The highly textural Puffy Pillows Because of Martha Stewart, I was fortunate enough to meet Deborah Jarchow. Remember when Martha left jail wearing a crocheted poncho made by one of her fellow inmates? Ponchos became an overnight sensation! That year Handwoven decided to host a poncho contest and I was in charge of corresponding with …
Occasionally when I’m working with two of my favorite fibers—linen and hemp—my selvedges lose tension. I keep s-hooks and old shower curtain hooks handy for just these occasions. Usually they are heavy enough to weight down the loose threads, but tonight I needed to add additional weight. Luckily, I hadn’t put away the holiday decorations …
Recently Handwoven asked me to write a series of articles for rigid-heddle weavers exploring the basic building blocks of yarn work on the rigid-heddle loom. The first was “Can I Weave That on My Rigid-Heddle Loom” (Handwoven November/December 2013). I’m not the first person to have tackled this question for the magazine. If you can …
May is the month we declared we would have our full collection up. Full meaning we have eight patterns in the works. It may be late May before you see them all. Currently, we have three patterns available for sale—Color-and-Weave Towels, Spa Set, and the Fat and Happy Scarf. The Puffy Pillow by Deborah Jarchow …
Why Yarnworker? Did you ever was up one day and say, he, I’m going to start __________ (fill in the blank). I wrote in Yarnworker. For years, I watched my knitting, crocheting, and seeing friend, colleagues, and heroes self-publish patterns and thought, one day. Weaving has a long tradition of self-publising, along with supportive distribution …
