During the chilly winter months, many people find comfort with fiber arts. Whether knitting, crocheting or weaving, yarn is a hot commodity this time of year. For some locals, using the yarn isn’t ...

My friend Bonnie is a professional weaver. I know she’s a pro, not only because it says so on her labels, but when I watched her weaving at her traditional Swedish loom, I was taken by her focus and ...

Nancy Peck has been a weaving instructor for nearly 40 years. She started in 1976, after graduating from Michigan State University as a textile major, and later shared her skills at workshops in ...

way of translation: Warp is the set of lengthwise yarns held in tension on the loom. Weft is the yarn that is inserted crosswise over-and-under the warp threads. "Fulling" is - well, you just have to ...

That's not how knitters find their way to some of the best yarn stores in Southern California; rather, a map is used or perhaps a friend who is also yarn-obsessed will give helpful directions from the ...

Photo by Evan Bevins The flash from the camera lights the yarn art on a tree at Eighth and Market streets in Parkersburg, which is among the pieces on display until Monday after Easter in the ...

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