The Lure of Lace
Karen Donde loves lace in all its forms. Here she is to talk about lace weaving and the many lace choices, in honor of Madelyn van der Hoogt's newest video, Weaving Lace.
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Karen Donde loves lace in all its forms. Here she is to talk about lace weaving and the many lace choices, in honor of Madelyn van der Hoogt's newest video, Weaving Lace.
Some people seem to know what to do the first time. The rest of us, including Madelyn learn by the mistakes we make.
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Rebecca Fox used partially filled bobbins of thread donated to her by fiber friends to weave a colorful set of towels.
When Madelyn writes about weaving, she does so in a way that makes it all seem so simple. While I’ve not had the privilege of attending one of her classes at the Weavers’ School, I have learned a great deal from her project and articles.
I love silk. To me, it's the perfect fiber. It's lustrous and strong, with delicious drape. It is warm, but not overly so. It's not fussy to warp or weave, and it dyes beautifully, either with acid dyes or with fiber-reactive dyes and soda ash.
Jane Patrick explains how she gets clean selvedges on her inkle loom.
When I put on a long warp I try to choose drafts that let me play with tie-up, treadling, weft color, and even sett to create many different designs and projects all on the same warp.
Yarn is both the weaver's best friend and our sometimes enemy. When we use it correctly and play nice, together we can create just about anything our hearts desire. When we use the wrong yarn or when we mistreat our yarns, bad things can happen.
Laura Fry will give you the confidence you need to wet-finish without worry.
Honeycomb is not a specific weave structure but a term we use to describe a cloth in which some threads wiggle around others to make wavy shapes
It is a known fact that handwoven towels are important in the cooking of holiday meals.