Crafting with your Hands: All About Weaving and Spinning

Written by Michele Wheat

What is weaving?

Weaving is a way of producing textiles from interlacing two or more pieces of yarn, thread or other material into a piece of fabric or cloth.

Weaving is done on a machine called a loom.

• Learning the loom
• Understanding Weaving: What are Looms?
• Types of Weaving Looms
• Loom facts for kids
• Facts about Weaving Loom Types
• Weaving Technology

There are many different types of fabric weaving.

• Different Types of fabric weaves
• Weaving Technique || Weaving with Fabric
• Basic Woven Designs - Introduction to Woven Fabrics
• Different Fabric Weave Information
• Home Textile Tool Museum

Glossary of Weaving Terms

• Glossary of Weaving Terms
• Humphries Weaving glossary of terms for weaving
• What does warp mean? Basic Weaving Terminology
• Weaving Terms to Know
• A Pocket Dictionary of Weaving Terms (PDF)
• Glossary of Tapestry Terms
• Weaving Terminology
• The Web Weave Woven Wire Glossary of Terms

Weaving for Beginners

• Beginner's Guide to Weaving
• Weaving for Beginners: Basic Weaving Techniques
• Weaving Class: The Basics
• Learn How to Weave
• Peggy Osterkamp's Weaving for Beginners
• The Best Weaving Kits for Beginners

Textile and Weaving History

• Textile History - Plain Weave, Twill, Satin
• History of Weaving
• Weaving History
• Textiles: Weaving
• History of Weaving
• Historic Weaving: Journey Through Time
• INDIAN TEXTILE HISTORY
• Weaving - Ancient History to Modern Women
• History of Weaving in Asia
• On Weavers, Weaving and History
• Silk Weaving History
• Pre-History of Band Weaving (PDF)
• Weaving: 100 Years of Textiles at NC State University

National & International Organizations

• Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
• The MidAtlantic Fiber Association
• The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
• Weaving Guildes: A Complete Collection
• The International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organisation
• Complex Weavers
• Surface Design Association
• American Sewing Guild
• International Feltmakers Association
• New England Weavers' Seminar
• The International Organization of Lace, Inc
• Northeast Feltmakers Guild
• American Tapestry Alliance

Online Digital Tools for Weaving / Weaving Information:

• Tim's RudimentaryTreadle Reducer
• The Master Yarn Chart
• On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics
• Reed Size/Sett Substitution Chart (PDF)
• Laura Fry Weaving Studio: Tips and Hints
• The Weaving Draft and Document Archive
• Seizenn − Band Weaving Pattern Editor
• Weaving Calculator
• Ditzy Prints Fiber Burn Chart

Places to Study Weaving

• AVL Weaving School
• Sievers School of Fiber Arts
• Miriam's WellSanta Fe School of Weaving
• Harrisville Designs
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
• Eugene Textile Center, Fiber Arts Classes
• Ruthie's Weaving Studio
• Penland School of Craft
• Halcyon Yarn Classes
• Weaving School
• Yarn Barn of Kansas - Weaving Classes
• Yadkin Valley Fiber Center
• Española Valley Fiber Arts Center
• Haywood Community College
• John C. Campbell Folk School
• The Weavers' School