The craft of weaving is also known as "handweaving", to distinguish it from mass-production machine weaving which makes most of the fabric today. It is creating fabric from fiber, by interlacing warp and weft threads.
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This page was last updated on September 7th, 2008
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Weaving (from Textiles)
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The Textile Museum
Located in Washington, DC, the Textile Museum is dedicated to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative achievements in the textile arts. The museum's calendar, exhibitions, and shop are available.
Saori Hand-weaving of New England
A site promoting the form of weaving from Japan known as Saori. Lessons available in Worcester, MA.
Telia Rumal, Double Ikats of South India
Exhibit entitled "An Endangered Species". Covers techniques, history, culture, and styles.
Danish Weaving Center
Along with partnered China International Academy for Weaving and Embroidery. Lists courses of varying levels and subjects, study tours, tuition and registration information.
Walster Weavers
A Shetland group handweaving wool and other fibres on handlooms, producing clothing, accessories and home items.
Fingerloop Braids
Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.
Silk Art Foundation
Produces Renaissance velvet and brocades in Florence, Italy. Information on master courses offered, history and techniques.
A Weaver's Album
This photographic site contains an eclectic collection of weaving, spinning and dyeing equipment, primarily Canadian, a weaver's gallery and a weaver's tour of Oaxaca.
School of Rio Grande Weaving Traditions
At Tierra Wool Los Ojos Handweavers in northern New Mexico. Includes curriculum and schedule.
Inkle Weaving
Instructions, pictures, patterns, and resources.
Homestead Weaving Studio
Specializes in making rugs from new recycled materials. Offers supplies for weavers and spinners.
Interactive Tartan Weaver
A tool which allows the user to design a tartan by choosing a stripe sequence from a selection of colours.
Elkhorn Mountains Glimakra Weaving Studio
Studio of Joanne Hall who weaves, teaches and writes about tapestry. Information on different types of looms and how to get the most from them, glossary of weaving terms.
Weaving in Beauty
Information on Navajo weaving and culture including events, educational opportunities, bibliography and advice on purchasing textiles.
Gill Back's Weaving
Spinner and weaver with a gallery of handwoven rugs, cushion covers, wall hangings, shawls and scarfs.
MayanCulture.com
Promotes Mayan weaving. Describes materials, techniques and patterns.
Brunold Software
Db-Weben is software for handweavers. Free demo version available.
Scalpay Linen
Spinners, weavers and dyers of linen and wool based in the Outer Hebrides.
A Few Medieval Braids
Instructions with illustrations for creating a basic flat braid, a basic round or square braid, a guilloche, and a fingerloop braid. Different strand configurations are shown.
Crazy As A Loom Weaving Studio
Studio tour and hand wovens including portage fluff rugs, placemats, blue jean rugs, scarves, shawls, and table runners.
Santa Fe School of Weaving
List of classes and workshops, also supplies available.
21st Century Art
Online exhibition of fabric making and embellishment, with emphasis on grid-based designs.
Snail Trail Handweavers
Makers of individual unique handwoven rugs, hangings, fabrics and so forth. Features ikat dyeing and offers residential and non-residential courses in weaving, spinning, and dyeing.
Paul O'Connor Double Weave Notebooks
Photos and explanation of doubleweave from the weaver's books.
Fifteenth-Century Fingerlooped Braid Reproductions
Photos and discussion with references.
1999 Midwest Weavers Association Conference
Gallery of works and information on teachers who taught at this conference.
Ralph Griswold's Digital Weaving Archive
A collection of out-of-print documents on weaving, textile manufacture, design and pattern.
Weaving Art Museum and Research Institute (WAMRI)
Online virtual galleries present changing exhibitions of masterpieces of textile art from the eastern Mediterranean.
Fibrearts Online - Weaving
Directory of sites for exploring weaving on the web.
Bonnie Tarses
Textile designer specializing in one-of-a-kind and custom handwovens. Trademark techniques include color horoscope weaving, words in color, and easy ikat.
Located in Washington, DC, the Textile Museum is dedicated to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative achievements in the textile arts. The museum's calendar, exhibitions, and shop are available.
A site promoting the form of weaving from Japan known as Saori. Lessons available in Worcester, MA.
Exhibit entitled "An Endangered Species". Covers techniques, history, culture, and styles.
Along with partnered China International Academy for Weaving and Embroidery. Lists courses of varying levels and subjects, study tours, tuition and registration information.
A Shetland group handweaving wool and other fibres on handlooms, producing clothing, accessories and home items.
Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.
Produces Renaissance velvet and brocades in Florence, Italy. Information on master courses offered, history and techniques.
This photographic site contains an eclectic collection of weaving, spinning and dyeing equipment, primarily Canadian, a weaver's gallery and a weaver's tour of Oaxaca.
At Tierra Wool Los Ojos Handweavers in northern New Mexico. Includes curriculum and schedule.
Instructions, pictures, patterns, and resources.
Specializes in making rugs from new recycled materials. Offers supplies for weavers and spinners.
A tool which allows the user to design a tartan by choosing a stripe sequence from a selection of colours.
Studio of Joanne Hall who weaves, teaches and writes about tapestry. Information on different types of looms and how to get the most from them, glossary of weaving terms.
Information on Navajo weaving and culture including events, educational opportunities, bibliography and advice on purchasing textiles.
Spinner and weaver with a gallery of handwoven rugs, cushion covers, wall hangings, shawls and scarfs.
Promotes Mayan weaving. Describes materials, techniques and patterns.
Db-Weben is software for handweavers. Free demo version available.
Spinners, weavers and dyers of linen and wool based in the Outer Hebrides.
Instructions with illustrations for creating a basic flat braid, a basic round or square braid, a guilloche, and a fingerloop braid. Different strand configurations are shown.
Studio tour and hand wovens including portage fluff rugs, placemats, blue jean rugs, scarves, shawls, and table runners.
List of classes and workshops, also supplies available.
Online exhibition of fabric making and embellishment, with emphasis on grid-based designs.
Makers of individual unique handwoven rugs, hangings, fabrics and so forth. Features ikat dyeing and offers residential and non-residential courses in weaving, spinning, and dyeing.
Photos and explanation of doubleweave from the weaver's books.
Photos and discussion with references.
Gallery of works and information on teachers who taught at this conference.
A collection of out-of-print documents on weaving, textile manufacture, design and pattern.
Online virtual galleries present changing exhibitions of masterpieces of textile art from the eastern Mediterranean.
Directory of sites for exploring weaving on the web.
Textile designer specializing in one-of-a-kind and custom handwovens. Trademark techniques include color horoscope weaving, words in color, and easy ikat.
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