Early last week, we received the sad news that there was a fire early Monday morning in the building that housed Judith MacKenzie's spinning and weaving studio. Judith is a renowned spinning teacher...
I think these yarn scrap bows are way cuter than curling ribbon. What a great way to recycle! Our sister community, Knitting Daily, had a nice blog from Kathleen Cubley last week on what to do with yarn...
As you may have heard on the news, this summer Colorado has been plagued by devastating fires. Tens of thousands of acres have been burnt, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. I am writing this from...
What advice do you wish somebody had give you when you started weaving?...
Copyright is a frequent topic in the weaving community. If a centuries-old weaving draft appears in a book, is it then owned by the author or publisher? Can you weave from a pattern in Handwoven and give...
Lovely Sea Silk warp waiting for an open loom. Time for naughty Gigi to give up her hammock! OK, new year, new beginnings. In honor of our upcoming March/April issue on plant fibers, I'm designing...
OK, so today is August 2nd, one day after the Weave-Along ended, and I’m just starting to weave. What’s my problem! Well, for one thing, I have new sympathy and respect for the contributors...
When people meet me for the first time and find out I’m a weaver quite often the response is “Oh, you’re a weaver! You must be so patient!” This reaction always makes me squirm...
My yarn journey began in 2004 after an unexpected death in our family when I suddenly took to knitting to help me through a tough time. I didn’t have the money for a class so I bought knitting needles...
I am the second generation product of Swedish immigrants. My maternal grandparents and siblings emmigrated during the 1920’s from Råggärd Parrish in Dalsland to Chicago. Grandma and grandpa...
Last week, I returned from the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. where I taught a week long course in rep weaving during their Scandinavian Heritage Week. I learned the derivation of a term...
I started weaving in 1969. As I reflect on over 40 years of weaving, there are moments where small lessons in color and design have been critical to my evolution as a fiber artist. In the current issue...
This is what I’ve been thinking about lately: commercial cloth. After watching a documentary about the Triangle fire on American Experience on PBS, I can’t get the clothing manufacturing process...
I’m Weaving-Along—Almost! So this is my first blog entry for our Weave-Along! I hope to take you with me through my, er, not very exemplary design process. We would love for you to comment...
I have never blogged before. But I see blogging as I see weaving. I love puzzles. Word puzzles, pictorial puzzles, and most especially, problems that need solutions. I am blessed and forever grateful to...
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