Long Thread Media Workshops

Strategies for Structures and Selvedges

Explore more than a dozen structures—and strategies to end up with exactly the selvedges you want.

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Weave Patterns on the Pin Loom: Build Your Skills with Textures Beyond Plain Weave

Learn how to weave patterns and textures for richer designs.

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How to Direct Warp: Set Up Your Rigid-Heddle Loom

While there are several methods for warping, the one every rigid-heddle weaver should know is the direct warping method. These instructors will help you learn how to warp like a pro!

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Weaving Lace with Madelyn van der Hoogt

Dainty or dazzling, laces are among the most magical of weaves. In this updated course, Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches everything you need to know to weave lovely, lacy cloth.

Weave Better Selvedges with Sara Bixler

Sit back and let expert weaver and teacher Sara Bixler teach you her proven methods for weaving better selvedges—so you can weave more and worry less.

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How to Weave a Rag Rug: Techniques for Creating Exceptional Rugs

Transform your recycled and new fabrics into vibrant rag rugs for every room.

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Baltic Pick-Up on the Inkle Loom

Explore Baltic pick-up, from setting up your inkle loom to weaving bands efficiently to getting tidy selvedges.

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Beginning Weaving on the Rigid-Heddle Loom

Go from novice to completing your first project in just a few days! This comprehensive course teaches all the basics of warping, weaving, and beyond to get you started confidently. Sponsored by Kromski

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The Beauty of Boundweave with Tom Knisely

Create mesmerizing weft-faced designs for rugs, placemats, mug rugs, and more using your favorite 4-shaft twills.

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Experiments in Deflected Doubleweave: More Dimensions, Layers, and Connections

Add depth and dimension to your weaving with these creative approaches to deflected doubleweave. 

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Twill on the Rigid-Heddle Loom: Weave Diagonals, Diamonds, and More

Set up your loom for twill and learn how to convert multi-shaft drafts to start weaving astounding designs.

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New Dimensions in Deflected Doubleweave with Janney Simpson

Learn to weave exciting cloth with fewer shafts using this dynamic structure that lends itself to curves, new shapes, and interesting texture.

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Pick-Up Stick Basics and Beyond with Sara Goldenberg White

Learn pick-up stick skills for the rigid-heddle loom that will take your cloth from plain weave to wow.

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Huck Lace on the Rigid-Heddle Loom

Explore amazing lace patterns and gain the skills to start weaving lace using just your rigid-heddle loom and a pick-up stick.

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Designing Shadow Weave: Create Your Own Dazzling Patterns in Simple Cloth

Explore five key design principles to take your shadow weave skills to the next level.

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Color-and-Weave on the Rigid-Heddle Loom

Learn to weave graphic, complex-looking patterns on your rigid-heddle loom—no pick-up stick required.

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Introduction to Shadow Weave: Dazzling Patterns in Simple Cloth

Renowned weaver Jannie Taylor shows the basics of shadow weave and how simple cloth can become the fabric of your dreams.

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Weave Turned Krokbragd on an Inkle Loom

Learn to use a simple inkle loom to weave delightful three-shed bands.

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Beginning Weaving with Tom Knisely

This course covers the basics of multi-shaft looms, warping comfortably, planning a project using your chosen yarn, weaving tips, and much more!

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Weaving Summer and Winter with Madelyn van der Hoogt

This course covers the basics and variations of the summer and winter weave structure, a reversible design that creates a lot of patterning with just a few shafts. Suitable for 4 shafts and up.

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Weave a Good Rug with Tom Knisely: From Fiber to Finish

Tom Knisely teaches all the ins and outs of rug weaving. From fibers to finishing, Tom explains everything you need to know to successfully and comfortably weave attractive, sturdy rugs you’ll delight in having underfoot.

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Tablet Weaving Made Easy

Get ready to start tablet weaving with John Mullarkey! This course will cover tips for the best tablet-weaving tools and materials, how to read a tablet-weaving draft, and so much more!

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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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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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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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