Handwoven

Each issue offers a stunning collection of enticing weaving projects. But the magazine is more than that: it's a pattern book, and weave structure textbook, it's a place to discover original designs, and find solutions to weaving challenges. For over 20 years Handwoven has been an indispensable resource for weavers.

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Letters • Stories, tips, tricks, and questions from Handwoven readers

Project Index

Favorite Finds • Warp, travel, hemstitch, and dye with fewer worries using these products designed to make your life just a little bit easier.

Spinning Tails

The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present

The Return of Convergence • Convergence, the ultimate biennial fiber art conference held by the Handweavers Guild of America (HGA), is back! This international gathering of weavers, spinners, dyers, and basketmakers will be held July 15–21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tennessee. HGA has planned an exciting week of activities and events and invites you to join fellow fiber arts enthusiasts at this immersive convention.

Paper Weaving—Intriguing and Inspiring! • I imagine that almost everyone has woven with paper at some point. Perhaps it was at summer camp or in school, but wherever it was, you probably enjoyed weaving strips of paper. It’s a simple but engaging pastime that can teach some interesting weaving and design concepts that you can sometimes adapt to traditional handweaving.

Notes from the Fell: Poppana • Susan E. Horton, editor of Handwoven, recently sent me a photo of an unusual-looking rug shuttle and asked me if I knew what it was. It reminded me of that game where you are shown a photo of an odd object and have to describe it. Other players then guess if you are telling the truth or making up a far-fetched story. This was indeed an odd-looking shuttle; it looked as if it had grown wings and was about to fly away with the flat, round disk that sits in the center portion. It was definitely a curiosity to behold. I remembered seeing this shuttle in a Toika loom catalog. The Finnish loom manufacturer makes these special shuttles to hold disks of bias-cut fabric known as poppana.

Best Practices Fixing Mistakes • No one’s perfect, so knowing how to fix mistakes is an important component of weaving. We covered fixing mistakes before starting to weave in our previous article; this article will address how to fix errors while weaving and off the loom.

Selling Your Handwovens • In the March/April 2022 issue, I wrote about pricing handwoven items for sale. The next logical question is “How do we sell our pieces?” Although it’s nice to think handwoven pieces will sell themselves, in the era of cheaply made, inexpensive textiles, we need to be able to explain why handwovens are worth the price, and that involves selling. I know, I know, you are probably saying, “I’m not a salesperson, I’m a weaver!” Being a weaver is our superpower. Selling can feel a bit like our kryptonite.

Sampling for Bedford Seersucker • Structurally, distortion and deflection occur in cloth if there are areas of plain weave adjacent to areas of floating ends and/or picks. Two structures in which this happens are huck lace and waffle weave.

Vakker Mug Rugs

Wall of Troy Fade Napkins

A Basket of Stripes

Broken Stripe Towel

Candy Stripe Blankets

Gold Rush Shawl

Advancing by Steps

Natural Elegance

Sunset Twist

A Brief History of Turkish Towels

Big Wrap Beach Blanket

Scheepjes Yarns

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