Inside her mudbrick home, Paula Fulton sits at one of only a few drawlooms that exist in the country. The 67-year-old is helping to keep the age-old craft of Damask weaving alive. "There might be five ...
The art of Japanese hand-weaving 'Saori' was taught on Sunday afternoon February 8th 2015 at the Finger Lakes Art Cooperative 101 Genesee Street in Auburn by Karen Pardee. In her first two-hour class ...
A spirit of experimentation, one foot in the past and one in the future, has set Christy Matson apart as a weaver. “It’s unusual these days not to be working on a commission,” Matson says, standing ...
Computers attached to wooden Industrial Revolution-style looms are transforming home hand weavers into savvy professionals. For years hobbyists would weave rugs or scarves for Christmas presents, but ...
In a corner of the Hartford Public library, people line up to shoot, beat and find calm while helping to hand-weave a banner. “This is your time to get your aggression out,” textile artist Sandy ...
Ed Day stood in the plaza of Mission Espada, holding a plastic bag filled with what looked like crushed red pebbles, all eyes fixed on him. “This is dead bugs,” the park volunteer said, drawing laughs ...
Weaver Chris Brashear irons a newly woven dish towel in Nantucket Looms' second-floor studio. Edgar B. Herwick III is the guy behind GBH’s Curiosity Desk, where he answers your questions and explores ...
But it wasn’t an engraving. It was a sheet of finely woven silk – a thousand threads to the inch – so subtle and detailed ...
Rainbow Loom is not just a craft set. It may also be a portal to digital literacy. When I recently bought Rainbow Looms for my two sons (6 and 8), I discovered that this is really a tangible/virtual ...