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Mohair and Wool Hat
A hat knitting pattern for handspun wool and mohair.

Christmas Crafts
Some small gifts and projects to make for Christmas.

Operation Warm a Sole
Canadians are knitting slippers for our Navy and Armed Forces.

Saami Bandweaving
The Saami from northern Scandinavia are known for their intricate weaving of narrow and colourful belts and bands.

8 Shaft Star Motif
Show support for the US by weaving something in red, white and blue. Here is an 8 shaft stars motif.

The Saami
The Saami and their textiles
Bobbin Lace
Bobbin lacemaking is a form of warp-weighted weaving. Here are the basic steps.
Bobbin Lace - part 2

Spin for Peace
In thinking about the recent tragic attacks on the US, I am reminded of Gandhi, his spinning and his non-violent approach for making economic change.

Navajo Tapestry Rug
Marion took a beginner tapestry class and wove a fabulous rug.

Beginner Batik
Batik is a fun and easy way to add interesting colour effects to your handwovens. Eric Langley taught a class for beginners at the Gibsons Landing Fibre Festival.

Cedar Basket Weaving
Coast Salish weaver, Anna Billy, demonstrates how to make cedar baskets, at the Gibsons Landing Fibre Festival.

Tansy Flower Dye
A summer walk is a great time to pick tansies and use them in the dyepot.

Teachers Registry
We are compiling a registry of weaving, spinning, dyeing and fiberarts instructors. If you wish to be listed in our directory, please use this Submission Form.
Weaving With Rags
Weavers are very ingenious and thrifty. We don't like to waste anything, especially our own handwoven cloth. Different techniques for twice-woven cloth have developed in many countries.

Doubleweave Pickup
Tantrika demonstrates how the doubleweave pickup technique is done.

Fiber Challenge Socks
Jessie spun a grab bag of llama, wool and silk and knit some cool socks.

How to Market Your Crafts on the Net
Have you wanted to make your own webpage to sell your handwoven crafts on the Net, but don't want to spend lots of money? Here's how.
How to Market Your Crafts on the Net - part 2

Warping Board Plans
Ruthanne shows how to build your own warping board.

Sheepish Word Puzzle
All sheep are not alike. Play this fun word game and learn more about sheep.

Star of David Draft Tantrika designed these Star of David drafts for weaving Jewish prayer shawls.

Spinning Wheel Screensaver
Make your computer spin with this free spinning wheel screensaver that you can download.

Wagon Wheel Rugs
Weave circular rugs with bicycle wheels or hula hoops. Virginia tells how.

Japanese Kimono
Japanese kimonos on display at the Museum for Textiles. This article includes screensavers and wallpaper related to kimonos.

Quilt Block Baby Blankets
Marina wove some gorgeous baby blankets in a 6 shaft quilt block design.

Dimity Cord Silk Scarves
A free project for weaving silk scarves in Dimity Cord. Also some clip art buttons, and graphics for your webpage and desktop to match.

Huck Lace Baby Blankets
A new weaver shows her lovely work with these baby blankets woven in huck lace.

Pop Goes the Weasel
Is this a spinning song?.

White Shawl
Marina wove this shawl in a blend of natural white wool, fluffy mohair, cotton plied with gold and shiny boucle rayon.
Spindle Spinspirations
Kat Walton's work demonstrates that you don't need complex equipment to spin and weave.
Spindle Spinspirations - part 2
Spindle Spinspirations - part 3

Hot Tub Towels
Quick and easy to weave, these towels are both soft and durable, woven with cotton and cotton chenille.

Looms
A photo gallery of looms from the Museum of Textiles exhibit.

Crimp and Twist
How to match your spinning to the crimp of the fibre.

Woolly Dogs
Wool dogs were bred by the First Nations people of the Pacific northwest and used for weaving blankets.

Color Test
Do you wonder what draws you to a certain color at your favorite yarn shop? Or why you like to wear purple? Take this short test and find out.

Cardboard Loom
If you want to try weaving, you an easily make a small loom with a cardboard box.
Cardboard Loom - part 2
Cardboard Loom - part 3
Cardboard Loom - part 4
Cardboard Loom - part 5

Summer/Winter Placemats Project
A project for weaving some placemats or towels using a summer & winter draft.

Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs Project
Dyeing Easter eggs and wool with dyes you can find in your kitchen.
Part 2 - Dye Instructions
 Part 3 - Dye Recipes
Part 4 - More Dye Recipes

Cedar Bark Dye Project
Dyeing wool fleece with Red Cedar Bark.

Twill Tapestry
I took a twill tapestry workshop with Kaija Rautiainen. Here is what I learned.

Shamrock Draft
Weave these shamrocks or just add them to your Desktop to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Weaving & Spinning Goddesses
Weaving and spinning have magical qualtities to the unitiated. Weavers and spinners have been revered throughout the ages, in many cultures.

Mirror Warp Throw Project
A simple mirror warp and overdye technique, will help clean up your stash of unmatched yarns.
Mirror Warp Throw Project - part 2

Handspinning Techniques
Part of a series of lessons (with video) on how to spin: Semi-worsted yarns, controlling the twist of your handspun.

Felted Valentine's Pillow
Make your special loved one a pillow, using your own handmade felt.
Felted Valentine's Pillow - part 2

Urine, Wool & Natural Dyes
Don't flush it away, save it for your next dye project.

Fleece Video
A video about buying a fleece and comparing Romney and Cheviot.

Selecting a Fleece
Are you thinking of buying your first fleece? Here are some things I look for when choosing a fleece for handspinning.

Handspun Hats
Here is a versatile knitting pattern that you can use with different weights of handspun yarns.

Spinning Break Video
A video clip of handspinning. Watch closely. The yarn breaks and I join it, hardly missing a beat!
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Handweaving Books

Weaving for Beginners: An Illustrated Guide (Peggy Osterkamp's New Guide to Weaving Series) Provides beginners with the information they need to weave in a clear and enjoyable step-by-step way. UK: Weaving for Beginners
The Handweaver's Pattern Directory Introduction to the tools, equipment, fibers, and yarns used with four-shaft looms, this reference features patterns for 600 different weaves, including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, and block UK: Handweavers Pattern Directory
The Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns A thousand different patterns on more than 25 weave structures. UK: 8 Shaft Patterns
The Weaver's Companion (The Companion Series) Information on looms, yarn, methods of warping, drafting, troubleshooting, planning, and fabric finishing. UK: Weavers Companion
A Handweaver's Pattern Book A collection of 377 patterns for four-harness weaving, organized in groups of similar designs. This is one of the first weaving books I bought and it is still one of my favourites. UK: Handweavers Pattern Book
The Magic of Handweaving About the art of hand weaving, including the history and heritage of this timeless art, how looms work, what tools and equipment to use, the basics of good technique. UK: Magic of Handweaving
The Big Book of Weaving: Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition: Techniques, Patterns, Designs and Materials This book covers basic subjects such as warping a loom and making bobbins of weft, as well as more elaborate, highly decorative projects: baby blankets, shawls, table cloths, and linen hand towels. UK: Big Book of Weaving
The Treasure Chest of Swedish Weaving Complete pattern drafts for rugs, curtain, table cloths, towels, bedspreads. UK: Treasure Chest of Swedish Weaving
Hand Weaving Patterns From Finland UK: Handweaving Patterns from Finland
Keep Me Warm One Night: Early Handweaving in Eastern Canada Coverlets & other items, including clothing, primarily of the 19th Century. UK: Keep Me Warm
Manual Of Swedish Handweaving A comprehensive book on handweaving in general which draws on the Swedish handweaving tradition, looms, charts, diagrams, weave composition patterns, technical drawings. UK: Manual Of Swedish Handweaving
Swedish Handweaving 180 handweaving patterns for pillows, curtains, blankets, rugs: 4 harness twills, honeycomb, lace, rosepath, extended point twills, damask. UK: Swedish Handweaving
The Weaver's Book: Fundamentals of Handweaving UK: Fundamentals of Handweaving
Key to Weaving: A Textbook of Hand-Weaving Techniques and Pattern Drafts for the Beginning Weaver A definitive guide to handloom weaving: step-by-step instructions, intricacies of color, fiber and how to use them effectively. UK: Key to Weaving
Weaving For Worship Handweaving for Churches and Synagogues UK: Weaving for Worship
Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age From the Industrial Age to the Information Age, connecting the loom to thefirst proper computer. UK: Jacquards Web
Mastering Weave Structures How to design threadings, channel the design power of the tie-up, and make the most of threading options, as well as understand fibers, setts, and color interactions. UK: Mastering Weave Structures
Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave: 45 Stylish Designs for the Modern Home A collection of 45 different furnishing textiles: colorful blankets, fanciful table runners, classic curtains, and embroidered hand towels. UK: Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave
Rug Weaving Techniques: Beyond the Basics Concise instructions and explanatory diagrams techniques for plain weave, twill and block weaves. UK: Rug Weaving Techniques
Weaving Made Easy: 17 Projects Using a Simple Loom The small, portable rigid heddle loom can be used to easily produce loose, drape-friendly fabric as well as dense, sturdy material. UK: Weaving Made Easy
The Weaver's Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom Techniques include leno, Brooks bouquet, soumak, and embroidery on fabric. UK: Weavers Idea Book
Collapse Weave: Creating Three-Dimensional Cloth Collapse cloth when removed from the loom and washed, takes on an entirely different appearance as the threads draw up and create puckers. UK: Collapse Weave
The Weaver's Studio: Doubleweave How to weave a tube, and a tube within a tube. UK: Doubleweave
Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving Wonderful projects and plain-weave variations, this user-friendly guide covers choosing, setting up, and weaving on a rigid heddle loom. UK: Hands on Rigid Heddle
The Woven Bag: 30+ Projects from Small Looms (Writers Digest Guides) Each bag is created using small looms, such as potholder looms, frame looms and knotted mesh looms. UK: The Woven Bag

