Journal

Weaving is full of many magical transformations of yarn, color, and structure. One of the most exciting transformations that can be done with plain string and four shafts has to be lace weaves. In this blog series, we’ll examine several of the more common loom-controlled lace weaves.

We are pleased to announce the four artists selected to participate in the WEAVE residency program for 2024: Shannon Sea Novaa, Edi Dai, Donelle Wedderburn, and Aliana Grace Bailey.

In the West, weaving is a largely solitary endeavor. We may take a class or belong to a guild where we are weaving with others, but we wind our warps solo and we sit alone at our looms. In Morocco, I spent two days with the women of the Anzal Weaving Association and the experience could not have been more different.

We are pleased to announce the four artists selected to participate in the WEAVE residency program for 2023! 

Every now and then a customer project comes along that simply blows us away. Today we’re sharing one of those projects, a doubleweave wall hanging based on a pattern by Jennifer Moore.

Natasha Khiev of Mighty Loom, known for sharing her daily tapestries on Instagram, opens up about her weaving practice, her sources of inspiration, and shares valuable tips for anyone looking to start their own daily practice. 

WEAVE the artist residency is a 12-week long remote residency that aims to support weavers and fiber enthusiasts who engage in community-based fiber practices. Each participant will receive a $1,500.00 cash stipend to use with no restrictions, and a $1,500.00 materials budget to shop for materials on the Gist Yarn website.

We are pleased to announce the artist's selected for our WEAVE Artist Residency cycle in 2022. Melvenea Hodges, Kesiena Onosigho, Sobia Ahmad, and adé Oh. 

As part of our ongoing series of blog posts by tapestry weavers, we asked artist Miriam Vergara to walk us through their process of creating an autobiographical tapestry weaving with our Array wool.

Weaving the seasons is what's inspiring us to get behind our looms for 2022. Whether you're inspired to weave a set of napkins for a sunny summer beach lunch or a cozy wool blanket to snuggle up with loved ones to keep warm. Perhaps you're thinking of a design that can be useful in multiple seasons.

Every now and then, a yarn comes along that’s just so good, it makes you question why anyone would ever want to do anything but weave. Ode is such a yarn.