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You’ve probably heard of sheep to shawl, but what about sheep to ruana? For her spectacular Sheep to Shadow Weave ruana in the September/October 2018 issue of Handwoven, Margie Bell started out with a couple of fleeces and ended with a ruana.
Summer weaving isn't the same as winter weaving that often involves weaving for the holidays.
Deanna Deeds is one of my favorite weaving designers. She brings a fresh, insightful approach to all of her weaving projects, solving problems as she goes. The Plaid Windows Blouse by Deanna, found in Handwoven May/June 2018, is no exception.
’Tis the season for going to fiber events and woolly gatherings!
In this excerpt from “How to Spin Balkan-Style with a Distaff,” by Bruce Engebretson with Norman Kennedy, which was featured in the Winter 2017 Spin Off, Bruce explains the cultural significance of a spindle and distaff.
Because most of our readers are rigid-heddle or 4- or 8-shaft weavers, we don’t feature many projects in Handwoven that require more than 8 shafts. However, I found the 12-shaft Black Windows Pillow by Lea Vennix from Handwoven May/June 2018 compelling.
I’m looking at some wool yarn on eBay. They give the weight of the mystery yarn as 12 wraps per inch. I’ve asked the owner if they know how many yards per pound it is, but they don’t know. Can you point me in the right direction?
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.
What can you do at the sheep and wool festival? Along with the price of admission, you have access to demonstrations that can be the best part of your fiber festival weekend. Here are a few demos you can’t miss.
I have only been weaving for three years and am fascinated with doubleweave, but how do I determine the sett for a doubleweave project?
For this doublewidth Harrisville wool blanket from the Best of Handwoven: Doubleweave, Doublewidth! eBook, I decided to push the time I had with the warp at the loom by designing in the reed.
For A Scarf for a Man from Three Centuries, Allen picked an old weave structure (4-shaft bumberet) and then wove a scarf using yarn he dyed with traditional techniques and modern commercially dyed yarn.
