Long Thread Media Workshops

Getting Started on a Drop Spindle

In this course, discover the joy of spinning yarn with expert instructor Maggie Casey.

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The Loom Owner's Companion with Tom Knisely

Tom Knisely has maintained and woven with hundreds of looms in more than three decades of teaching. In this course, filmed on location, Tom explains how to get the most from your loom.

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The Spinning Teacher with Maggie Casey

Watch expert spinner and teacher Maggie Casey demonstrate the basics of spinning on a drop spindle. Whether you are brand new to spinning, or an experienced spinner looking to teach others, this video will instruct, entertain, and inspire.

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Three Bags Full by Judith MacKenzie

Have you longed to buy a fleece to spin yourself, but felt a bit lost? This workshop with fiber and spinning expert Judith MacKenzie is like a personal tour of the Estes Wool Market in Estes Park, Colorado.

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Color Blending for Spinners with Esther Rodgers

In this course, join Esther Rodgers and learn how to expertly blend fiber to create unique, vibrant colors.

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Expressive Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom

In this course, join Esther Rodgers and learn a variety of techniques and effects to expand your creativity and enjoyment of weaving on a rigid heddle loom.

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From Wool to Waulking: Spinning Wool and Creating Cloth with Norman Kennedy

Following his passion for weaving and spinning, Norman Kennedy has traveled around the world, watching traditional artisans create textiles as they had for generations. Norman has preserved skills that were on the verge of disappearing.

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Spinning for Lace

Tried and True Methods for Spinning Fine Yarns from Merino and More

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Natural Dyeing with Dagmar Klos

In this video, master dyer Dagmar Klos introduces you to the secrets of dyeing your fiber, yarn, and textiles with nature’s perfect palette.

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Popular Wheel Mechanics with Judith MacKenzie

In this far-ranging video workshop, Judith MacKenzie looks at several types of wheels available today, explaining the fundamentals of how they work and dissecting their differences.

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Finishing Up: How to Wash, Block, Dry and Finish Handspun Yarns

Get ready to start Finishing Up with Kate Larson! Techniques, measuring, and more!

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Totally Twill: Beyond the Basics with Robyn Spady

Twill offers virtually endless possibilities to weavers. Go beyond the basics with Robyn Spady, and learn how to create complex and large-scale patterns, even if you only have 4 shafts.

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Doubleweave on a 4-Shaft Loom

Doubleweave is a fascinating and versatile structure. While many weavers know of it as a way to create cloth that is twice as wide as your loom, there is much more to doubleweave than that. Using only four shafts, learn to weave two layers of cloth.

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Totally Twill: The Basics with Robyn Spady

In this video, master weaver Robyn Spady shows you how to mix and match twill threadings, tie-ups, and treadling to create a profusion of patterns.

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Weaving with Linen with Tom Knisely

Linen is a strong and durable fiber, ideal as a warp for carpets and other items that get a lot of wear. It's also beautiful, with a lustrous sheen and beautiful drape, and works as both a warp and weft yarn for many kinds of projects.

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Designing Handwoven Projects with Tom Knisely

Whether you are relatively new to weaving or have been weaving for years, this workshop will guide you through everything you need to consider before designing your own projects.

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Block Doubleweave on 8 Shafts

Doubleweave is a fascinating and versatile structure. While weaving with four shafts lets you experiment with doubleweave in many different ways, using eight (or more) shafts expands your possibilities exponentially.

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The Weaver's Yarn Companion

Tom Knisely has been weaving for more than four decades. In this course, filmed on location at his studio in Pennsylvania, Tom helps you navigate the vast array of yarns available to weavers today.

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The Efficient Weaver with Laura Fry

In this course, join expert weaving instructor Laura Fry and learn how to weave more efficiently and consistently.

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Wet-Finishing for Weavers with Laura Fry

In this course, join expert weaving instructor Laura Fry and learn how to bring your woven cloth to its greatest potential.

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[Video Only] Know Your Wheel

In Know Your Wheel, you'll follow along with two master wheel makers, Alden Amos and Cindy Lair, as they show you how to keep your spinning wheels in good working order.

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[Video Only] Fabulous Felted Jewelry

Fiber goes bling! In Fabulous Felted Jewelry, master felter Sharon Costello shows how you can turn fiber into jewelry to suit your every outfit and mood.

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[Video Only] Warping Your Loom

In Warping Your Loom, Master weaver Madelyn van der Hoogt tackles the often frustrating task of the warp.She'll walk you through different methods of warping so you can begin weaving yarn in a way that is comfortable for you.

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[Video Only] Felt It: Make a Sleeping Fox

In Felt It: Make a Sleeping Fox, learn how to needle felt your own adorable woodland creature! Melissa and Jennifer VanSant of Going Gnome will guide you through step by step everything you need to get started needle felting.

[Video Only] The Loom Owner's Companion with Tom Knisely

In Loom Owner’s Companion, master weaver Tom Knisely will show you the ins and outs of four different different types of weaving looms: jack looms, countermarch looms, counterbalance looms, and table looms.

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[Video Only] Drop Spinning 102

Whether you’re a new spinner or have years of experience with spinning wheels, you’ll enjoy learning to spin on a drop spindle.

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[Video Only] Nuno Felting

Nuno felting is a fast, fun way to make felted garments, accessories, and cloth. You just start with a piece of fabric, lay out a design with wool and other fibers, and apply water and a little muscle to make lovely, pucker-embellished fabric.

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[Video Only] Creative Pin-Loom Designs

In this short video, Angela discusses the fundamentals of weaving on a pin loom and explores the big possibilities of a small loom.

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[Video Only] Felt It: Make a Mushroom House

In Felt It: Make a Mushroom House, sisters Melissa and Jennifer VanSant of Going Gnome will guide you through every step in creating an adorable, tiny mushroom house for your forest friends.

[Video Only] Felt It: Make Mini Gnomes

Join sisters Jennifer and Melissa Vansant as they teach you how to create adorable miniature gnomes.

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