Handwoven · No. 318
The May/June 2018 issue of Handwoven delights with beautiful weaving projects that are based on everyday objects. Its articles and projects show how to go from inspiration to cloth.
Stories that go with Handwoven May/June 2018.
I am interested in making the Travel Shawl on page 32 of the May/June 2018 issue of Handwoven. Is there a way to convert the rigid-heddle draft for use on a 4- shaft table or floor loom?
Tien Chiu is an award-winning designer and weaver, evident in her Flower Scarves from Handwoven May/June 2018. Based on colors from a photograph of flowers, Tien carefully planned a striped warp that highlighted her chosen colors.
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.
You never know how two colors will react with one another in weaving until after a few throws of the shuttle. It took Sarah H. Jackson a few tries to find just the right design for her gorgeous Inspired by Color Towels from Handwoven May/June 2018.
Two project designers in Handwoven May/June 2018 chose to weave their projects in overshot-patterned doubleweave, a four-shaft technique. One of them was Marcia Kooistra, who wanted to pay homage to Bertha Gray Hayes by weaving one of her designs.
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.
Looking at Donna Wildearth’s California Quail Scarf in Handwoven May/June 2018, I can’t help but grin. Even though the California quail is a different breed from the ones in my backyard, the color and designs in her scarf evoke those funny birds.
Before the creation of every great piece of art, the artist asked, “What if?” What if I use dots instead of brush strokes when painting a picture? For his huck towels in HandwovenMay/June 2018, Tom asked “What if” .
Indexed from Handwoven May/June 2018, in page order.
