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AAI recently wrote about turned twills on four shafts. With this downloadable PDF, you can learn more about turned twills and color effects—but this time using eight shafts. Your reward? Three beautiful towels to weave!
Looking to update some worn textiles? Give them a new lease on life in a new form.
One way to understand a structure is by studying it, but putting it on your loom will further solidify what you have learned.
We all like clean and tidy selvedges but they can seem elusive with some structures. Here's Tom Knisely describing his techniques for weaving boundweave with good looking selvedges.
What makes one handwoven towel better than the next? Tracy has some theories and explains her process of weaving "perfect" towels.
Handwoven placemats and towels are perfect for beginner weavers. Learn how to weave placemats and towels from these 5 FREE beautiful weaving projects.
Weaving a temperature blanket over the course of a year is impractical, so instead Robin decided to pick significant years for different family members and weave them blankets that represented those years' temperatures.
Weft-faced weaving in particular is easier to weave well if you use a temple. This tip video will show you how it’s done!
Madelyn van der Hoogt hated twills when she started weaving. But the introduction of colored publications in the 80s gave her a new love of twill weaving!
Two scarves with similar roots but different looks. Both are free for subscribers—choose your favorite!
Learning about how twills can be woven on a rigid-heddle loom has given me a deeper understanding of twills in general.
Structurally, distortion and deflection occur in cloth if there are areas of plain weave adjacent to areas of floating ends and/or picks. Weft Bedford cord falls into that category.
