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New Faces in Tapestry: Call for Contributors

December 19, 2017

Call for Contributors for Tapestry Topics, the quarterly American Tapestry Alliance newsletter. Deadline: April 1, 2018 In recent years, a type of weft-faced weaving that can often be broadly defined as tapestry has gained popularity. A new crop of artists are learning to weave and many ...

The Mirrix Looms Holiday 2017 Gift Guide

November 30, 2017

In this gift guide you'll find crowd-sourced loom and loom accessory ideas for the crafter or artist in your life, kits to give and to make as gifts and some great present ideas from other companies and organizations catering to weavers.

Weave-Along 25: The Rosalie Bracelet

November 09, 2017

Mirrix's 25th weave-along 25 just launched, and we're inviting you to join! Take part in this virtual course and make this gorgeous beaded bracelet that's accessible to every level bead weaver. This project, called the Rosalie Bracelet, combines two different bead sizes and crystals to make a ...

The Weaving Meditation Challenge

November 02, 2017

I am not good at meditation. Even after a long, hard yoga class I can barely sit still for savasana, and forget about being able to wake up and take a few minutes to be still before starting my day. Until recently, I thought any kind of meditation was off the table for me. But then I realized som...

Why Choose a Loom with a Tensioning Device?

November 01, 2017

Warp tension, as every tapestry or bead weaver knows, is one of the most important factors in any weaving. Both the amount of tension and the evenness of tension is important and the difference between good tension and bad tension can make or break a piece. A few weeks ago a customer emailed me a...

The Weaving Kind Makerie

November 01, 2017

My mom, the original weaver in our family, has told me many times about the first time she went to Convergence (a fiber art conference put on by the Handweavers Guild of America). It was the early 90s and she was a relatively new weaver, excited to connect with others like her. When she speaks of...