Handwoven, March/April 1998 Digital Edition

Now available for individual download!

Explore shadow weave with Alison Irwin. Try it out for yourself with projects by Sharon Alderman and Janice Jones. Elizabeth Lang teaches you how to use turned shadow twills. Try an eight-shaft no-tabby overshot project. Learn how to double the twills on half the shafts. Make smooth and soft scarves in twills, one of which is also in plaid. Try using twill at random. Learn how Krissa Elaine Palmer went from pot holders to a wedding dress. Discover driving fashion through automobile fabrics of the 1950s. Admire the textile collection of the American River College Library. Learn how to maintain pattern continuity with space-dyed wefts. Get an idea for a color reference fringe. There's advice for sitting and stretching at your loom to help you stay healthy and comfortable. Sharon Alderman also helps you calculate the sett.

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!

This issue was scanned from an original print issue.