Bespoke placemats and finding time for playtime at the loom.
Placemats and playtime
Category: Weaving – general
Top secret weaving project revealed!
Christmas present reveal: handwoven woolen flask covers.
Wool Arts Tour re-cap, new work, and a tip for weavers
NH Wool Arts Tour re-cap, a new kitchen towel design, and a new warp separator idea.
Rugs for mugs and a look inside my studio
New mug rugs and my studio, for real.
“How do you finish your towels?”
Step by step directions about how I finish my handwoven kitchen textiles.
New, free weaving pattern to share: “Quarantine Coasters”
Weave a set of simple mug rugs using fabric scraps and my free PDF pattern and instructions.
Adventures (and struggles) in pattern publishing
Hello, friends. I am often asked by fellow weaving enthusiasts about whether I sell my weaving designs. I've been doing this weaving gig for a number of years now (read: DECADES) and have quite a little library accumulated of designs that I have made. There are many designs that I'd like to share, but there [...]
Finishing woven bookmarks with machine stitching
A how-to: Kate's sewing machine method for finishing handwoven bookmarks.
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 [...]
Oh heck! How to replace a bum warp end.
Oh heck! How to replace a misbehaving warp thread.
