Get the most out the Academy with our new drafting tools
Learn about new drafting tools offered in the Handweaving Academy and Handweaging . net
How to mark your mistakes while weaving
Learn how and why to mark issues at the loom so you fix them later.
What Makes Someone an Artist?
So many people hesitate to create because they don’t see themselves as “artistic.” But here’s the truth: you don’t become an artist by earning a title, selling work, or reaching some mysterious level of skill. You’re an artist the moment you create something that expresses you—even if it’s just changing a color or two in a design.
Weaving while traveling
Even if weaving takes you away from your bigger looms, you can still bring some of your projects with you.
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.
Build a little yarn store in your home
A step by step guide to help you tame your stash and find new inspiration from what you have in your own home.
Challenge Shawl
Gwen Peterson shares her process as she perseveres through a challenging project using lessons she learned in the Handweaving Academy.
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!
Get weaving in the New Year
Why should New Year’s Resolutions be boring and hard to keep? Janet presents creative and exciting ideas for resolutions you’ll actually be excited to make.
Which version of A Handweaver’s Pattern Book should I buy: Green, orange, or brown?
A Handweaver’s Pattern Book by Marguerite Davison is VERY popular; many weavers consider it a must-have, especially for folks with four shaft looms. Known as the “Green Book” for its green, hardback cover, it’s one of the best references and draft collections available for four shafts, containing hundreds of drafts in all kinds of different structures, as well as some basic theory related to those structures.
