Tag Archive: twill

One Warp, Six Variations

In an effort to use up my yarn stash, I returned to a project I had first woven in 2015, and I ended up weaving six table runners. This Handwoven magazine cover from… Continue reading →

Summer Samples

Last spring I gave a few weaving lessons to a wonderful person who knew the basics but needed a little refresher.  We were going over the whole process of dressing the loom for… Continue reading →

Colorious II

Every weaver worth their thread does sample pieces called gamps, to try different threadings, or yarns, or colors – or all of the above-  in one reference piece.   These color gamps are… Continue reading →

Colorious Weaving

These are some of my weaving samples from over the last 30 years. I have always been more of a Textile Experimenter (Experimentalist?  Experimentician?) than a Textile Expert.  Magazine articles and workshops constantly introduced… Continue reading →