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Links - Resources

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


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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  • About
    • About Our Guild
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