22: Knotted-Pile Weaving

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Escape the dreary fall days with visions of brightly painted middle-eastern bazaars. This month we talk about weaving knotted pile rugs. The inspirational Sara Lamb talks about using color in weaving and her latest passion for knotted-pile weaving. We review an instructional video Cut-Pile Rug Weaving with Arlo Duker. In the swatch of the day, I describe learning pile weaving from Judith MacKenzie McCuin. And finally, the ending essay: Weaving fast; weaving slow.

Resources (mentioned during the show)

• Sara Lamb’s Web site
• Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH)
• Archie Brennan Loom Instructions
• Pacific Yurts
• Victorian Video/Yarn Barn
• Cut-Pile Rug Weaving with Arlo Duker
• Small Looms Yahoo Group
• Schacht 9" mini boat shuttle
• John C. Campbell Folk School
• Jana Trent: Square deal Weave-a-long
• The Techniques of Rug Weaving by Peter Collingwood

• Afghan Sands by Incidental Fusion
• Christmas Tree Farm by Push Start Wagon
• Re-Gifting for the Holidays by The Alice Project

Sponsor for Episode 22

• Artist: Syne Mitchell
• Title: 22: Knotted-Pile Weaving
• Album: WeaveCast: A podcast for handweavers
• Genre: Podcast
• Year: 2007
• Length: 48:46 minutes (66.99 MB)
• Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 192Kbps (CBR)