Long Thread Media Workshops

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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[Video Only] Felt It: Gnome Ornaments

In Felt It: Gnome Ornaments, Handwoven editor and fiber enthusiast Anita Osterhaug walks you through the process of needle-felting these whimsical and wooly creatures from start to finish.

[Video Only] Dyeing in the Kitchen

Deb Menz knows the process of dyeing yarn inside out, and she is a master of making color alchemy attainable for anyone. All you need is some wool, silk, or other protein fiber and a few basic dye powders to mix and match as you please.

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[Video Only] Learning to Weave: Weaving on a Loom

In this video, Handwoven editor, weaver, and teacher Anita Osterhaug will show you the basics of weaving on looms, how you can use different looms to make different types of cloth, and explore what loom or looms may be right for you.

[Video Only] Combing Fiber

Combing wool produces the most wonderfully organized, fluffy, silky fiber imaginable. In this workshop, Robin Russo covers the basics and much, much more.

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[Video Only] Woven Shibori: Making Crimp Cloth

In this video, Dianne Totten teaches how to create her version of woven shibori, called “crimp cloth,” which uses heat-reactive fibers to create flexibility and visual excitement.

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[Video Only] Drop Spinning 101

In Drop Spinning 101 spinner and teacher Anita Osterhaug will teach you how to spin using this method.

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[Video Only] Handspinning Rare Wools

In Handspinning Rare Wools, Deborah Robson will dive into the history of sheep breeds, the history of wool and how you can handspin these rare wools. She’ll explore 38 rare breeds of sheep, their breeders, fiber characteristics, and more.

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[Video Only] Needle Tatting: The Basics and More

In Needle Tatting: The Basics and More with Georgia Seitz, you'll discover the art of needle tatting! Master tatter Georgia Seitz shows how to create gorgeous lace, using just a tatting needle and thread.

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[Video Only] Shuttle Tatting: The Basics and More

Master tatter Georgia Seitz shows how to create intricate lace with tatting to use as edgings, doilies and tablecloths, and embellishment.

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