A how-to: Kate's sewing machine method for finishing handwoven bookmarks.
Author: Kate Kilgus
Kate Kilgus is a handweaver from Harrisville, New Hampshire specializing in heirloom-quality table linens and pretty and practical kitchen towels. University of Michigan alum. Avid vegetable and herb gardener. She like polka dots, birds, and berries.
Pillows + handwoven fabrics
Diamond twill envelope style pillow cover I am thinking about adding another dimension to my "handwoven home" offerings at summer fairs this year and have been tinkering with cushion cover designs. I've sewn a bit with my handwoven fabrics, and as my fellow handweaver friends know, it is most certainly NOT like working with commercially [...]
New wool tartan cloth
Tartan shawl woven from Harrisville Designs Shetland wool.
Oh heck! How to replace a bum warp end.
Oh heck! How to replace a misbehaving warp thread.
Twills: from bird’s eye to diamonds
New "Four Seasons" placemats and diamond twill towels.
Placemats for all seasons
Hello, friends. I love placemats. I love to use them and I love to weave them. They make great gifts and they're a nice way to "live" with handwovens. When crafted from cotton, they're especially easy to launder. My newest design is build around a four shaft bird's eye twill design. I wanted to create [...]
New designs for 2019
Gee whiz, December came and went and here we are in the middle of January. Happy (belated) 2019, everyone. Now that the boys are back at university and the holiday festivities have past, I've started planning in earnest for the 2019 art fair circuit. Yes! The planning begins nearly a year in advance, especially for [...]
