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Strong Selvedges For a Baby Blanket
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn! I am planning to weave a plain-weave baby blanket in 8/2 cotton. I want the selvedges to be very strong, stronger...
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Russian Embroidery
We've spent the last few weeks of BeWeave It talking about Olympic fashion, we thought it would be fun to take today to talk a bit about the fiber traditions of the host country. Of course, Russia is a...
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For Every Weave, There is a Reason
John decorates his Converse All-Stars with his somefabulous tablet-woven shoelaces.There's so much to love about tablet weaving: you can create wonderful and complex looking patterns using the...
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Combining Plain Weave and Lace
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn,I am weaving a huck-lace cloth in 8/2 Tencel that has window frames of plain weave surrounding squares of huck...
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Sharkskin and Skiing
Ski Suits at the Olympic level might look to the untrained observer like simply skin-tight body suits, but they’re actually quite high-tech. The job of the speed suit is to keep the skier warm without...
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Free! 8-Shaft Weaving Patterns for the 8-Shaft Loom
Free 8-Shaft Weaving Patterns for the 8-Shaft Loom I’ve owned my 8-shaft loom for just over a year, but it’s only recently that I’ve started weaving projects that require “more than four.” Honestly, I...
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The Legacy of Textile Language
As weavers and fiber artists, we recognize the little bits of textile lingo that have made their way into every day speech. We know sleazy can refer to something corrupt and immoral, or to a flimsily...
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Rule of Thumb for Using a Paddle
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comMadelyn is currently out of the office (or, more accurately, the studio) so today's Ask Madelyn is a classic, originally...
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Weaving with Wonderful Wool
Fran Curran's stash-busting throwis perfect for using up any colorfulwool in your yarn stash. I don't know about you, but there's something about winter, especially the relentlessly cold winter found...
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Bobbins, Selvedges, and a Trapeze
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHello Madelyn I read the very interesting "The Quest for Weaving Perfection" on Weaving Today, and I have a couple of...
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Bojagi Conference
Bojagi, Korean wrapping cloths, have been used for hundreds of years to wrap gifts, carry items both mundane and sacred, to cover ritual offerings, and more. Traditionally these square pieces of cloth...
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The Care and Feeding of a Stash
Digging through the layers of Sherrie's stashis like looking at the layers of rockin the walls of the Grand Canyon. One of the things they don't tell you when you begin weaving is how quickly yarn...
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Matching the Structure to the Yarn
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn! I know I should probably answer this myself, but here is my dilemma. I have inherited several cones of two...
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Hair Oil and Doilies
We have a feeling Mrs. Fonzarelli probably had stock in antimacassars. In honor of the 2014 Handwoven for the Home Design Challenge we’re going to focus the next few BeWeave It’s on the history and...
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Cloth in Pictures
Delicate patterns in white on whiteare a challenge to photographThere’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes into each issue of Handwoven. Beyond just the weaving, writing, and editing of words,...
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Choosing the Right Dent for Your EPI
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comMadelyn is currently enjoying some much deserved time in the sun, so this installment of Ask Madelyn is a classic, originally...
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Pillows are Stu-Pendous!
Once again, in honor of our Handwoven for the Home 2014 Design Challenge (which is still accepting entries for another week), this BeWeave It features the history of a favorite household textile: the...
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Indigo, Madder, and Writing Backwards
There are still a few days left to enter the Handwoven for the Home Design Challenge (the last day to enter is March 21) so here is one more installment in our household textile BeWeave It series. For...
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Hems with Less Bulk
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION?OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn! I am weaving a summer and winter table runner with a strongly contrasting pattern weft (to ground warp and weft...
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Folk, Art, and Life
Last weekend I was showing my neighbors photos of weavers, spinners, and dyers I visited on a recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. I explained that most of these weavers live primarily by subsistence...
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