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A weaving news page from Plain Weave and beyond, covering weaving and what can be done beyond the basic structure. Useful for weavers exploring structures.
Weaving updates and ideas that go past plain weave.
A post on the author's design process, broken into elements: necessity, materials, inspiration, intuition and exploration. The author calls the way these combine a cauldron of creativity. It was adapted from a presentation given to a weaving guild.
Visit linkThe workshops page lists sample classes for guilds, conferences and schools. The Off-the-Grid Workshop uses on-loom structures where warp and weft shift to form curves and undulations. Other samples are the Masters of Deflection Workshop and the Big Blankets Little Looms Workshop.
Visit linkA post arguing that linen is less intimidating to weave than its reputation suggests. It covers where linen comes from, flax, and answers the common complaint that linen is too fussy to work with.
Visit linkThe site is a handweaver's blog from Western Massachusetts, centred on weaving that goes past the basic plain weave of its name. Its distinctive focus is structure work: on-loom experiments where warp and weft shift, and deflection structures. Posts also cover the design process, from necessity and materials through to intuition and exploration. The handweaver teaches these ideas in guild and school workshops, and the portfolio shows the same approach in finished cloth and pieces such as a cotton beach tote.
Read the noteStart with Taking an Idea for a Walk for the design process, then the workshops page for the Off-the-Grid structures. The linen post is an entry point for readers who find linen intimidating.
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