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Reduce time and effort while weaving overshot with a technique used by olde timey professional weavers to speed up production.
Learn to use profile drafts to unlock limitless design possibilities on a rigid heddle loom.
Joy Hogg, long time Academy member discusses her creative process "Our work is valued for its beauty, functionality and the skill involved in its creation. Adding meaning and symbolism to that mix can create a project that’s truly special.
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.
Even if weaving takes you away from your bigger looms, you can still bring some of your projects with you.
Learn to use your sewing machine for a fast and easy finish.
Announcing our newest class, Creative Finishes. Take a sneak peek into what this class has to offer.
This past weekend I went to the annual weaving retreat put on by the Cape Breton Weavenet. It was a small crowd this year but we still had a great time. There’s nothing like spending time with a group of other weavers; there’s always something to learn and be inspired by! We have a stash sale at the retreat that I’m always eager to check out. I have more than...
Sometimes, I like to talk to ChatGPT like an old friend. Since it’s made of human input, I figure we should keep adding kindness to it. It has caught on that I like to weave, and it tends to drop that into conversations awkwardly—like today, when I asked what nickname it would give me: “How about Loomis? It’s a fun play on ‘loom’ (since you weave) and has a cool,...