When the author of an instructional book on weaving has taught weaving for 30 years, readers can trust they're in good hands. That's surely the case with this, the first book by the author, full of ...
Dianna Soehren is helping Milan Village Arts School create a dedicated weaving studio with a goal to increase the types of classes offered. Mary Ann Nelson, of Alberta, works on weaving a rag rug ...
If you are new to weaving, making a rag rug is an excellent introduction to this rhythmic and methodical craft. Most likely, you have every thing you need at home: cardboard, string and fabric scraps.
Photo provided Dee Nierman’s mother is shown in the past at the 1864 loom that Nierman uses today. Rag-rug maker Dee Nierman lets it be known right at the top of a conversation that, at 87 years old, ...
The Loom Loft is new in the schoolhouse of Roscoe Village and features weaving demonstrations and classes on old-fashioned looms with Rami Sawyer. Three different classes are being offered at 10:30 ...
What's your pandemic project? Have you used your time at home during the pandemic to tackle a project you've always wanted to do, but didn't have the time? Build bookshelves? Create a chicken coop?
Susan Schmieman's nimble fingers seem to work magic as they turn rags and yarns into supple, colorful fabrics. She's the owner of Flying Fibers, a weaving studio in historic downtown Kennewick. She ...
ALLEGAN COUNTY -- In a wood shop between a small pond and a private landing strip, Bruce Niemi transforms boards of red oak into weaving looms sturdy enough to withstand even the most aggressive ...
How Eija Rasinmaki reinvented a humble tradition for the modern world. By Aino Frilander Reporting from Helsinki, Finland Unlike many birthplaces of groundbreaking designs, Eija Rasinmaki’s weaving ...