The Season for Handwoven Scarves
While there's no wrong season for handwoven scarves, something about winter makes weaving scarves just that much more fun!
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While there's no wrong season for handwoven scarves, something about winter makes weaving scarves just that much more fun!
Amanda Robinette is here to sing the praises of rag weaving in all its forms, including some you may not have thought possible.
10/2 pearl cotton, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Sara Lamb is a weaver, spinner, dyer, and an extraordinary teacher. She joins us today to share her path from cloth to fleece and back.
Get lost in the world of weaving and waulking with Norman Kennedy.
I don't know about you, but there's something about winter, especially the relentlessly cold winter found in February, that makes me want to weave with wool.
Some people seem to know what to do the first time. The rest of us, including Madelyn learn by the mistakes we make.
Christina turned to Handwoven when she needed a recipe for a scarf for her husband.
I love silk. To me, it's the perfect fiber. It's lustrous and strong, with delicious drape. It is warm, but not overly so. It's not fussy to warp or weave, and it dyes beautifully, either with acid dyes or with fiber-reactive dyes and soda ash.
Yarn is both the weaver's best friend and our sometimes enemy. When we use it correctly and play nice, together we can create just about anything our hearts desire. When we use the wrong yarn or when we mistreat our yarns, bad things can happen.
Laura Fry will give you the confidence you need to wet-finish without worry.