Easy Breezy Spring Weaving!

Have you noticed the golden opportunity for weavers this time of year? We can use the lengthening daylight hours to put a new warp on the loom! This issue is full of tempting ideas for light and lacy scarves and towels, seasonal table linens, a light jacket for breezy days, and even a transparent and painterly wall hanging.

Are you intrigued by lace, drawn to doubleweave, or curious about sashiko? In the mood for inlay, or obsessed with stripes? Whatever your preference, there’s a project here to spark your creative spirit. And in keeping with the season’s gentler weather, you’ll find scarves and towels using silk, mohair, or linen, as well as cotton and Tencel.

Experts discuss the value of textiles, pricing strategies, creating optical illusions with weaving, using beads to create lace, an embroidery pattern web tool, a remote Nepalese village preserving traditions during the pandemic, and eri silk production.