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Weaving Through Morocco
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.
In the Studio with Sarah Eller
Sarah Eller is a self-taught weaver with a background in art education. She has taught visual arts in schools in North Carolina and abroad in the U.A.E. She loves weaving elegant scarves and ponchos in natural fibers and is not afraid of experimenting with color.
Meet the 2023 WEAVE Residency Artists
We are pleased to announce the four artists selected to participate in the WEAVE residency program for 2023!
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.
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Weaving Every Day ~ An Interview with Natasha Khiev of Mighty Loom
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 in Residence Program
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.
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The WEAVE Residency Begins: Meet the First Four Artists
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.
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Autobiographical Tapestry Weaving: Combining Landscape with Words
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.
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Open Call for Pattern Designers 2022
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.
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An Ode to Alpaca
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.
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Open Call for Pattern Designers Fall 2021
We are excited to share our Fall 2021 open call for weaving patterns! We are looking for experienced weavers to propose rigid heddle, 4-shaft, or tapestry weaving pattern designs for our yarn collections: Duet, Mallo, Beam, and Array. Deadline Extended to November 2, 2021, at 11 p.m. EST
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Weaving Inspiration from our Instagram Community
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.
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