Anyone had success with Chris Hammel's system. Found it in an article from Handwoven March/April 1998? There is a procedure to change a 4 shaft 4 block overshot pattern to 8 and to redo the tie up -

The Botanical Colors videos have nothing to do with the Smithsonian. They are available for viewing after the live presentation here: https://botanicalcolors.com/tag/feedback-friday/ (Not that

Not a Smithsonian member but I watch the presentations live and can ask questions. Louise

The key is to become a member of Smithsonian. That way you’re able to watch these ‘live’ and ask questions Also GW Museum Sent from liz's iPhone Www.aweaversway.com Instagram: Moncriefliz

I agree, Catharine Ellis, John Marshall, Aboubakar Fofana and so many others I just can’t remember. Very interesting and instructive. I take my hat off! No affiliation whatsoever. I wish somebody

Have been watching the free Feedback Friday presentations from Botanical Colors, a natural dye source based in Seattle, since COVID appeared in our lives. The previous presentations are available on

Some of the beading supply sources have a shiny rayon 'cord' called 'rattail'. Just now, a web search found suppliers for both 2mm. and 3mm. I don't know how large you wanted it to be. Nann

You may need to go to knitting yarns. Back in the day, Georges Picaud had Crinoline that was an Aran weight 100% Viscose yarn. What draft are you thinking of using? I’ve been trying to

if you are willing to go to cotton, WEBS has many thick and shiny yarns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jody Williams jody@... 1245 W Calzada Court Tucson AZ 85704 520 505-4468 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

May have been Ironstone, but they are long out of business.-the other Su (in NM)

I sell 3/2 Tencel with a knitting twist. Very strong but I don't think that is large enough for you. Undyed or dyed. Undyed on cones or in skeins. Teresa Ruch Designs www.teresaruchdesigns.com

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HI Sarah…there used to be a place in New Mexico that sold rayon floss on a cone by the pound but I cannot find that source any longer. I did find this on etsy…is this the kind of thing you are

Hi all, I am starting a project for which I want to use yarn that is shiny AND thick. Is there a source for tencel or bamboo which would be sett at 8 or even 6 EPI. Please note that I do not want

Debbie, Thanks for the suggestion. When we began selling fan reeds, we had contact with a weaver in Denmark who made room dividers out of monofilament and made good use of leno placed strategically to

I unvented my own wave stick years ago. I found that linen and other stiffer fibers held the wave well. Wool relaxed right back into a straight line. If I were to do a softer yarn today, I might be

What about adding a row of fusible thread and using it to hold the undulations. For upholstery or a screen like Sarah was suggesting that has rare washing, the stiffness that it adds could be ok I

I do have a separate computer (a Microsoft Surface Pro) to run my looms, but it does double duty as a laptop for two people. I regularly run updates on both Windows and the other programs that are on

Sally and Sandra, To be fair, a Mac would never run into trouble under those circumstances, either (and refurbished iMac’s and laptops are available for near as cheap). I suppose your advice would

Actually, it isn't just this instance. It is much better to have a separate computer (old not on the internet junkers) to run the loom - that way you never have issues. With using your main computer,