Handwoven, January/February 1999 Digital Edition

Now available for individual download!

Develop a passion for pick-up. Alison Irwin covers doubleweave pick-up, than has fun with Finnweave. Marie Westerman describes her visual approach to doubleweave pick-up, which involves working from cartoons. Admire a gallery of doubleweave pick-up that has work from Jennifer Moore, Alison Irwin, and Drahomira Hampl. Then look at projects by Wendy Kowynia and Kathleen Moore Farling simply called "Doubleweave Delights." Finally, see double-faced plain weave with overshot patterning with a project by Virginia Reisner. There are patterns for blankets, bedspreads, and throws by Anita Luvera Mayer, Robin Lynde, and Carla Moore Buchheit, and others. Janet Phillips explains how to judge a textile competition. Meet Leni Joyce, who makes classic fabrics for modern markets.

In every issue, you will be amazed at the amount of information packed into these pages:

• Be inspired by weavers from all over the world. In each issue, you'll meet weavers with unique stories to tell and special projects to share.
• Explore weaving techniques new and old. Get an up-close look at all of the projects.
• Test your weaving skills with projects that use doubleweave, twill, shadow weave, lace weaves, and many more.
• And so much more!