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Episode 59: Material Meaning with Cameron Taylor-Brown
Cameron Taylor-Brown has been working in the worlds of fiber, education, and commerce since the 1970’s.She is curating an exhibit for the Craft in America Center in LA called Material Meaning: A Living Legacy of Anni Albers, which will feature work by ten contemporary American artists and designers working with textiles who are strongly influenced by Anni Albers.
Tapestry Weaving on a Mirrix Loom with Claudia Chase
Today on the blog, we're excited to feature a project designed by Claudia Chase. If you're brand new to tapestry weaving, this isn't a good project to start with.
Episode 36: Online Weaving Guild with Jane Stafford
Jane is an accomplished Canadian weaver and much beloved teacher who has taught many weavers over the decades of her career. She also hosts an online weaving guild which welcomes weavers all over the world into her class even if they aren't able to travel to Salt Spring Island in person to take a workshop.
Episode 31: Handheld Looms with Angela Laswell Smith of Purl and Loop
Angela Laswell Smith i the founder and creative director of Purl and Loop. Purl and Loop specializes in making products to help weavers, including their wildly popular Swatch Maker 3-in-1, and a lot of other portable handheld looms and accessories.
Episode 29: Weaving Through Loss with Jen Arron
Jen is an artist in Toronto, and a professional photographer turned weaver. She weaves intriguing sculptural pieces using a wide range of materials and her frame loom.
Episode 25: Weaving as Art and Craft with Val Echavarria
Val is an artist, weaver, and graphic designer in Pasadena, California. She creates a stunning range of woven art pieces, and also makes zipper pouches, tote bags, and other pieces from handwoven and hand-dyed materials.
Weave this Cotton Summer Scarf
This week's free weaving pattern by Deborah Held is the perfect summer scarf or cowl - a simple tabby weave that can be woven on a rigid heddle loom or a floor loom.
Episode 24: Weaving Guilds with Jayne Flanagan
Jayne is a very experienced weaver who lives in Maine. She has been active in starting and leading a number of weaving guilds, which is a topic I know many of you have been eager to hear about on the podcast.
Weaving with Sparkling Yarn with Lena Kolb
Today we're sharing a stunning piece Lena Kolb wove with sparkly yarn.
Are you afraid of weaving with linen?
Are you one of those weavers who is afraid of trying linen yarn? Don't be! Linen is one of those gorgeous, texture-y beautiful yarns that I get a lot of nervous questions about. Can I use it as a warp? Do I need to dampen it when I weave? Is it going to be hard? I'm probably a broken record because I have pretty much the same response about everything, but for this it certainly is true: Just try it!
Three Projects to Weave on Your Rigid Heddle Loom
By popular demand, I'm excited to share some project ideas for weaving on your rigid heddle loom.
Episode 14: A Journey in Weaving with Bhakti Ziek
Bhakti Ziek is a well known artist, weaver, and teacher who currently lives and works in Vermont. She creates narrative weavings using Jacquard looms, and helped to establish the graduate program in textile design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science.
Introduction to Tapestry Looms and Tapestry Weaving
If you are looking to try out a new art form, or if you are a multi-shaft or rigid heddle weaver interested in exploring another facet of the weaving world, this blog post introduces the equipment and yarn you'll need to get started with tapestry weaving.
How To Weave with a Floating Selvedge
Using floating selvedges in your weaving is an easy way to have more even selvedges with twills or other patterns. This post explains what a floating selvedge is and how to weave with a floating selvedge.
Episode 83: Weaving the Sea with GIST Yarn Ambassador Katte Geneta
Katte is an artist and weaver who lives and works in New York City. As a Filipino-American, an islander, the sea is an important part of her identity, and the ocean, islands, and land are common threads repeated throughout her work.
Weaver's PlayBox # 2 for Rigid Heddle Weavers - Towels
We are thrilled to collaborate with Liz Gipson of Yarnworker on Weaver's PlayBox # 2, that is filled with yarn, project inspiration, and helpful tips created especially for rigid heddle weavers.
Episode 68: Handcrafted Wool Fiber Goods with Jane Hansen
Jane Hansen is a small-scale sustainable wool fiber farmer living in Northern Wisconsin.She grows vegetables, greens, herbs, flowers and fruits on a seven year crop rotation as well as uses a management intensive grazing method for her flocks.
Episode 51: Learn To Rest, Not To Quit with SHENEQUA
SHENEQUA is a Caribbean textile interdisciplinary artist and weaver. She received her Masters of Design in Fashion, Body, & Garment at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Episode 33: Natural Dyes with Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors
Kathy Hattori, the founder of Botanical Colors, is for you! Botanical Colors supplies artisans and the textile industry with the materials and knowledge to dye textiles in a way that uses less water, is non-toxic and bio-degradable.
Episode 32: Participatory Weaving with Kacie Lyn Martinez
Kacie Lyn Martinez is participatory fiber artist, facilitator, and systems designer. Kacie uses fiber arts to create spaces, tools, and technologies that honor our humanity.
