Midwest Weaving

Have you ever been in the middle of one project only to stop and begin another before finishing the first? A perennial problem for all crafters! And I am especially guilty. A few weeks ago, I was focused on making a blanket for my cousin’s new baby when an idea popped into my head for…

As I wrote in my last post about the Celebration Overshot Runner, after I finished the piece, I wanted to make more. Instead of taking the remaining warp off the loom and putting a new one on—which would require me to sley the reed again and thread 368 warp ends correctly through the heddles again—I…

When I first saw the Celebration Overshot Runner, I fell in love. This fall, I set out to find a project that I could make as a housewarming gift for family friends. Due to time constraints, I needed something that was a manageable size and was something that our friends could use in their new…

As a Christmas present for my sister-in-law, a baker extraordinaire, I decided to try Handwoven magazine’s free, 8-shaft linen bread bag pattern. Since I only have four shafts, I used this version, which worked beautifully. (There is also Angela Tong‘s gorgeous rigid heddle version available here.) I chose Bockens 16/2 linen (colors 0000 and 603)…

Note: This post was originally published on a previous version of my blog, Midwest Weaver. When I was in the early stages of my weaving craft, I enjoyed a seemingly endless supply of videos, articles, blogs, podcasts, and other resources for all things weaving related:  choosing a loom, warping a loom, weaving techniques, drafting patterns,…