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Free Pattern to Weave these Silk Noil Neck Scarves
Whip up this silky duo over the weekend and wear them on your neck, wrist, hair, or purse.
Weave a Rug This Weekend
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.
Textured Cotton Scarf
A scarf for all seasons and all skill levels woven with Mallo Cotton Slub. This monochromatic project accentuates the natural texture of the yarn.
Citrus Towels
A pair of striped towels woven with Duet Cotton/Linen. The colorful stripes in the warp are contrasted by a bright white weft, giving the towels a sun-washed appearance.
Chevron Hand Towels
Cheerful cotton/linen towels for a time when clean hands are of utmost importance.
Rosepath Twill Scarf
An elegantly textured scarf for autumn and winter. The Rosepath twill structure is woven with a plush merino wool pattern weft on a tabby (plain weave) foundation of camel silk and cotton linen.
3 Tips for Taking Great Photos of your Weaving
Do you ever take photos of your weaving process or your finished pieces, and find that they just don't come close to catching the beauty of the fabric? Today on our blog, Emma Rhodes shares three tips she uses to take great photos of yarn and weaving.
Knitting with Gist Yarn
Many weavers have additional yarn-related hobbies like knitting or crocheting, and it’s a given that we all get curious at some point as to whether one craft’s material can be used for the other. This begs the question: can our yarn be used for knitting?
Mallo Pre-order
Introducing 5 new colors of Mallo! Our cotton-slub yarn designed especially for weavers.
In the Studio with Arianna Funk
Get a behind-the-scenes look into Arianna Funk's weaving studio.
Introducing Duet
Meet Duet! A beautiful, textured yarn designed especially for weavers. Duet Cotton/Linen is strong enough for warp, soft enough to wear next to skin, and hardy enough for kitchen towels.
In the Studio with Avery Williamson
This week we're highlighting the work of Avery Williamson, an artist, researcher and writer who we had the pleasure of speaking with on the Weave Podcast earlier this year.
Introducing Four New Colors of Duet Cotton / Linen
This week we are introducing 4 new colors to the Duet line, bringing the collection to 12 shades.
Color and Weaving with Tien Chiu
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.
In the Studio with Kayla Powers
This week we are featuring the work of Kayla Powers, a weaver, natural dyer and founder of Salt Textile Studios.
In the Studio with Rachel Snack
This week we're featuring the work of Rachel Snack, an artist, textile conservator and the founder of the textile studio Weaver House.
Weaver's PlayBox for Rigid Heddle Weavers
The Weaver's PlayBox is a collaboration with Liz Gipson of Yarnworker: a box filled with yarn, project inspiration, and helpful tips created especially for beginner and intermediate rigid heddle weavers.
In the Studio with Allyson Rousseau
This week we are featuring a bright and playful wall hanging designed and woven by Allyson Rousseau using a mix of our cotton and wool weaving yarns. We love Allyson's weaving style (& handmade frame looms!) and she has generously shared some of her design process and techniques with us.
Rag Rug 101
Rag rugs are comprised of two different parts: a yarn warp, and a rag weft. At their most basic, a rag rug is woven in plain weave, making them easy to try on your rigid heddle loom. But you don’t have to stick to plain weave—many of the prettiest rag rugs we've seen use twills or other structures. Learn the ins and outs of weaving your own rag rugs with insight from Amanda's own practice.
Weaver's PlayBox #3 ~ Fine Blends
Introducing PlayBox #3! The Rigid Heddle Weaver’s Playbox is our collaboration with Liz Gipson of Yarnworker and is a box filled with yarn from North American mills and dye houses paired with a PDF that will help you expand your rigid heddle weaving skills.
In the Studio with Bree Bergen
This week we are featuring an elegant silk curtain by Bree Bergen woven with 20/2 Bombyx Silkand Italian Silk Noil.
What Type of Loom Should I Buy?
When it comes to purchasing a new loom, the types of looms, names, and sizes available can make the decision challenging. When people ask what type of weaving loom to buy, I generally start with one all-important question: what do you want to make?
How to Calculate and Adjust Loom Waste
Learn how to calculate the amount of loom waste you will need to allow for a weaving project, and how to adjust that amount depending on the pattern and type of loom you are using.
Weaving Inspiration
Weaving Inspiration A selection of weaving projects that are inspiring us this week.
5 Myths That Intimidate New Weavers
Whether you’ve never woven anything before, or you have a few (or more!) projects under your belt, it’s likely that you’ve come across some of these common misconceptions or myths about weaving. We’re here to set the record straight.
Weaving Techniques
There are many types of weaving techniques that can be used to create different fabrics on multi-shaft and rigid heddle looms. This post has descriptions and photos of some of the most popular techniques.
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.
Droppdräll Towel by Arianna Funk
The Droppdräll Towel by Arianna Funk was originally published in January 2019. This version has been adapted to be woven with our Mallo Cotton Slub yarn. Droppdräll is the Swedish term for Bronson Lace, applied here to create a whole lot of texture!
Episode 132: A New Look For Gist Yarn with Maggie Putnam
For the last seven months we have been working with Maggie Putnam on redesigning our brand identity and rebuilding our website to better reflect the company we’ve become.
Hand-Manipulated Lace Techniques
Hand-manipulated techniques are a fantastic way to add variation to your weaving. The techniques can be used on either rigid heddle or multi-shaft looms, and make excellent decorative borders, center motifs, or can be interspersed throughout to add special texture and visual interest. This blog post provides step-by-step tutorials on several different lace techniques, and Gist patterns where they are used.
How to Resize Weaving Patterns
This post explains how to adjust a weaving pattern to fit your loom. Resizing and adjusting a pattern to fit your loom’s width just takes a pencil, a bit of paper, and a calculator to help you successfully adapt the project.