I am designing a large studio space, and I wonder if I should include a sink/counter? It seems like an obscure need, but it might be useful to have a large sink for wet finishing projects, washing han

Hi, Does anyone know the planned location for the 2026 Convergence/Seminars? - Penny

I’m looking for silk yarns 20/2, maybe 10/2 or 30/2 in shades of red, especially dark reds. Also Tencel 10/2 or 20/2 same colors. If you have any you’d like to sell, please let me know. Thank you. Har

Congratulations on your studio! I am also having a studio built (with sink because I do a lot of dyeing) and would appreciate any other suggestions. My studio includes lots of windows - I didn’t even

I am traveling to Rome in April. Where might I see contemporary fiber arts in Rome? Thank you.

Hi, I have two Ashford Rigid Heddle looms, one is recent and the other one about 13 years old. I noticed that the recent one is clearly made from silver beechwood - at least for my knowledge of wood -

Does anyone know the name of the coverlet that is featured on the cover of Davison's "A handweaver's Source Book:"? I couldn't find a reference to it in the book but maybe I didn't look hard enough. T

Yesterday, while trying to consult an issue from 1985, I realized that there was a problem accessing many back issues of Handwoven. Strangely, I can still read some of them, especially the newer ones,

Thanks everyone for your replies. Here's a follow on question. If someone was thinking of submitting a teacher/ seminar proposal, how would they decide which to submit to? - Penny

I have a Toika computer assisted loom that usually works like a dream. The compute board was new in 2020. I tried to weave something on Saturday and discovered it’s acting up. I weave a dozen or so pi

Hi, all, HGA runs Convergence. Complex Weavers runs Complexity. They are held back-to-back in the same city every even year. They both have classes or seminars. They both have exhibits. What is the di

Hi Everyone About 20 years ago, I made some Christmas table runners out of a dark green Red Herat Yarn I plied it by stacking it between milk crates on top of each other it kind of got a soft spin to

We are inviting you to consider presenting a topic at the next Complex Weavers conference, July 6-9, 2024 in Wichita, KS. This conference immediately precedes HGA’s Convergence, also to be held in Wic

The above article appeared in the March 6, 2023 issue of the online magazine Hakai. Again, fiber plays a key role in our planet. I don't know how to create a link to this article but googling Hakai Ma

Hi Everyone I bought a few dish rags that are knitted out of peaches and cream cotton. They are fine if I did not do a lot of cooking. I do cook a lot. I have a lot of peaches and cream. I am thinking

This sounds like a large end feed shuttle. The big ones were industrial, and have steel ends because they were used with a flying shuttle on a commercial power loom. Sandra

I am using Blue Sky Alpaca/silk as warp and weft for a set of scarves. I had wanted a slightly warp dominated fabric, set at 24 epi. Suggested sett is 18-20. I am getting a very loose fabric, which wi

Hi Everyone & Nancy I never said how much peaches and cream I have, 2 cases 48 of the large cones all natural, 3 baby blanket blue. I bought it at a second hand store on half price day 4 years ago. fo

Someone asked some weeks ago about how to make "Complex Weavers" organization sound less intimidating. Some possibilities for a name expansion, while keeping "CW" intact, might be: Courageous Weavers,

I'm wondering if there is a name for the effect where two warp threads travel together for a number of picks, so that if the warp threads are on the same side they can exchange places. Or if they are