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One of the many new discoveries I’ve made since the purchase of my 8-shaft loom is that more experienced weavers love to give yarn to beginning weavers. Since purchasing my loom in May, I’ve accumulated a stash full of colorful cotton, lovely rayon slub, bright Tencel, and more, all from...
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If I could grant one gift to every member of our fiber art community, I would have everyone experience the magic of Taos, New Mexico during the wool festival. It is held annually at Kit Carson Park during the first full weekend of October, and this year, I had the opportunity to attend and chat with...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Dear Madelyn, I was interested to see that you have just produced a video on block weaves . I am doing a block-weave project at the moment, Larissa Gibson's summer and winter coverlet, November/December 2011, p. 62. It...
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Diné (Navajo) weavers are famous around the world for their beautiful rugs, blankets, and other handwoven items. For centuries, Diné weavers have created stunning and complex woolen works of art through the seemingly simple combination of warp and weft. As described in books on Diné...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Hi Madelyn! I'm getting ready to weave a project from Handwoven, "Happy Towels, " March/April 2011, pages 52-53. The instructions allow for 31" for loom waste and 13" for take-up, and the 5-yd warp...
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From the Moirai (fates) of Ancient Greece who spun, measured, and then snipped men’s lives, to the morbid loom used by the Valkyries , to the Incan goddess Mama Ocllo who taught women to spin, weaving and spinning play important roles in folk tales and religious stories throughout history in just...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Dear Madelyn, I have woven two panels for a tablecloth (about 32" wide) and am ready to cut them from the loom. I have loved weaving them so much that I want to tie on a new warp to the one I used for the panels and weave...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Hi Madelyn, I have been given an 8-shaft cherry Norwood Loom to use. I have just taken off my first sampler piece I did in cotton rug warp using a very simple 4-shaft bird's eye pattern and all went well. Now I have warped...
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Learn all about block theory from Madelyn whenever you want at your own pace with her new video. Block theory opens up a whole new world of weaving By now, everyone has some awareness of the slow movement. We have slow food, slow cloth, slow fashion, and so on. Slow this and that is often brought to...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Hi Madelyn! In a previous post, you mentioned "weaving sticks" used to wind the warp on the back beam. I would like to get these for winding a linen warp on the back beam of my Harrisville Rug Loom. I currently use...
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There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. —Alfred, Lord Tennyson from The Lady of Shallott The Lady of Shallot getting distracted and tangled in her yarn; something at least a few of us can...
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Weaver, teacher, and Handwoven contributor and tech editor Robyn Spady joins us today to celebrate the power of the modest yet versatile 4-shaft loom. Robyn Spady used only four shafts to weave this 2-block doubleweave table mat. I love 4-shaft looms! In fact, in my very-personal-not-so-humble-opinion...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Hi Madelyn, I put on eight yards of warp to weave rag placemats. As I wove, each placemat measured 20 inches. When all eight mats were taken off the loom, the ends were stitched and the entire piece was washed in the washing...
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Ask Madelyn HAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWER madelynv@interweave.com Dear Madelyn, As a sporadic weaver I am always unsure how long my fringes should be. I know that for items like baby blankets, fringe should be short, so a baby's fingers don't get caught in them. But when it comes...
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Jessica Madsen's dapper Diamond Vest "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great." —Tom Hanks as Jimmy Dugan in A League of Their Own When I tell folks that I weave, I often get hit with a barage of questions. Some want...