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Keeping Weaving Alive in Cambodia
A London-based initiative, titled “The Weavers Project” is aiming to preserve Cambodia's weaving tradition while offering employment to citizens in need. The Weavers Project employs women weavers to...
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Recycling Spare Yarn with a Rigid-Heddle Loom
Zigzag scarf by Deborah Jarchow, Handwoven May/June 2014.Christina Garton Editor, Weaving Todayweavingtoday.com Has this ever happened to you? You are wandering your local yarn store, or perhaps a...
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Achieving Straight Selvedges
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.com Hi Madelyn, I raise alpacas (in Australia) and spin the fiber and weave with it. My question relates to selvedges when using...
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All About the Teasel Hand
Last week in Weaving Today’s main post we published a photo of a brush for woolen cloth that involved a mystery seed. Almost as soon as the newsletter hit mailboxes, we received many emails from some...
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The Beauty of Boundweave
Lynn Schuster Contributor, Weaving Todayweavingtoday.comBoundweave is an entrancing structure. With a relatively simple threading, often on just four shafts, you can create beautiful, weft-faced...
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How Structure Affects Color in Weaving
With a 3/1 twill weave structure, you can guarantee 75 percent of your warp threads will be dominant. Sara Bixler Contributor, Weaving Todayweavingtoday.com Color theory in itself can be a complex...
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Weaving with Thick Yarn
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.com Dear Madelyn, I recently became entranced at the yarn store and ended up coming home with some beautiful singles yarns....
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Trouble Creating Patterns on an Ashford Loom
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.com Madelyn, I just received an ad from WEBS that shows a project started on a Toika loom. The part that interested me is the...
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For the First Time in 100 Years, Switzerland Is Making Silk
For the first time in a century, Switzerland is producing its own silk. From the Middle Ages up until 1914, the country had been making its own silk; however, the last silk factory was closed in the...
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Spinning and Weaving Go Together
Kate Larson’s tailspun Leicester yarn would make a spectacular weft--and one you can’t get commercially.Anne Merrow Editor, Spin-Off Magazinespinningdaily.com Back when Interweave was just a single...
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Exploring the Beauty of Handwoven Fashion
Photo by Daryl Lancaster.Daryl Lancaster Contributor, Weaving Todayweavingtoday.comThe most difficult part of creating handwoven clothing is not creating exquisite yardage or having the construction...
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Exploring Natural Fiber in Micronesia
Decorative items woven by hand in Micronesia.Christina Garton Editor, Weaving Todayweavingtoday.com One of the many joys of being a weaver is the ability to travel the world while sitting at my loom....
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Determining Warp Sett for Boundweave
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.com Madelyn, I am intrigued with the idea of weaving boundweave placemats on a rosepath threading. I want to use up some of my...
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Rekindling Weaving in the Philippines
Across the pond in the Philippines, the government has taken an interest in rekindling the art of weaving. The local government in Santiago City has partnered with the Department of Science and...
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Crimp and Create with Shibori
Over-dyeing: a warp and two cones.Dianne Totten Contributor, Weaving Todayweavingtoday.com About eight years ago, I started experimenting with an idea I picked up in a Catharine Ellis Handwoven...
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Using Sticks vs. Paper for Warps
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn! A friend of mine uses sticks to pack the warp on the warping beam, and I’ve always used paper. I think her warps...
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Interweave Yarn Fest 2015
Teaching weaving is a pleasure for me. I have taught in many different arenas and enjoy them all: from festivals, to classes at my local weaving and knitting shop, to private lessons, and college...
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Weaving Adventures in Taos
A wall of Churro yarn at Weaving Southwest.Christina Garton Editor, Weaving Todayweavingtoday.com Often, when I profess my love for southern New Mexico to others up north, I hear them say, “Oh, I...
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Can You Really Grow Fabric in a Test Tube?
A fashion designer turned microbiologist is combining her passions for science and clothing by growing textiles in test tubes, hoping to change the scope of the fashion industry forever.Suzanne Lee,...
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Calculating Yarn Yardage for Weaving Overshot
Ask MadelynHAVE A QUESTION? OUR EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERmadelynv@interweave.comHi Madelyn! What is the best way of calculating the yardage for weft yarns used in a woven project in overshot? Is there...
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