Weaving

Several weeks ago I wrote a post about the start of the Cameron Peak Fire in northern Colorado. This fire has brought up some challenging emotions for me and I’m sure I’m not done dealing with all of them. This fire started August 13th high up near the Continental Divide near Chambers Lake. It wa

I live in Canada – it’s a good thing to have at least a few scarves, because winter can be long and it’s always nice to have a few choices, right? Scarves are a lot of fun to mak…

Wire, fabric strips, ribbon, yarn, buttons, beads woven into wall hanging.

Five Things That I Wish I'd Known When I First Started Weaving on a Frame Loom from a completely self-taught weaver who learned entirely by trying things, Googling, and learning through mistakes.

Weaving a scarf is the perfect starting point for the new weaver. It's a narrow piece, which makes it easy to tension. It's a long warp, but not so long as to be likely to cause any real issues. And once you're done weaving and wet finishing, you have a completed woven piece, ready to

THE KINDCRAFT talks with Cusco's Center for Traditional Textiles founder Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez about the past—and future—of Peruvian weaving craft.

Textured wall weaving create a lovely effect. In this tutorial, you will learn 5 simple and easy ways to add texture to your DIY wall weaving.

I’m so excited to share a sneak peek of my new class, Grid Patterns! One great thing about this class is I will walk you through all the ways to create your own grid patterns for projects in all kinds of art forms. You can be on the lookout for this class to launch toward the end of the month or ear

Motivation is important, but where do you go from there? I have broken down the top 5 tips for new weavers.