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Keeping Consistent Warp Tension
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.com I have a problem that is confusing me. In my cloth, I can see where I have advanced my warp because the density of the cloth...
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The Season for Scarves
In the last week or so, the weather has taken a turn for the cold as temperatures tip-toe around freezing each night and even the normally rambunctious dogs seem unwilling to leave the warm bed in the...
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The Loose Sett Blues
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn,I just finished a sample for a project and the sett is too loose. If I change the sett from 12 epi to 16 epi, the...
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Behind Boiled Wool
Boiled wool isn't a terribly pleasant sounding phrase. It brings to mind perhaps the worst Thanksgiving side dish of all time or a bubbling cauldron with wet, soppy wool being stirred. (Yuck!)...
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Towels and Traditions
Christina's take on Bertha's Towels by Pattie Graver.Thanksgiving is over, and while it’s still technically fall, I know many Americans are decorating their homes inside and out to prepare for winter...
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Turned Twills Defined
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn!I've recently come across the term “turned twill” and cannot figure out what it means. Is this a specific...
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Thanksgiving Weaving Fun
Here at BeWeave It Headquarters we want to say a big thank you to everyone who sent us photos of their beautiful Thanksgiving weaving. From the top left and going clockwise: overshot runner by Leslie...
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Pin Looms and Dragons and Sheep: Oh My!
Dagmar the Dragon is one dragon that doesn't need sleying! (Apologies for the pun.)I'm constantly amazed at what can be done with pin-loom squares. During the 30s and 40s innovative weavers turned...
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Cotton Sizes for Overshot
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn!I was recently weaving an overshot pattern that used 10/2 cotton for the warp/ground weft and 5/2 cotton for the...
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A Brief History of Pin Looms
Pin looms are little looms with big possibilities. Unlike other looms that can trace their heritage back through the centuries, the pin loom is a relatively recent innovation having come onto the...
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(Re) Learning Weaving Lessons
Christina's new old favorite warping tool.I have a confession to make. Though I have been weaving for almost five years it’s only in this past year that I’ve started using both a sleying hook and...
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Telescoping Drafts to Weave With Less Shafts
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn!I consider my weaving level somewhere around advanced-beginner to intermediate. I have weaving software and I am...
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The Man Behind Your Reed
John Kay changed the face of weaving during the industrial revolution with his patents. Kay is perhaps best known (by the people who know of him) as the inventor of the flying shuttle. If you've ever...
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Creative Weaving on a Rigid-Heddle Loom
The free-form overshot technique used by Lisa Rayner in her beautiful scarf would not have been easily possible on a multi-shaft loom. Full Disclosure: I have a 24-harness 45" wide loom that takes...
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Too Late to Use a Temple?
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn!I am weaving a twill scarf using JaggerSpun's 24/2 Superlamb. I am experiencing a higher than usual degree of...
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Scrumptious Scarves
Now that the weather is definitely getting wintery, we're re-running one of our favorite BeWeave It's from last year all about scarvesIt's no secret that we love scarves at BeWeave It headquarters....
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Love At First Pick
The project Summer and WInter Colorplay, designed by Anne Dixon, emphasizes the many possibilities when playing with color in summer and winter. My introduction to floor loom weaving was a week with...
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Doublewidth on a Jack Loom
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn!While doing some shopping this weekend I saw a beautiful 4-shaft diamond twill throw at a Big Box Store. My first...
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In Praise of Snowflake Twill
One of our favorite wintery weaves, here at BeWeave It headquarters is definitely snowflake twill. These beautiful twill patterns are always stunners—the sort of drafts that make non-weavers and...
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Troublesome Treadle Ties
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn, I weave on an 8-shaft loom from the 1980s. I love my loom dearly—except for the treadle ties. They are chains with...
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Latvian Mittens and Tradition
Handknit Latvian mittens are treasured the world around for their warmth and beautiful design work. While you may have admired a pair at an international textile sale, you might not know the rich...
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Mannings Memories
The Mannings Handweaving School and Supply Center. Photo by Anita OsterhaugTo many weavers, Tom Knisely and The Mannings are intrinsically linked. For the past 40 years, Tom has called The Mannings...
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Baby Carriers from Around the World
While many baby wraps the world around are based around the same principal (long piece of fabric used as a sling), there are also plenty of cultures that developed much different carriers. While many...
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Determining Sett for Doubleweave?
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comI have only been weaving for three years and am fascinated with doubleweave. I wove a scarf in 3-block doubleweave on twelve...
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New eBook of Baby Wrap Designs
Just a few of the wrap designs featured in the new eBookI don’t remember exactly when I became aware of the resurgence of baby wearing in the United States. I think perhaps it was around my...
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