Feature Article Archive

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Teddy Bear's Picnic

by Noreen Crone-Findlay, 10 February, 2010 - 10:33

This whimsical project was inspired by the song "Teddy Bear's Picnic," whose charming lyrics were written by British songwriter Jimmy Kennedy in 1932.

To paraphrase slightly...

If you go into the woods today, you'd better take your potholder loom! Read more >>

 

Weaving Beads into Cloth

by Wanda Jenkins, 8 January, 2010 - 02:56

There are several ways to weave beads into your cloth. Depending on the scale and contrast of the beads, the results can be subtle or dramatic.

Weaving with beads strung onto the weft is easy and suitable for both beginning and experienced weavers. Best of all, you can use this technique with any type of loom. Read more >>

 

Baa Humbug!

by Nancy C. Lea, 4 December, 2009 - 11:00

I love taqueté, the works of Charles Dickens, and a good pun!

For the curmudgeons among us I present the "Baa Humbug" bookmark, featuring a festive sheep and a musical little bug.

Feeling the holiday spirit this year? Then try the more classic bookmark: "Wreath and Presents." Read more >>

 

Plain Weave Variations

by Tien Chiu, 13 November, 2009 - 08:50

When I told my friends I was writing an article on plain weave, they gasped: "But you have a 24–shaft computerized loom! You can weave any structure you like!  Why are you writing an article on plain weave?"

The answer is simple; there's nothing plain about plain weave!
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Down the Garden Path with Rosepath

by Laura Fry, 30 October, 2009 - 11:07

These fingertip towels are woven in plain weave with Rosepath borders. With a four-shaft loom and a little imagination, you can create all kinds of border designs. And with more than four shafts, the designs can be even more elaborate.
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Halloween Dolls

by Noreen Crone-Findlay, 15 October, 2009 - 22:28

Halloween is a spooky time of year...

So why not make some cute little companions to keep you (or a little one) company on long, dark nights? Best of all, they won't even eat your candy! Read more >>

 

Weaving Words

by Lillian Whipple, 1 October, 2009 - 12:14

Once you're woven images it isn't difficult to weave letters.

In my previous article Designing for Summer and Winter and Taqueté, the warp was threaded in a point profile. For letters, the warp needs to be threaded in a straight profile. Read more >>

 

Beading on the Edge

by Ruth MacGregor, 24 September, 2009 - 01:44

It's no secret—I have a passion for weaving narrow bands on a small rigid heddle. But like most rigid-heddle weavers, I sometimes yearn to make my plain weave a little less "plain".

On a whim one rainy afternoon, I combined some beads with a selvedge technique borrowed from shaft-loom weaving, and presto: a fun and easy way to make a simple band, simply stunning! Read more >>

 

Backstrap Basics

by Laverne Waddington, 16 September, 2009 - 13:24

Basic, crude, primitive—these are all words that spring to mind when one thinks of the humble backstrap loom—a description that obscures the fact that some of history's most beautiful and complex textiles have been woven on this simple arrangement of sticks. Read more >>

 

Double-Heddle Bookmarks

by Syne Mitchell, 7 September, 2009 - 14:29

I love weaving bookmarks; they're small, make great gifts, and are a delightful palette for trying out new designs.

I wanted to weave bookmarks on a rigid-heddle loom, so my project would be portable. But the finest heddle I could find was 12 ends per inch, and I didn't want a bulky bookmark. What's a weaver to do? Read more >>

 



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