Weekend Rug Weaving Pattern for Rigid Heddle or Floor Looms
This quick handwoven rug designed by Emma Rhodes is a perfect summer project! Get it warped and woven in a weekend, and have a beautiful new rug for for your own home or to give as a gift. Weave it on your floor loom or your rigid heddle loom, with an 8-dent reed.
In the Studio with Shiri Klein
Today we're talking tapestry! Shiri Klein creates gorgeous tapestry weavings in northern New Mexico. I have followed her gorgeous work on Instagram for a while now, so I was excited to see what she could create with this very special Mountain Meadow Wool tapestry yarn.
Art and Weaving with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood
Fiber artist and weaver Consuelo Jimenez Underwood is the daughter of migrant agricultural workers, a Chicana mother and a father of Huichol descent.
Episode 5: Weaving Community with Rachel Snack of Weaver House Co and Harrisville Designs
Rachel is the designer and weaver behind Weaver House Co, and the Creative Director at Harrisville Designs.
Episode 1: Off-Loom Roving Weaving with Meghan Shimek
Meghan Bogden Shimek is a weaver, fiber artist, and tarot reader living and working in Oakland, California.
Episode 3: Weaving Color and Complex Patterns with Tien Chiu
Tien Chiu is an award-winning textile artist and writer who lives and works in the Bay Area.
Weave Podcast...Coming Soon!
Welcome to the WEAVE Podcast, a project of the weaving yarn shop Gist Yarn & Fiber.
Is There A Difference Between Weaving And Knitting Yarn?
While there are sometimes differences between yarn that was manufactured specifically for weavers as opposed to specifically for knitters, that doesn’t mean you can’t weave with a yarn that was “meant” for knitting. This blog post explains how to figure out if your "knitting" yarn will work for weaving.
Episode 80: Fiber Farming and Forestry with Casey Newman of Cedar Dell Forrest Farm
Casey Newman is an environmental educator, natural dye cultivator and co-owner and operator of Cedar Dell Forrest Farm. A forest farm that aims to maintain the health and integrity of the natural ecosystem while sustainably raising animals and growing food on the non-forested portion of the property.
Introducing Mallo - Now Open for Pre-Order
Meet Mallo! This gorgeous thick and thin cotton slub yarn is sure to be a new favorite. Suitable for warp and weft, this wonderful textured yarn is great for throws, baby blankets, absorbent towels, waffle weave...the possibilities are endless.
Episode 72: A Natural Dye Journey Across The Globe With Linda LaBelle
Linda LaBelle is a teacher, entrepreneur, author, photographer and; career fiber artist specializing in natural dyeing and weaving.
Episode 57: Spinning for Weaving with Jillian Moreno
Jillian is a knitter, weaver, and spinner, and the author of Yarnitecture, a book about spinning exactly the yarn you want.
Episode 53: Ashford Wheels and Looms with Kate Sherratt
Ashford probably needs no introduction for many of you - the much beloved New Zealand Manufacturer of weaving and spinning equipment. I love Ashford looms and am an Ashford dealer, so I spend lots of time helping many of you pick out the perfect loom.
Episode 35: Running a Wool Mill with Karen Hostetler with Mountain Meadow Wool Mill
Founded in 2002, Mountain Meadow Wool is an eco-friendly textile mill that is dedicated to supporting local ranchers.
Episode 30: Indigenous Textile Traditions with the Tixinda Dreamweavers
Amada is the representative for the Tixinda Dreamweavers cooperative of dyers, spinners, and weavers located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Patrice Perillie is an immigration rights attorney who works with the Tixinda cooperative to create and sell their work.
Episode 26: Dyeing Yarn with Maine Dye and Textiles
Located in Saco, Maine, Maine Dye and Textiles dyes a wide range of yarn from gorgeous wools for Brooklyn Tweed and other knitting yarn companies, to nylon yarns for more industrial purposes.
Episode 21: Weaving Intertraditional Fabric with Shogo Hirata and Lisa Roos
Shogo is a Japanese textile artist based in Gothernberg, Sweden, and Lisa is a Swedish textile artist based in Stockholm. With Intertradition, they take inspiration from the Swedish weaving and pattern tradition and filter this through a Japanese traditional weaving technique, creating what they call intertraditional fabric.
Episode 20: Weaving With Paper Yarn with Linda Thalmann of Paperphine
Linda is a textile artist in Vienna, Austria who makes paper yarn for weavers and other artists all over the world.
16: Weaving Friendships with Jessica Wilson
Jessica Wilson is a weaver in Houston, Texas and founder of the Houston Fiberfolk Meetup, which is a monthly group of textile artists who are building friendship and community together.
Choose 3 Colors -> Make 3 Scarves: Free Weaving Pattern for Tencel Scarves
Tencel is the perfect yarn for weaving soft and luxurious scarves. Strong, washable, and super soft, Tencel is an affordable alternative to silk and great for beginners and experienced weavers alike. I designed this fun weaving project using three cones of complementary colors of Tencel in the warp.