Turquoise Canvas Weave Scarf
Sometimes you want a complicated scarf project, one that has treadling repeats that go on for days, uses specialty yarns, and is sure to impress anyone and everyone who looks at it.
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Sometimes you want a complicated scarf project, one that has treadling repeats that go on for days, uses specialty yarns, and is sure to impress anyone and everyone who looks at it.
I have some questions about weaving huck lace. I have woven several projects and none of them have turned out the way I hoped they would. Help!
Maybe I haven’t been paying attention, but I have never seen bead leno used as effectively as Deanna Deeds used it in her Bead Leno Scarf in the Loom Theory Four-Shaft Scarf Collection.
There are certain weavers whose work never fails to impress me, weavers who come up with designs that leave me breathless more often than not. One of those weavers is Bonnie Inouye.
Twill and silk are a natural pairing for scarves. The floats in twill give silk opportunities to shine and reflect light, but they aren’t so long that they get caught on clothing or jewelry.
Summer weaving isn't the same as winter weaving that often involves weaving for the holidays.
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.
I travel a lot by train and airplane, and there have been many times when I have wished I had a cozy shawl like Deborah Jarchow’s Travel Shawl woven on a rigid-heddle loom.
I found Tracy Kaestner’s approach to designing her Silk Blouse in a Wash of Color intriguing, and the resulting blouse spectacular. Using a colorful picture of a Guatemalan cemetery, she chose colors that emulated its colorful yet ethereal feeling and u
We found a glossary of stripes in a couple of old issues of Handwoven (March/April 1983 and March/April 2003) and used them as our guide.
Most projects need some sort of finishing touches, whether it is knotting, twisting fringe, hemming, or clipping and sewing in ends. And even then, an experienced weaver will tell you that the project still isn’t finished.
I have only been weaving for three years and am fascinated with doubleweave, but how do I determine the sett for a doubleweave project?