Have you ever picked up an issue of Handwoven Magazine or looked at a photo of a woven item and thought, “I’d never weave that.” I remember receiving the May/June 2019 issue of Handwoven and looking at the cover photo of these dotted hand towels (Circles and Checks Towels in…
My husband and I will soon be traveling to New Zealand. Although the plane ride may be, well let’s just say a little long, we are really looking forward to exploring a country that has intrigued us for awhile now. We will be traveling with friends so that makes the…
While looking through issues of Handwoven Magazine, my friend came across a project woven in halvdrall that she wanted to try. She is a brand new weaver and this would be her very first project. When I teach my friends to weave I often will have them look through magazines…
I have so many sweet memories of Christmas as a child. I was so fortunate to have wonderful grandparents on both sides of my family who lived relatively close. My sister and I would spend time with my Grandma Bartosiewicz for a few days and then our family would spend…
My grandmother was a weaver. She taught weaving in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for many years in her basement studio. I didn’t, however, learn to weave from my grandmother. I just lived too far away and weaving isn’t something you can just pick up from weekend visits. Learning to weave came…
I just love it when I receive the Handwoven magazine in the mail. It comes ever other month and is full of wonderful projects from weavers all over the country. In the March/April 2021 issue I came across this colorful overshot pattern for a table runner. The table runner was…
