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November/December 2008

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Projects & Articles
New Projects & Articles (November/December 2008)
	Advancing-twill project that advances from sixteen shafts to a Jacquard loom. (1.13 MB) Read the Full Story of an advancing-twill project that advances from sixteen shafts to a Jacquard loom. Project directions are included for 16-shaft and 32-shaft advancing point-twill napkins or table squares.
	August's Bag of the Month: A Dressed-Up Recycled Bag by Virginia Balch (182 KB) Ginger Balch was inspired to keep plastic out of the garbage by weaving with it instead. Using colored strips in the warp and brown plastic grocery bags Balch was able to create a refined looking fabric.

Books & eProject Collections

NEW - Handwoven's Design Collections

Design Collection 18 (A Treasury of Towels), Design Collection 19 (Scarves and Shawls for All Seasons), and Design Collection 20 (Weekend Weaving Projects) are now available in a digital forma!. In these collections are a wealth of ideas for unique towels, playful garments, and quick-and-easy weaving projects.

New book: Weaving Made Easy
by Liz Gipson

Weaving Made Easy, well, makes weaving easy. It includes seventeen simple projects made on a simple rigid heddle loom. A perfect blend of fun and functionality, the rigid heddle is small, portable, and affordable.
Read more about Weaving Made Easy

Best of Handwoven: Top Ten Placemats on Four Shafts

Weaving a set of placemats is almost a weaver’s rite of passage. This collection includes the ten best placemat projects on four shafts (or fewer) from the first twenty years of Handwoven magazine. There are lace placemats, thick and sturdy placemats, placemats with rich textures, and even placemats inlaid with the design of a table setting. You’ll find all project directions easy to follow—either for making exactly the placemats shown or for substituting different yarns or colors to match your dishware and decor.

Events, Calendar, Travel
Weaving Events & Calendar FiberHearts Awards View our 2008 Guild Winners!

Online Photo Galleries & Podcasts

Bags of the Month

From September 2007–August 2008, Handwoven posted a free bag pattern for weavers to enjoy. We also asked for our readers to share their creations. Click here to see their masterful work.

Other Galleries & Podcasts

Handwoven's Weaving for the Home Award

Handwoven magazine offers the Weaving for the Home Award for the best handwoven functional textile in a juried show. See the winners from 2004-2007.

Handwoven's Report from the Maker Faire

Liz Gipson, managing editor of Handwoven magazine, traveled to the Maker Faire in San Francisco, and you get to go with her! Listen to this audio travelogue or take a look at the slide show to learn more about weavers inspired by garbage, drummers who knit, and a fairy who learns to crochet.

Towel Winners

From fanciful to sophisticated, here are twenty towels selected from over a hundred inspiring entries from the Towels of the 21st Century contest.

View the winning designs

Handwoven Index

Handwoven's 2005-2007 Index

The 2005-2007 index is now available! Use this index to find articles that you may have missed. The 1979-2004 index is also available for download. See all indexes.

Weaving Community

Weaving Classes

Handwoven has launched a new listing of weaving classes. If you or your organization offers weaving classes—beginning to advanced—enter your information online today.