
Wet-Finishing 101: What’s the Deal with Soaps and Detergents?
You’ll get the best outcome for your precious handwovens when you choose the right one.
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You’ll get the best outcome for your precious handwovens when you choose the right one.

Check out these tips for taking care of your weaving.

Did you know that common laundry detergents and softeners might be harming your handwovens? Here’s the scoop on how to wash your cloth better.

Drawdowns show threads at right angles, but many times threads deflect during wet-finishing. Read what Susannah figured out about how to predict deflection.

Should hemming, fringe twisting, etc. for woven pieces be done before or after wet-finishing them?

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.