Notes from the Fell: Rag Weaving--For the Love of Rags
Looking to update some worn textiles? Give them a new lease on life in a new form.
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Looking to update some worn textiles? Give them a new lease on life in a new form.
AAWe all like clean and tidy selvedges but they can seem elusive with some structures. Here's Tom Knisely describing his techniques for weaving boundweave with good looking selvedges.
Learn the three main methods for warping a loom, including the pros and cons for each. Warping a loom doesn't have to be intimidating! Here are three free PDF downloads to help you get started.
Learn how to read weaving drafts and expand your repertoire of handweaving techniques with the five multi-shaft loom & rigid heddle loom weaving patterns and weaving tips in this FREE eBook!
Handwoven placemats and towels are perfect for beginner weavers. Learn how to weave placemats and towels from these 5 FREE beautiful weaving projects.
Learn everything you need to know about choosing, designing, and weaving with yarn in this FREE eBook for beginner weavers.
Velvet has always been a luxury fabric of high class...but you can weave it yourself, too! Learn more about the history of velvet and how to weave it here!
Having a cell phone at Pike Place Market let me capture some unexpected beauty and inspiration.
Sometimes the relationship between the warp color order and the weaving draft isn't obvious and you have to read them carefully to understand their connection. Madelyn explains how.
Madelyn van der Hoogt hated twills when she started weaving. But the introduction of colored publications in the 80s gave her a new love of twill weaving!
Sometimes, but not always, you can turn a weaving disaster into a weaving success.
Any two picks in a row of overshot pattern in the same block will either cuddle together at the outside edge of a motif or split a bit apart.