Long Thread Media Workshops

[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.

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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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] 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] How to Spin Yarn to Knit with Kate Larson

Create exactly the yarn that you want with handspinning expert Kate Larson as your guide. Creating yarn for knitting is different than creating for other textiles such as weaving or embroidery.

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[Video Only] Spin to Weave: Making Unique Cloth From Your Handspun Yarn

Do you want the rewarding feeling of knowing that you created your fabric from scratch? In Spin to Weave with Sara Lamb, you will learn how you can create your own handspun yarns to use in your weaving designs.

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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] 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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[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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Weaving Deflected Doubleweave

In this video, Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches everything you need to know to create your own designer fabrics with deflected doubleweave.

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Weaving Rep

Warp-faced rep weave is a playground of vibrant color and patterning possibilities. Also referred to as "ripsmatta" (a Swedish term), rep weave is characterized by the alternation of thick and thin picks of weft, or ribs.

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[Video Only] Double Your Fun: Doubleweave on a Rigid Heddle Loom

In this video, Liz Gipson will walk you through setting up the loom, placing pick-up sticks, weaving a variety of doubleweave patterns, and troubleshooting issues you may run into along the way.

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[Video Only] Weaving with Rags: Making Rag Rugs and More

Tom Knisely teaches you how to design and weave rag projects for every purpose, using both purchased and recycled fabric, as well as how the interaction yarn and cloth create gorgeous results.

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[Video Only] Weaving a No-Sew Baby Blanket

Learn how to create a simple no sew baby blanket on a rigid heddle loom. You will weave narrow panels as small as you'd like, and seam them together in a series of small loops on each selvedge edge of your panels.

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[Video Only] Danish Medallions

In this chapter in her Creative Weaving series, weaver and teacher Sara Bixler shows how to embellish your plain-weave fabric using versatile, easy Danish medallions.

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[Video Only] Color in Weaving

Watch master weaver and teacher Deb Essen share her approaches, tools and tips for creating “happy, successful” weaving projects through the best color choices.

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[Video Only] Pin Loom Weaving in New Dimensions

Pin loom weaving is fun, portable, easy, and little squares are just the beginning. From weaving to 3-dimensional design, Deb will have your imagination working overtime as you explore what your little loom can do.

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Pile Weaves with Supplemental Warps

Learn how to weave velvet and terry cloth without a second warp beam! Now you can "get fuzzy" and have the fun of weaving these luxurious fabrics at your own loom.

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[Video Only] Weaving with Supplemental Warp

Imagine being able to create different areas of pattern across the width of your cloth without having to worry about color blending, changing the tie-up, or using multiple shuttles! You can do it with supplemental warps!

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