Long Thread Media Workshops

[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] 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] 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] 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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Double-Faced Tablet Weaving

In Double-Faced Tablet Weaving, John Mullarkey teaches one of the most fascinating aspects of tablet weaving: how the structure combines aspects of spinning and weaving, and how twist affects design.

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[Video Only] Totally Twill: The Basics with Robyn Spady

In TotallyTwill: The Basics, 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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[Video Only] Totally Twill: Beyond The Basics - Robyn Spady

In Totally Twill: Beyond The Basics, master weaver Robyn Spady shows how you can start with a single threading and create a variety of surprising and sophisticated twill patterns and designs.

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[Video Only] Doubleweave Pick-Up

In Doubleweave Pick-Up, you'll follow along with Jennifer Moore as you learn how to implement, pick-up sticks, hand-manipulated designs, and graphed designs into your doubleweave creations.

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Doubleweave Basics

In Doubleweave Basics, you'll leave conventional one layer fabrics behind as you explore the world of doubleweave. Jennifer Moore will show you how you can easily weave seamless fabrics that are much wider than your weaving loom.

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[Video Only] Creative Cloth: Designing and Embellishing Handwoven Fabric

Anita Luvera Mayer believes there should be something magical and unique in what we wear each day. In this video workshop, she shares her creative approach and teaches a variety of innovative and fun embellishment techniques you can use.

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[Video Only] Woven Shibori: Sewing with Crimp Cloth

In this video, Dianne Totten teaches how to sew garments with crimp cloth. With her expert instruction, you'll see how easy it is to sew with this ultra-flexible fabric. And there's no complex fitting because the fabric does the fitting for you

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[Video Only] Woven Shibori: Designing 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.

[Video Only] The Weaver’s Yarn Companion

The choice of yarn can make or break a weaving project, making the weaving experience and the finished project either satisfying or disappointing. In this video, master weaver Tom Knisely teaches you how to choose the perfect yarns for your projects.

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[Video Only] Twice as Nice: Weaving with Two Heddles on a Rigid-Heddle Loom

Liz Gipson will guide you in this video to discover the various fabrics you can weave with two heddles, starting with how to set up your loom in the direction warping method.

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[Video Only] Weave a Good Rug with Tom Knisely: From Fiber to Finish

In Weave a Good Rug, weavers will learn how to weave a rug from beginning to end in this beginning weaving tutorial. Master weaver, Tom Knisely, will take you through fiber selection as well as preparing materials.

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[Video Only] Life After Warping

Liz Gipson believes that weaving should be a fun and easy process for everyone. In Life After Warping you'll learn about the proper tools to use, how to transition colors smoothly, and what to do if you bust a warp thread.

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[Video Only] Weaving with Novelty Yarns

In this video, master weaver, mythbuster, and yarn explorer Tom Knisely shows that weaving yarn doesn't have to come on a cone, and that weaving with novelty yarns opens a whole new world of design possibilities for woven fabric.

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[Video Only] Slots and Holes: Three Ways to Warp a Rigid-Heddle Loom

In Slots and Holes, Liz Gipson will show will show you how to warp your rigid-heddle loom quickly and easily so that you can create anything from plain fabrics, to plaids or complex stripes.

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[Video Only] Wet-Finishing for Weavers with Laura Fry

In this video, professional weaver and teacher Laura Fry shows you how to wet-finish different kinds of fibers and cloth, from the magic that happens in the water through to proper pressing and drying techniques.

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[Video Only] The Efficient Weaver

The most common complaint of weavers is that they don't have enough time for weaving. Production weaver and teacher Laura Fry has an answer: weave more efficiently so you can make the most of the weaving time that you have.

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Block Weaves

Madelyn van der Hoogt designed Block Weaves specifically as an overview of all of the possibilities that you can use to create with block weaves.

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[Video Only] Weaving Well

The instructor for Weaving Well, Madelyn van der Hoogt, has heard her fair share of tips for weaving well.

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Weaving Overshot

From heirloom coverlets to dazzling contemporary household textiles and garments, overshot is one of the handsomest of weave structures.

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[Video Only] Creative Weaving: Designing with Hemstitching

In this video, Sara Bixler will show you how you can use hemstitching to add interest to the body of your fabric, as a way to enhance handwoven lace, as a lace technique in itself, and as a way to add color and graphic elements to your weaving.

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[Video Only] Boutonné

Delve into the rich history of Canadian coverlet weaving and give a modern twist to the craft of boutenné weaving with weaver and teacher Sarah Bixler.

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[Video Only] Creative Weaving: Brooks Bouquet with Sara Bixler

In her Creative Weaving series, weaver and teacher Sara Bixler shows how you can make exciting, attractive cloth on a rigid-heddle loom or any loom.

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[Video Only] Creative Weaving: Clasped Weft Patterns

Join expert weaving instructor Sara Bixler to learn the unique Clasped Weft technique, an impressive way to enhance and customize your woven projects.

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[Video Only] Creative Weaving: Leno Lace

Join weaving expert Sara Bixler and learn an easy yet impressive technique for your rigid heddle loom or any floor loom. Create open weave lace patterns by physically manipulating individual threads to change their orientation and appearance.

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[Video Only] Creative Weaving: Six Fringe Finishing Techniques for Weavers

Learn creative and practical techniques for finishing your fringe! This video will teach you six different fringe finishing techniques – each one with unique properties and visual appeal.

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[Video Only] Weaving Lace with Madelyn van der Hoogt

Dainty or dazzling, laces are among the most magical of weaves. In this workshop video from Handwoven magazine, Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches everything you need to know to weave lovely, lacey cloth.

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