Long Thread Media Workshops

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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Spindle Spinning Essentials

Build your spindle skills with techniques for effortless plying, fiber control, long draw, and more.

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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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How to Spin on a Charkha with Kate Larson

Develop your cotton skills, find the rhythm of charkha spinning, and get everything you need to troubleshoot along the way.

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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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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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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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[Video Only] Spinning to Get Even: How to Spin Consistent Yarn

Improve your spinning from first drafts to finishing with step-by-step spinning instructions from Beth Smith. Learn to make even, uniform yarns with 52 minutes of watch-and-learn instruction.

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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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Getting Started on a Drop Spindle

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

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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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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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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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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] 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] 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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