Simple Weaves for Fabulous Yarns
Sometimes the best approach to using fabulous yarns such as handpainted or variegated is the simplest.
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Sometimes the best approach to using fabulous yarns such as handpainted or variegated is the simplest.
This beautiful 8-shaft turned taquete shawl by Susan du Bois and Sandra Hutton is sure to make you stand out from the crowd. Get your free download.
Two yarns may look similar in grist but in reality they are very different and need to be sett differently too.
I love the Twill Stripes scarves by Ruby Leslie in the Nov./Dec. 2009 issue of Handwoven. I would love to use some handpainted soy I have on hand as the warp.
Christina contemplates how back issues of Handwoven still inspire her today.
Anita muses about how on trend weaving is.
For me, weaving is always an adventure, sometimes because I head off into uncharted territory and sometimes because I end up in unintended places. But some weaves are adventures in themselves.
Sometimes when you are in the midst of something like Convergence you don't have a good sense of all that is going on.
Download instructions for preparing rag weft from old jeans.
While there's no wrong season for handwoven scarves, something about winter makes weaving scarves just that much more fun!