How Long to Knit a Jumper? I often get asked “How long does it take to make a sweater?” That’s a complex question as we know. How long is a piece of […]
How Long to Knit a Jumper
Hand Weaving – Fulled Cloth
Hand Weaving: Fulled Cloth Yardage must go through a process called fulling, that opens the fibers and changes the interwoven threads into fabric. Different fulling techniques are used for different fibers. I […]
Horse Song Tapestry
Horse Song Tapestry by Roy Cady I was inspired to weave this tapestry piece after hearing the stories and songsof the scared Horse of my people. The inspiration came to me whileherding […]
Salish Blankets
Salish Blankets The Salish were known as the weavers of the Pacific Northwest. They used the materials around them, hair from mountain goats, and fibers from native plants such as Indian hemp […]
Salish Wooly Dogs
Salish Wooly Dogs Woolly Dogsby Elizabeth Flower Anderson MillerI have been studying since 1987, the wool dog or woolly dog, grown for at least 700 years, possibly 2500 years, by the First […]
Corduroy Tree Ornaments
Corduroy Weave Tree Ornaments Corduroy Weave BagsThese Christmas tree ornament bags were woven using 8/2 cotton for both warp and weft. I livened the project up by adding some metallic yarns. Post […]
How to Finish Handwoven Chenille
How to Finish Handwoven Chenille Rayon or cotton chenille yarns require a different finishing technique than other handwoven articles. When chenille is in loom-state it feels stiff as cardboard. This finishing treatment […]
Weaving Twill Tapestry
Weaving Twill Tapestry I had the good fortune to be able to take a workshop on Twill Tapestry with weaver and tapestry artist, Kaija Rautiainen a couple of years ago. Post Views: […]
Catalogne Rug
Catalogne Rug “Someone asked me what a Catalogne is. Here is the information I sent: a catalogne has its origins in Europe, L’encyclopédie de l’artisnat :Bois et Textiles, 1975, says that it […]
Countermarche Looms
Countermarche Looms Countermarche Looms – Type A and Type BThese photos and diagrams were originally printed in: Handbok IvevingJ.W. Carpelens ForlagCentralTrykkeriet, Oslo1958I have added the Red lettering to the diagrams, to help […]