Read how weavers have faced their fear of fraying to sew coats, skirts, bags, espadrilles, pillows, and other items—all with their handwoven cloth—in this inspiring issue of Handwoven. You’ll gain confidence by learning how accomplished sewists approach handwoven cloth, giving it the respect it deserves, but not shying away from sewing the items they envision.
In her article, Daryl Lancaster walks you through her process, from picking yarns through weaving the cloth, and then using it to make a slouchy comfy jacket. Kelly Walsh describes how she designed and wove the bodice for her wedding dress and then dyed the silk for the skirt. On the other side of the spectrum, three small sewing project ideas in the Idea Gallery show how to use handwoven scraps to make fun giftable items, and many of the projects throughout the issue use small amounts of fabric and require very little cutting and construction.
The Best Practices series finishes up with an article about drafts and how to read them. Tom Knisely gives tips for avoiding treadling errors, and in Stepping Up, Kay Balmforth details the path she and other weavers took to put together the Devon Weavers Workshop, a vibrant ongoing weaving studio. In the Yarn Lab, you’ll learn about Array wool tapestry yarn from Gist that also works as warp and weft on a multi-shaft loom, and in Endnotes, Jane Sheetz describes designing, weaving, and sewing her senior project that was a culmination of her education and dreams.
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