Changing face: Tie-up, cloth, or profile
Flipping a tie-up over like that is known as changing its face. When you do it, you also change the face of the cloth: what used to be on one face (the top, for instance) is now on the other face (the bottom), and vice versa.
Learning without fear
It’s not the hours we put in, it’s the way we take on new challenges. Learn to harness your fear so you can indulge your curiosity.
How to design pillows with color gamps
One of our members, Beth, shares how she used the lessons in the Academy to design and weave a final project destined for a small art gallery.
Challenge Shawl
Gwen Peterson shares her process as she perseveres through a challenging project using lessons she learned in the Handweaving Academy.
Detangling your weaving yarn stash
Buying new yarn is fun, but weaving it up can seem like work. Read about how we will be tackling our stashes this spring in the Handweaving Academy!
Stripes + Drafts = Magic!
Want to know how to pick colors to make your draft pattern show?
The secret is the contrast in darkness (also known as value contrast) between the warp and the weft.
From Gamp to Scarf
Today we have a guest blogger, Handweaving Academy member Miriam Lebby, telling the story of how she designed and created her beautiful scarf. Read on to find out how one Academy member is using what she learned!
Crossing the wet finishing line
The weaving is done, but there is more to do! Follow along as we go through each step of the finishing process.
How to use weaving yarn in colors you don’t like
Stuck with great weaving yarn in colors you don’t love? Tien teaches us a few tricks for working with the dull or awkward colors in our stash.
Make it Work Moments
Sometimes, the best ideas come at the last minute. Deciding that Janet, Carly, and Dawn would join everyone in the “Weaving for the Winter Holidays” weave-along was one of those brilliant, last-minute inspirations. We would weave along with you!
