Links - Resources

            A list of links to useful resources for weavers and fiber artists (listed by category)

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Guilds and other organized weavers' groups

• Central Virginia Fiberarts Guild​
• Handweavers Guild of America 
• Handweavers Guilds of the New River Valley, Virginia
• Mid Atlantic Fiber Association (MAFA)
• Piedmont Fiber Guild, Charlotte, NC
• Sandhills Handweavers Guild, Pinehurst, NC
• Southern Highland Guild, Asheville, NC
• Western NC Handweavers Guild
• ​Tapestry Weavers South, Elkin, NC

​Festivals

• Carolina Fiber Fest
• Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
• Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
• Blue Ridge Fiber Fest

Journals/Magazines

• ​FiberArtNow - a blog & quarterly print & digital magazine for contemporary fiber arts & textiles
• Heddlecraft - an online digital weaving magazine
• Handwoven Magazine
• Vavmagasinet Magazine
• Weaver's Craft - Current and back issues of Weaver's Craft magazine as well as some nice tips & tricks.
• Weavezine - A digital weaving magazine

Local Museums & Arts Venues

• ​Alamance Arts in Graham, NC
• Carrboro ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC
• Durham Arts Council in Durham, NC
• Frank Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC
• Little House Museum & Gallery, Rolesville, NC
• Textile Heritage Museum, Burlington, NC

Loom Repairs & troubleshooting

• Dan Galligan Galligandan0@gmail.com

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Other Museums

• Thousand Islands Arts Center in Clayton, NY, Home of the Handweaving Museum

Schools 

• Arrowmont School in Gatlinberg, TN
• John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC
• Penland School in Penland, NC
• Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center in Newberry, PA
• Vavstuga Weaving School in Shelburne Falls, MA
• Yadkin Valley Fiber Center in Elkin, NC

Spinning Links

• All About Spinning Wool - A little info about spinning and LOTS of link to other sites about spinning

​Weaving Blogs​

• IowaWeaver - a fun, informative blog from an individual weaver
• Lamb on the Loom - a blog full of weaving tips from guild member, Pattie Lamb
• Marcy Petrini - Weaver, spinner and writer
• Tien Chiu -Weaver and writer.​

 Weaving Links

• Basic Introduction to Yarn Care - Reference chart for most common Universal Care symbols
• Complex Weavers - online study group (subscription based)​
• Master Yarn Chart - A .pdf file from Handwoven Magazine
• Ravelry - social network for knitters, spinners and weavers
• Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, Chamblee, GA
• Types of Looms - A Handwoven resource: many links here about choosing a loom
• Understanding the Countermarche Loom -Including tie up chart for 4 & 8 harness looms from The Woolgathers​
• Weaving Indiana - a great library of educational documents and patterns.  Eleanor Best Collection.
• Weaving Resources from Gist Yarn - Great tips for new and experienced weavers alike​​

Weaving Patterns & Structures

• CS.Arizona- Online digital archive of documents on weaving & related topics.

• Handweaving.net - thousands of weaving drafts you can download
• Leclerc & Maurice Brassard & Fils -  Patterns and recommended yarns for a variety of projects​
• The Pictionary of PDF's -Marcy Petrini's extensive list of weaving structures. Explanation of structures, illustrations and drawdowns. 

Weaving Tools

• ​Adobe Color CC - a color tool for designing palettes
• Color Calculator - an easy-to-use color tool for designing palettes
• Colormind -  a color scheme generator that uses deep learning. It can learn color styles from photographs, movies, and popular art.
• Design Seeds - color palettes from inspirational photos
• Inkle Loom Pattern Generator- Create warp faced patterns for Inkle & backstrap looms
• Paletton - a color tool that allows you to create a palette
• Plaid Maker - a tool for designer woven plaids
• Potholder Pattern Wizard - from Harrisville
• Reading a Weaving Draft (gistyarn.com)
• ​Random Stripe Generator from Biscuits & Jam
• Skeleton Tie Up Search - Tool to reduce the number of Treadles for rising shaft looms
• Tartan Designer - Design too by GaelicWeb
• Another Tartan Designer  tool
• Tim's Treadle Reducer - Not enough treadles? Use this to find a skeleton tie-up.
• Weaving Color Mixer - a tool from Tien Chiu to see how warp & weft colors look in a draft.

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​Weaving Videos

• Dena Moses of Vermontweaver.com has a series of videos on her YouTube channel.  Watch the steps for weaving a chenille scarf and more.
• Elizabeth Wagner -Learn to Weave Videos
• The Loom Room - Series of videos  that review dressing your loom from start to finish.

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Miscellaneous Links

• Crafting with Your Hands, link contributed by Sarah
• Crochet in the Car - a host of links about crocheting, contributed  by Katie Gold and her homeschool students!
• Sewing Tips - Sewing Resources link by Home Advisor.  Link contributed by Girl Scout Ava Campbell!
• Learning to Sew Clothing,  link contributed by Sarah​

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