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Context Over Rules: What Weaving Advice Really Means
Inspired by 'The Best Weaving Advice Nobody Listens To' - why context matters more than rigid rules
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Unraveling the Solitary Weaver's Dilemma: From Perfectionism to Self-Compassion
Apr 14, 2025
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Studio Insights: Experimenting with Handwoven Lampshades and Light Diffusion
Jun 15, 2025
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What is a Drawloom?
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Summer Update: When Life Slows the Shuttle
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The Lamp as Loom: Handwoven Lampshade Part 2
Experimenting with paper weaving, light diffusion, and hidden designs that reveal complexity
Nov 9, 2025
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What is a Drawloom?
Ancient Weaving Technology and My Week at Vavstuga
Oct 3, 2025
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Summer Update: When Life Slows the Shuttle
Weddings, and Kitchens, and Looms, oh my!
Sep 4, 2025
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Studio Insights: Experimenting with Handwoven Lampshades and Light Diffusion
Discovering how traditional weaving principles change when working with light
Jun 15, 2025
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Lessons from the Loom: What a 17th-Century Dutch Silk Industry Can Teach Today’s Fiber Artists
Reflections on When Weaving Flourished: The Silk Industry in Amsterdam and Haarlem 1585–1750.
May 13, 2025
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Unraveling the Solitary Weaver's Dilemma: From Perfectionism to Self-Compassion
Why fiber artists need community more than they realize.
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Natural Fibers: Innovation Beyond Fiber Arts
“What could possibly be interesting about fiber?”
Mar 30, 2025
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Focusing on Skills Over Tools and Yarn Stashes
Mastery is about the discipline of practicing the basics until they become second nature and not about “looking” like an artist.
Feb 23, 2025
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Weaving Through the Algorithm
Looms don’t shield us from Silicon Valley.
Feb 3, 2025
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