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Rita Buchanan spins and weaves her own placemats, table runners, napkins, aprons, kitchen towels, bath towels (handwoven terry cloth!), shirts, jackets, blankets, pillow cases – in short, she lives in an environment of beautiful handmade cloth.
I can manage decent selvedges with most yarns except chenille. My chenille edges are downright sleazy!
If warp ends cross at the back beam, is it a problem?
We understand that when the fell line at the selvedges starts smiling, our selvedge warp threads are too loose. But when this happens mid-project, is it better to weight them at the back or tuck stuff into the offending areas on the cloth beam?
A reader has questions about caring for their handwoven tufted chenille cloth.
Download this article that shows how to calculate yardages for weaving projects.
Learn how to warp two heddles on a rigid-heddle loom using indirect warping with this free pdf download.
Want to know how to tie on a new warp to a warp you have on your loom? Download these instructions.
Download these instructions for weaving plaited twill wool scarves. Included are instructions for tying a new warp onto an previous one.
Download instructions for preparing rag weft from old jeans.
Pin looms are a relatively newcomer to the weaving world but have a large following.
While there's no wrong season for handwoven scarves, something about winter makes weaving scarves just that much more fun!
