Quote from article about mislabeling of fabric and fines imposed on retailers: " The misconception about bamboo fiber Fabric made from bamboo may not be as “green” as you think. “There is no

HI All...sorry this is a little off topic, but I am considering purchasing a needle felting machine to use with my handwovens and I am curious if anyone else in this group uses one. I know what I

Thanks for the link to MAIWAs post on natural dyes, Sara. An excellent summary of the history & process!

I like to use a cloth with clasped weft ornamentation as a ground for free embroidery. The woven 'mountains and valleys' are a cool jumping-off place and if you are weaving 2/2 twill, the

Unless you wish to recreate a particular traditional form of embroidery, the primary concern should be the design elements. If there is too much "pattern" in the ground cloth, it could easily wind up

Today I received an email from MAIWA that is also on their blog about their approach to natural dyeing. It is not terribly long, but should be a must read for anyone wishing to begin the process. It

Augusta, using a reed with 12 dents/cm for 9 ends/cm is possible in an irregular way: 1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0. But I would not recommand a reed that fine, because: a. you cannot see it, you should

Wasn't crewel work traditionally done on twill? 2/2 I think. I remember an article in Handwoven about a gebrochene twill but that was used as canvas for a painting. I'd look at available cross

Hai hai Did I make a arithmetic error on a late not very warm french sunday evening ? Two warp densities, section A =12 treads/cm section B = 9 threads /cm ( +/—, à

Would a canvas weave work? Marg Sent from iDevice www.e-weaving.com

The first person who comes to mind is Jane Evans  http://janeevans.ca/ Margaret Thorson in the San Juan Islands of WA state ________________________________ To: WeaveTech@... Sent:

Hi Everyone, I like to weave for my embroidery projects. Does anyone have any suggestions for weave structures (other than evenweave for counted work)that would work well for free form enbroidery and

There¹s usually some variation in delivery times, but I don¹t think this is normal. I wonder if this was caused by winter storms and/or the holiday rush. I¹ll let the circulation people know about

Hello All Be careful if winding different number of ends into each section as suggested by Alaire because the warp tension will be different due to the different bulk in the build up of thread as you

I will make a note of keeping the threads pushed back while winding them on. Thank you!, Tina

Hi, Laura, I've used the method Erica suggested, with great success. Just average the two figures, and beam the whole warp at that average number. If there aren't equal amounts of the two setts, you

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This is exactly what I have done in the past. It works fine if the yarn has some elasticity. cheers, Laura Fry http://laurafry.com http://laurasloom.blogspot.com

Winter has arrived and Christmas is over. Time to leave those freezing temperatures and go to Tucson Arizona for a weaving class with Marg Coe. There is still room in the class and we need a few more

Augusta, I would choose a reed of 30 threads/10 cm, so the threading is 3,3,3, or 4,4,4 threads to a dent. The more dents, the more wear and tear for the warp threads! Marian