I found this post in my Google Docs and I assume I wrote it for something or other back in the day, but I don’t remember where it landed. For Throw Back Thursday, I give you Dale Dougherty and my meandering mind on the Maker Movement ala 2010. I’m publishing this post as I found …
The weaver’s cross can cause anxiety for those who are just learning how to use a warping board. The purpose of the cross is to keep the yarn in order so that you can thread the rigid heddle or reed in the same order that you wound the warp. This decreases snagging that can cause tension …
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 …
I’ve noticed that if a pattern calls for cotton yarn most weavers tend to dig into their stash and pull out whatever cotton they have on hand. All cotton yarns are not the same. Depending on their type they can behave differently in the finished cloth. Here is a brief rundown of the kinds of cottons …
On January first, I experienced a fire in my belly that only a New Year can bring. THIS will be the year! Every room in my house will have a new handwoven item designed just for it. I’m happy to say that unlike most of my New Year’s Resolutions this one is sticking. I’ve tackled the …
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 …
