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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Hi Madelyn! I have just finished reading your answer to the question about warping a sectional warp beam and would love to know more about your last sentence on beaming a sectional beam without using a sectional warping method...
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When I worked in the computer industry, I was fond of saying that "technology giveth and technology taketh away," and it's true! I have a shelf full of weaving videos that I turn to for expert advice, right in my studio. But now I want that advice wherever I am, and it would be really convenient...
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Color is a core element in designing any weaving project, predicting the complex interaction of wa rp and weft colors, yarn textures, and color proportions. Even for a warp-faced inkle band, there are many interesting choices to be made. Here's Handwoven editor emerita Jane Patrick to tell you about...
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There are few things in this world I enjoy more than the warm spring and summer sunshine. As soon as the weather shows an inkling of warming up I take advantage of every nice day, spending hours outside gardening, reading, and—of course—weaving. Spring flowers provide great color inspiration...
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Who among us hasn't woven on a deadline, be it a textile exhibit, guild sale, magazine submission (of course, I encourage these commitments), or an upcoming birthday or holiday gifting opportunity? Karen Donde has been weaving on deadlines for several years now, as a student in a professional crafts...
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The American handweavers of the early twentieth century had to rediscover much that was lost over decades of industrialization. Today, our weaving community is blessed to have generous, experienced members to pass on the craft, welcoming new weavers, teaching, mentoring, and sharing their passion. Every...
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When I visit with weavers from around the world, one thing that strikes me again and again is that the weaver is so much more than his or her loom. Handweavers in remote areas, working with the simplest of looms and tools, create stunning, intricate designs that would be a challenge to reproduce with...
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Laura Fry is a longtime contributor to Handwoven , a master weaver, and an expert and dedicated researcher into the science of wet-finishing of fabric. She is the author of the definitive work on wet-finishing, Magic in the Water. Here she is to tell you why wet-finishing really is a magical step in...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Dear Madelyn, My question stems from problems I have had when weaving a sample. How do you sample for sett on a wide warp, for example 36" or 40" wide? My experience has been that a narrow sample isn't really...
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Some of Anita's creative cloth You know that famous poem about what you might do when you are an old woman? Wearing purple, spitting on the sidewalk, etc.? The first time I encountered it was when Anita Mayer sent me the manuscript for her wonderful book, Clothing From the Hands That Weave, which...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Madelyn, I am enclosing a photo (shown below) to help you visualize my issue. The string that ties the back apron rod to the warp beam on my loom has slowly been stretching. I'd like to find a different system, but am...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Hi Madelyn! When does one choose to hang weights to tension a selvedge? Or beam the selvedge with the project warp? I have seen the selvedge wrapped with the warp on table looms—maybe this is because there is no depth...
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How to Weave a Scarf: Seven Handwoven Scarves from Weaving Today Scarves are the weaver's playground: a chance to explore color and weave structures to your heart's content. When you weave a scarf, you're not committing your loom for weeks or months, and you don't have to spend a fortune...
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To be a weaver is to dream. We dream of the exquisite projects we will make, and when life permits, we actually weave some of them. Here's a letter that my friend Julie Barnes wrote to her weaving cooperative recently. It's more about life than weaving, and I love it because it could have come...
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Go into any museum that exhibits old textiles, pull out your magnifying glass or loupe, and prepare to have your hat pop off at the wonder of the finishing details you’ll see there. The fabrics themselves may be awesome, but it’s the little hand-worked touches that amaze. So often a hem is...