7 Things I Hate About Weaving
I say I love weaving, but there are a few things about it I’m not crazy about.
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I say I love weaving, but there are a few things about it I’m not crazy about.
Here at the Weavers' School, we put on warps (mostly on Baby Wolfs) that are about 30 yd long. We could probably fit close to 40 yd warp length on these looms.
Rainbows are wonderful. Dorothy Gale, Kermit the Frog, and Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo‘ole, have all sang about these magical natural phenomena. When I was a child, seeing rainbows was a rare, wonderful experience. My friends and I would trek out as far
In his video, Tom teaches you everything you need to get started, from the basics of project planning and warping through finishing your cloth, and his friendly teaching style makes it clear and simple.
Have you ever wanted to upcycle a thrift store sweater but didn’t know how to start? Pam James explains how to ravel a sweater so you can use the yarn to weave, knit, or anything else you so desire.
Usually, overshot is woven with a warp and tabby weft of the same size and a pattern weft that is two to three times heavier/thicker than the warp and tabby weft.
For the first 9 months of my time as editor of Handwoven, I passed an inkle loom every day on the way to my desk. It really bugged me. Someone had warped it with icky, thin yellow yarn and woven about 2 inches with the same yarn.
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle – Rejoice in Eco-Yarns and Handwoven January/February 2018!
Not sampling before starting a weaving project is a mistake that I will probably repeat many more times in my weaving career.
What is the best yarn to use as a spacer for ladder hemstitching? And how do you make sure you don't catch it with the needle while you're working?
In her article from the September/October 1995 issue of Handwoven, Linda muses on procrastination and how she makes it work for her.