doing many things: paying bills, making dinner, sitting in traffic, doing laundry, and lifting weights, to name just a few.
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I’d rather be weaving than doing many things: paying bills, making dinner, sitting in traffic, doing laundry, and lifting weights, to name just a few.
How do you rewrite a complicated draft so it's readable for weaving on a table loom? Madelyn has a few suggestions to make your life so much easier.
First of all, whenever you cross a space-dyed warp with a weft (whether solid or space-dyed itself), if the weft shows at all, it will interrupt the stretches of solid color in the warp.
Finding an appropriate floral draft was easy, but I soon realized that if I wanted to weave hops, I would need to figure out the pattern myself.
For her Diamonds and Bars Twill Rug in the March/April 2019 issue of Handwoven, Patricia Crane took a saddle blanket designed and woven by Clotilde Barrett and turned it into a rug that can be enjoyed by anyone and everyone.
Looking for WIFs, drafts, free projects, tutorials, or other goodies mentioned in Handwoven? You can find them all right here.
Pattie Graver wove her Blending This and That Scarves for the January/February issue of Handwoven using a subdued palette that would go with just about any outfit.
Tom has taught weaving for over 30 years—from the most begin-iest of beginners to weavers who thrive on complex, multi-harness projects.
I can’t think of a better way to tell somebody that you love them than with the gift of handwoven hearts, so here are some of my favorite Valentine’s Day-friendly projects.
I am a beginning weaver (actually, a beginning-again weaver) and need help with yarn substitutions. I am using an older pattern from Handwoven, November/December 1996, “Man’s Scarf in Silk and Cotton.” It calls for 12/2 silk at 2,790 yd/lb.
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.