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At the start of the twentieth century, an ancient Viking burial mound was excavated at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg, Norway. In it, archaeologists found various grave goods, two female skeletons, and a seventy-foot long Viking ship. Among the various grave goods was a collection of textile-related...
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John Mullarkey, Handwoven contributor and tablet weaver par excellence, joins us today to to tell the story of his journey as a weaver. ––Anita John's Controlled Chaos Vest, shown here on a model, started as a band I started my weaving career very cheaply. I was poor, and I was collecting...
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Tablet weaving is an age-old art-form. According to the book Ecclesiastical Pomp and Aristocratic Circumstance by Nancy Spies, archaeologists have found evidence of weaving tablets made from wood and bone (like the tablet pictured below), as well as tablet-woven bands, dating as far back as the Early...
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I love to spin and knit silk, but there’s something about perfectly smooth silk on a loom that’s simply irresistible. The Winter 2011 issue of SpinKnit features silk in many forms: handspun in Mexico for weaving on a backstrap loom, stretched into mawata and attenuated into unspun yarn, spun...
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Of course I’m filled with gratitude for my steadfast husband, my interesting and lovable children and grandchildren, my terrific co-workers, free country, decent health, warm house, bounteous table. I’m grateful that I was born in this time and place with the opportunities I’ve had...
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This week, we asked Christina Garton, our new Handwoven assistant editor and also a new weaver, to share her experience of how an issue comes together. ––Anita By this time the September/October 2011 Issue of Handwoven should have safely arrived at subscribers' homes, in bookstores, and...
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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, yarn, and a 1960's how-to book from a thrift store. I also attended a free class at a local...
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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, yarn, and a 1960's how-to book from a thrift store. I also attended a free class at a local...
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“ We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started... and know the place for the first time. ” – T.S. Eliot Sara likes to weave simple fabrics in rich hand-dyed colors . You would like Sara Lamb the minute you met her. (And I hope...