In A Weaver’s Guide to Yarn I start with sett. Understanding warp density’s effect on cloth is where the rubber meets the road, or in our case, the yarn meets the loom. Sett is the number of warp ends within an inch of the rigid heddle reed. Because rigid-heddle weavers often double up our ends in …
Declaring that 2015 “year of the handwoven home” was a way for me to increase the number of handwovens in my home. Since that time, I’ve signed for a new book with Interweave on weaving for the home, causing me to switch gears from weaving for me to weaving for publication. To keep the spirit of …
This pattern was a long-time in the making. I approached Jean Ahearn (aka Jeen on Ravelry) over two years ago about publishing a pattern based on her popular pinwheel projects she posted on Ravelry. She was quick to respond and I was slow with getting all the pieces and parts together. The result is the Traveling …
As I begin my quest to realize a lifelong dream—to live in a home bedecked in handwoven textiles, I stopped to look around at what my home already contains. So much of my weaving life has either been for publication, teaching, or for gifts. The work I purchase, I have largely give as gifts. I’ve retained very …
A brand new shiny year has arrived and with it comes all the hopes and dreams of new beginnings. In 2014, I moved to a new home in a small town in New Mexico. Once a church, it is a magical building flooded with the light of New Mexico—particularly because we have no curtains. The …
The New Year is approaching. Soon what is old will be new again; excellent timing for the first hard copy of the revised and updated Weaving Made Easy to land on my desk. What is new about this old book? I’ll let the book speak for itself. Easy is a word that would stop any weaver …
