When I was a kid, there were only a few appropriate autumn colors: brown, yellow, brown, red, brown, and orange. Now don’t get me wrong, I love beautiful chocolate browns and warm burgundies, but this limited color palette never really did it for me. I’m so happy to say times have changed, and after looking […]
When I first started weaving I suffered from Finishing Anxiety. The first time I had to wet-finish a project I watched that cloth like a hawk and rinsed and rinsed until I was absolutely positive I had washed out all the excess dye. And then, of course, I handwashed them again the next day “just […]
Today is National Dog Day, the annual holiday of sorts that honors all those good dogs in our life. It’s the day to give your dog extra treats, go on a longer walk than normal, make a special trip to the dog park, or, if you’re like me, plan a weaving project just for them! […]
School days, school days, dear old golden rule days! The days are getting shorter, the weather is slowly starting to cool down, and in many places school is back in session! I don’t know about you, but there’s something about this time of year that makes me want to load up on back to school […]
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot written on the concept of “self care.” If you haven’t heard this buzz term yet, self care refers to the little things you might do that are purely for yourself and not a daily necessity: bubble baths, hiking, and, of course, weaving are all examples of possible self care. […]
Call for Submissions We are happy to announce that we are accepting ideas for our third issue of Easy Weaving with Little Looms, our special issue of Handwoven devoted entirely to the little looms people love to weave with. You can find the two previous issues here and here. We are still looking for projects […]
Recently we took our first real trip as a family. We wanted to spend a cool weekend in Colorado, bookended by stops in Santa Fe. Traveling through New Mexico you never know what you’ll find: women selling freshly made tamales outside of gas station; centuries old tiny churches filled with gorgeous bultos, retablos, and other […]
One of the earliest things I learned about weaving is that the practice, as a whole, has a truly wonderful vocabulary. We warp the loom, sley the reed, and mess about with heddles and treadles. We can weave summer and winter in the spring or autumn, if we’d like, and fill our weaving with Danish […]
Can I admit something? I am not great at reading profile drafts. I know that in theory these drafts are supposed to make more complicated weaving drafts simpler, but I often find myself squinting my eyes at them and mumbling to myself as I try to figure out exactly what I do where. This is […]
Babies change everything. This is what I was told frequently while I was pregnant, and today it’s a mantra I repeat as I try to balance the aspects of my old life with my new reality. For example, I still want to learn and grow as a weaver, but right now going out to a […]
