Inspiration

Inspiration From Our Community: Doubleweave with Array

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.

WEAVE: The Artist in Residence Program

by LaChaun Moore

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.

The WEAVE Residency Begins: Meet the First Four Artists

by LaChaun Moore

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.

Autobiographical Tapestry Weaving: Combining Landscape with Words

by Miriam Vergara

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 Inspiration from our Instagram Community

by Susie Martinez

It brings us so much joy to see all of the projects shared under the #gistyarn hashtag on Instagram. Today we are featuring three projects that caught our eye recently, each incorporating Mallo.

Weaving Inspiration

by Emma Rhodes

Weaving Inspiration A selection of weaving projects that are inspiring us this week.

In the Studio with Arianna Funk

by Emma Rhodes

Get a behind-the-scenes look into Arianna Funk's weaving studio.

In the Studio with Bree Bergen

by Emma Rhodes

This week we are featuring an elegant silk curtain by Bree Bergen woven with 20/2 Bombyx Silkand Italian Silk Noil.

Color and Weaving with Tien Chiu

by Emma Rhodes

This week we are diving into a solution for one of the questions we get asked most often - if I weave with this mix of colors, will they look good together? We try our best to give advice, but the truth is that the design process plays a big part in determining whether beautiful, bright colors weave up into the bold piece you are dreaming of, or a flat dull pattern.