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A step by step guide to help you tame your stash and find new inspiration from what you have in your own home.
Gwen Peterson shares her process as she perseveres through a challenging project using lessons she learned in the Handweaving Academy.
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!
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.
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!
The weaving is done, but there is more to do! Follow along as we go through each step of the finishing process.
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.
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.
Learn all about what a palindrome skein is and how you can warp with it on a rigid heddle to give the appearance of a painted warp without needing to learn indirect warp.