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My new sewing machine - Janome DXL603

If you have been following some of my posts to our Forum, I had mentioned that I was on a search for a new sewing machine. When I moved to London several years ago, I had purchased a budget sewing machine – a Janome. At the time I knew that I would eventually need [...]

How to Warp a Rigid Heddle Loom

Instructions for how to warp a rigid heddle loom. [...]

Threads of Time - Handwoven Quilts

Threads of Time – quilts from the Mothers of Invention Exhibit [...]

Card Woven Edging

How to weave a card or tablet woven trim to the end of a handwoven fabric. [...]

V-neck Shaping on the Loom

How to shape a V-neckline on the loom. [...]

Handwovens of LOTR

Lord of the Rings and its handwoven clothing. [...]

Karelian Weaving

Karelian Basketry Birchbark basket weaving.

Leno Lace Pickup A special type of lace pickup weave technique.

Blue Skirts, Golden Belts

Ancient Land of Karelians One of the traditional crafts of Karelia was splinter or birchbark weaving.

Heikinpaiva 2002 The craft of birchbark weaving is taught at the Finnish [...]

Math and Weaving

Computers and Looms What do they have in common?

Old Computers A photo gallery of old looms and computers found at the British Museum in London.

Algebraic Expressions as Design Elements Lana Schneider discusses the use of algebra as a design element in textiles.

Artlandia Artlandia software creates graphic designs [...]

Counterbalance Looms

Yes, you can get a good shed on a counterbalance loom. It is just a matter of balance. The main thing to remember, is if the loom tie-ups are not centered, then weight of the shafts are not balanced, and you will not be able to get an even shed.

You can even weave [...]

Loom Shaped Clothing

Loom-shaped clothing is apparel made from separate pieces which are shaped as they are woven. [...]

Yarn Spinning and Weaving Mills - US

Yarn Spinning and textile Weaving Mills – US [...]

Yarn and Weaving Mills - Canada

Weaving yarn and textile mills in Canada [...]

Yarn and Weaving Mills - UK

Cambrian Woollen Mill Experience 700 years of weaving history in the wonderful world of Welsh wool.

Coldharbour Woollen Mill Visit this working museum to see the process of combing, carding and spinning.

Cotswold Woollen Weavers An 18th century mills with the smell of wool oil and the clack of shuttles.

Crombie [...]

Warping Board Plans

Free plans for how to make a warping board. [...]

Whitchurch Silk Mill

A visit to a working silk mill in Whitchurch UK [...]

Lord of the Rings - Handwoven Fabrics

Handweavers created some of the clothing for Lord of the Rings [...]

Paper Yarn Weaving - Pirkko Karvonen - Convergence 2002

Learning to weave with paper yarns. [...]

Handweaving Books

A selection of books about handweaving, looms, how to weave, patterns. [...]

Weaving with Rags

Weaving with Rags, rag rugs, poppana, sakiori, catalogne [...]

Warp-weighted Looms

An example of a Warp weighted Loom [...]

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