Linen Weaving

Linen from flax seed to woven cloth Learn about flax cultivation, processing and spinning, natural and synthetic dyeing, and weaving and finishing linen cloth. UK: Linen from flax seed..
How to weave linens UK: How to Weave Linens
Reflections From A Flaxen Past : For Love of Lithuanian Weaving Flax tools and faces from archival photographs; textile images and patterns. UK: Reflections from a Flaxen Past

Rug Weaving Books

Making Rag Rugs: 15 Step-by-Step Projects Step-by-step instructions for 15 rugs that are hooked, prodded, clipped, or braided. UK: Making Rag Rugs
The Rag Rug Handbook Rag rugs from basic information to drafts for 20 traditional two- and four-shaft patterns. UK:Rag Rug Handbook
The Braided Rug Book: Creating Your Own American Folk Art The classic guide to an enduring American craft - Beginners will learn about wools and other materials, how to care for finished rugs, and how to recognize a quality rug. UK: Braided Rug Book
Twined Rag Rugs: Tradition in the Making Twining done with rag strips is an effective technique for making sturdy objects like rugs, bath mats, baskets, and bags. UK: Twined Rag Rugs

Weaving Videos

Warping the Loom Back to Front - A DVD Workshop with Peggy Osterkamp This workshop thoroughly explores the process of dressing a loom by yourself, from back to front. UK: Warping the Loom

Silk Textile Books

The Silk Weavers of Kyoto: Family and Work in a Changing Traditional Industry The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. UK: Silk Weavers of Kyoto
Silk Paper: A Guide To Making It And Using It In Textile Art the basic methods for creating silk paper in step-by-step detail to create flat and 3D designs, from framed pieces to jewelry. UK: Silk Paper
The Book of Silk Following the Silk Road from China and Japan through Asia into Europe, the story is as variegated as the rich colors, weaves, and embroideries that were used for the ceremonial or everyday accoutrements of the wealthy and powerful. UK:Book of Silk

Weaving and Dye Books

Woven Shibori (The Weaver's Studio series) Unlike traditional shibori, which uses stitches placed by needle on commercial cloth in the dyeing process, the "stitches" used in this new process are woven directly into the cloth, thus becoming part of the cloth's construction. UK: Woven Shibori

Weaving Books: Kindle

Small Loom & Freeform Weaving Kindle version Included are 30 small weaving projects, some of which can easily be completed in an evening or weekend. UK: Small Loom and Freeform Weaving

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