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On the Web
- Hands On Weaving - Handweaving news, scarf exchange, making equipment and other weaving related topics.
- Saori Hand-weaving of New England - A site promoting the form of weaving from Japan known as Saori. Lessons available in Worcester, MA.
- Grace Handwoven Designs - Made-to-order clothing and household items using natural fibers such as wool, silk, and cotton, some hand dyed or hand spun.
- Laura Fry Weaving Studio - Hand weaving. Gallery of the artist's works, workshop schedule, essay on selling weaving and how-to information for weavers.
- Arm AG - Switzerland. Design and manufacture of table-top and hand weaving looms, and sample and tapestry looms. Also, reeds, heddles, shuttles and bobbins, and related accessories. Technical information, machine specifications and price list on PDF files. English, German and French.
- Textiles of the North American Southwest - Historical resource of the Smithsonian Institute about the hand weaving traditions of the American Indian and Hispanic residents of the North American Southwest over the past 2000 years. Gallery of weave designs, timeline and glossary of terms. English and Spanish.
- Gilmore Looms - Handmade looms for hand weaving, made from maple and other hardwoods. Four or eight shafts in several widths.
- SG Designs - Hand woven cotton placemats, pillows, table runners and zippered purses.
- Weavings By Georgia - Fine handwoven items include scarves, table runners and tea towels.
- Illinois Prairie Weavers Guild - Promoting hand weaving by coming together to teach, encourage, inspire and learn from experienced weavers. Includes membership information, photos and description of meetings.
Wikipedia Articles
- Beater (weaving) - A beater is a weaving tool designed to push the weft yard securely into place. In hand weaving, they may sometimes be combined with the shuttle into a single tool.
- Kesi - Silk tapestry weaving known as kesi or ko'ssu in Chinese, is an old and rarely practiced art form. It entails the intricate weaving by hand of decorative designs and brocades, sacred iconography or calligraphy.
- Pile weave - Pile weave is a form of textile created by weaving. Pile fabrics used to be made on traditional hand weaving machines.
- Oriental rug - An authentic oriental rug is a handmade carpet that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile. Oriental-design rugs made by machine or any method other than hand knotting or hand weaving are not considered authentic oriental rugs.
- Yarn - Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.