Ask Madelyn: What's a Block Weave?
Block weaves are structures in which groups of warp and weft threads can produce two different-looking interlacements, one that identify as “pattern,” the other as “background.”
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Block weaves are structures in which groups of warp and weft threads can produce two different-looking interlacements, one that identify as “pattern,” the other as “background.”
As a tech editor, Bettie has a bird’s eye view of projects while she is working on a magazine issue, but it isn’t until she gets her own copy of the magazine that she fully appreciates them.
I went looking for and found a twill glossary in a back issue of Handwoven.
Keeping good weaving records is a goal for many of us. Tom talks about a couple of uncommon methods that might work for you, as well as a more traditional style.
I’ve always sampled with a project in mind, but maybe I should be sampling based on the yarn itself.
When you rethread your heddles for a new weave structure, what should you do about the sett in the reed?
Whitlynn Battle wove a shawl to honor a museum and national park that is important to her, and to me.
You never know where weaving nor friendships might take you. Read about a collaboration between two friends that became something more than just one project.
Camilla Valley Farm’s line of 2/16 worsted-spun wool yarns are some of the finest weaving yarns I have encountered. By fine I mean thin, but the term also applies to the quality. If you want to weave a traditional tartan, this is the yarn to use.
The editors of Handwoven chose their favorite woven table runner patterns from the Best of Handwoven eBooks. Which will you weave?
Twills can be simple or complex, but they are all related, and they are all interesting for different reasons.
As I wait for warm weather to finally arrive, I can dream and weave summer projects using Handwoven May/June 2021 as my guide.