As some of you might know, around 3 months ago I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, my little Henry. You may also know, if you read my posts leading up to the birth, I had assumed that while on maternity leave I’d be able to do some weaving. Perhaps not an enormous amount […]
There persists a myth about rigid-heddle looms: that while they’re great for weaving scarves and pieces with thick knitting and fashion yarns, one can’t weave fine fabrics using traditional weaving yarns on them. Fortunately for us all, weavers the world around are proving this false by weaving beautiful, fine fabrics on these versatile little looms. […]
Presenting Weaving with Little Looms 2017! Looms seem to be multiplying in the Interweave office. The knitters have rigid-heddle looms, the crocheters have pin looms, the creative director has a new tapestry loom, the publisher is learning inkle weaving. It’s not just us, either! Weaving is busting out all over. The 2016 issue of Easy […]
As I write this I’m 36 weeks pregnant so right now I’m focused on weaving for baby! This means not just baby blankets, but also baby–safe fabrics that I can use for other projects. I’ve been using as many baby blanket projects for reference as I can find, especially those in the Weaving for Baby […]
Handwoven towels, how I love thee! Let me count the ways. I love thee in all thy forms, from kitchen helper to tea-tray enhancer to bread-basket base. Whether cotton, linen, cottolin, or some other fiber, the yarns used to weave you are a delight on the loom and in the home. For as all weavers […]
Well folks, it’s finally February! Yesterday was Groundhog Day, which means we’re coming up on Valentine’s Day. This day devoted to all things lovey-dovey favors red, pink, or anything made of chocolate. Since it’s hard to weave chocolate, this week’s Weekend Weaving suggestion goes with color. I present to you Susan J. Foulkes’ spectacular Baltic […]
There are few things in this world that you can get all or even most weavers to agree on, with one glaring exception: Tom Knisely and his wonderful work in the weaving community. My very first assignment when joining Handwoven to was to interview Tom after he won Weaving Teacher of the Year. I soon […]
I love working with color in my weaving—seeing the way different colors interact and react to one another. When I first started weaving, I couldn’t anticipate how well the colors could mix together, tricking the eye into seeing a whole new color. Though the yarns interlace, they remain separate, and yet somehow they become something […]
The closer I get to my due date, the more I find myself eyeing small looms. I’ll be taking a couple of months of maternity leave, and I’d like to spend at least some of that time weaving. Much as I love to imagine myself warping and weaving a spectacular baby wrap while wearing my […]
Recently I’ve been looking at a lot of rigid-heddle loom projects, because I’m working on the 2017 issue of Easy Weaving with Little Looms. The projects are really spectacular (although I admit to being completely biased). Vibrant colors, delightful textures—there’s just so much to love! So many of these projects are striking because rigid-heddle weavers […]
