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Season 4, Episode 5: From her first encounter with doubleweave, Jennifer Moore was enchanted. The structure has not only formed her art practice and teaching repertoire but also led her to the heights of the Andes and the history of pre-Columbian art.
Season 4, Episode 2: Starting as a teenaged apprentice, John has made a life's work in learning, practicing, and sharing traditional Japanese fiber arts.
Season 3, Episode 8: Cassie Dickson is leading her part of a textile craft revival—and we're invited to join in.
Consider taking your weaving with you this summer as Anita did when she took an inkle loom to family camp.
I have heard that oxalis (sour grass) dyes yarn an intense yelllow-green color, so I decided to give it a try.
Want a fun and easy homemade baby gift? Try dyeing onesies!
Someone once told me that experienced weavers didn’t read Handwoven. I beg to differ.
Through study and sampling Tien Chiu learned two simple rules that will help you in your own color choices.
Whether you spin, weave, knit, or crochet, at some point, the urge to dye fiber and yarn takes hold. Let's talk about the importance of dyeing safety.
Afraid of weaving handspun yarn as singles? Hog wash! Applying sizing to your singles before you warp will help you reduce abrasion problems, tame overtwist, and get weaving faster. In the Spring 2018 issue of Spin Off, Stephenie Gaustad shares a few tips.
Recycled sari silk makes a delightful weft yarn. Handspun in India from sari silk fibers, the yarn’s jewel tones twist onto one another throughout to create stunning color combinations.
For A Scarf for a Man from Three Centuries, Allen picked an old weave structure (4-shaft bumberet) and then wove a scarf using yarn he dyed with traditional techniques and modern commercially dyed yarn.
