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| Handweavers Guild of America http://www.weavespindye.org/ We are dedicated to encouraging excellence, inspiring creativity, and preserving fiber traditions through education. The site promotes the textile arts and provides a forum for handweavers, handspinners, and related fiber artists. |
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| AVL Looms http://www.avlusa.com/ AVL builds a wide variety of handweaving and semi-automated looms - dobby, jacquard and treadle. |
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| Hillcreek Fiber Studio & Yarn Shoppe http://hillcreekfiberstudio.com/ The Hillcreek Fiber Studio & Yarn Shoppe web site offers a wide slection of fiber arts supplies including a full line of Addi, Brittany, & Crystal Palace knitting needles & crochet hooks, weaving & spinning supplies, over 800 titles in boo |
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| Weaving Works http://www.weavingworks.com/ Full range of supplies, equipment, books and instruction for weavers, spinners, knitters, dyers, papermakers, fiber, basket and craft artesans and hobbyists of all levels. Expert staff. Mail orders and answering questions are our specialities. |
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| Beduin Weaving http://www.beduinweaving.com/ Extensive information on weaving by the Beduins of North Africa. |
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| A Tartan Weaver http://www.tartanweaver.com/ Molly V. Manaugh, a weaver for 15 years specializes in Scottish Tartan weaving. |
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| Weaving World http://www.weavingworld.ca/ Weavers' resource pages including tips and tricks, spinning/weaving guilds, fiber information, etc. |
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| Carolina Homespun http://www.carolinahomespun.com/ Carolina Homespun supplies weaving and spinning products through its catalogue complete with useful tips for the home spinner or weaver. |
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| Leclerc Looms http://www.leclerclooms.com Technical information you'll need before you purchase a weaving loom. Patterns, FAQ's, and lists of loom and yarn dealers. Two free books to download. |
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| Mielke's Farm http://www.mielkesfarm.com/ Mielke's Farm is the source for all your fiber arts needs. We offer equipment, supplies, books and instruction in many fiber arts, such as weaving, spinning, bobbin lace, tatting and many more. |
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| Online Spinning and Weaving Guild http://herran.com/textile/ A friendly place on the web for anyone interested in the textile arts. We feature a free auction, a user-contributed photo gallery, a textile discussion area, real-time chat, and more. |
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| Backstrap Weaving in Jacaltenango http://iweb.tntech.edu/cventura/hairsashes.html This page features a Jacaltec woman weaving on a backstrap loom in Jacaltenango, Guatemala. |
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| Apple Hollow Farm http://www.applehollow.com/ Apple Hollow Farm Fiber Arts sells new, used, and antique spinning wheels, weaving looms, books supplies, fleeces, fibers, yarns, dyes, videos, and jewelry. |
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| Textura Trading Company http://www.texturatrading.com/ Textura Trading Company is a mail order business dedicated to providing unique yarns and fibers to handweavers, spinners and textile artists. |
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| Handweaving.net http://www.handweaving.net/Home.aspx Weaving Draft and Pattern Archive with over 30,000 Historic Drafts for Weavers. Free viewing and downloading. |
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| The Woolery Home Page http://www.woolery.com/ The Woolery Home Page for spinning and weaving supplies, knitting and related fiber craft supplies and more. |
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| Custom Handweaving http://www.customhandweaving.com/ Custom Handweaving by Susan Snover is celebrating 30 years of producing rag rugs and other beautiful and functional handwoven household items. My work is carefully woven by hand on a Swedish loom and designed to last. |
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| The Loomy Bin http://www.theloomybin.com/ Software for handweaving and card weaving, pattern libraries. |
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| Halcyon Yarn http://www.halcyonyarn.com/ Halcyon Yarn sells yarn, fiber, books, videos, patterns, and equipment for fiber artists including weavers, knitters, spinners, and hookers. |
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| The Mannings Knitting, Weaving and Spinning http://www.the-mannings.com/ The Mannings provides classes and workshops for weaving, knitting and spinning. We offer a complete line of books, weaving looms, spinning wheels, spinning fiber, yarns and other equipment, tools and supplies. |
Basic Beading LoomBeading loom is a craft that is easy to learn without having to spend too much money. Before starting on a beading project, you must first look for the simplest pattern to start with. Remember that loom beading needs a lot of patience so make it a point to finish it no matter how slow it may take at first. You are encouraged to finish your first try because the results will inspire and motivate you to learn further and practice more to perfect the craft. | |
Backstrap Weaving - Ancient Craft Still Practiced by the Mayan Women of GuatemalaBackstrap weaving is an ancient art practiced for centuries in many parts of the world - Peru, Guatemala, China, Japan, Bolivia, Mexico and Native Americans. Today it is still used on a daily basis in many parts of Guatemala to weave fabrics to make clothing and other household cloth needs. Many of the women also weave a variety of items to help earn a living by selling to tourists. | |
Beginner's Guide For WeavingWeaving has its roots dating back to prehistoric times. The art of weaving came into existence almost 30,000 years back, when human beings developed string by twisting together the plant fiber | |
Weaving Can Make a Wonderful HobbyWeaving is basically the method of manufacturing rugs, blankets and other pieces of clothes using the looms. The general technique of weaving is to cross two set of weaving materials like threads. There are various materials that the weavers use to make clothes like wool, cotton, silk, synthetic fibres etc. in fact the art of weaving is in practice from historical times. | |