Magazine

September/October 2008

On Sale August 19, 2008!

• See what's inside this issue!
• Learn to Weave
• June's Bag of the Month:
  Shopping Tote from Recycled Plastic Bags
  by Anne McKenzie(612KB)

Projects & Articles

New Projects & Articles (September/October 2008)

Books & eProject Collections

New book: Weaving Made Easy
by Liz Gipson

Weaving Made Easy, well, makes weaving easy. It includes seventeen simple projects made on a simple rigid heddle loom. A perfect blend of fun and functionality, the rigid heddle is small, portable, and affordable.
Read more about Weaving Made Easy

Best of Handwoven: Top Ten Placemats on Four Shafts

Weaving a set of placemats is almost a weaver’s rite of passage. This collection includes the ten best placemat projects on four shafts (or fewer) from the first twenty years of Handwoven magazine. There are lace placemats, thick and sturdy placemats, placemats with rich textures, and even placemats inlaid with the design of a table setting. You’ll find all project directions easy to follow—either for making exactly the placemats shown or for substituting different yarns or colors to match your dishware and decor.

Handwoven's Design Collection 8: Just Rags

They are Back!

Handwoven is bringing back electronic editions of favorite out-of-print Design Collections. By popular demand we are starting with Just Rags, our eighth Design Collection that features 17 inventive projects from rugs to garments to weave with either recycled cloth or strips of commercial fabric.

Events, Calendar, Travel

Online Photo Galleries & Podcasts

Handwoven's Weaving for the Home Award

Handwoven magazine offers the Weaving for the Home Award for the best handwoven functional textile in a juried show. See the winners from 2004-2007.

Handwoven's Report from the Maker Faire

Liz Gipson, managing editor of Handwoven magazine, traveled to the Maker Faire in San Francisco, and you get to go with her! Listen to this audio travelogue or take a look at the slide show to learn more about weavers inspired by garbage, drummers who knit, and a fairy who learns to crochet.

Towel Winners

From fanciful to sophisticated, here are twenty towels selected from over a hundred inspiring entries from the Towels of the 21st Century contest.

View the winning designs

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