Handy Info

The Guilds’ Library

 YAWG & EOH Library – an on-line listing via LibraryThing

Periodical list – the magazines, bulletins & newsletters in the library

YAWG-EOH Weaving Periodicals – pdf listing by issue

YAWG-EOH Other Periodicals – pdf listing by issue

Instruction & Classes

Conover Workshops is located in Middlefield, Ohio and offers basic comprehensive weaving classes to specialized Swedish weaves and spinning.

Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland, Ohio offers weaving and dying classes, as well as studio time.

Suppliers

GIST: Yarn & Fiber in Norwood, MA has wonderful yarns and produces the “Weave” podcast.

The Woolery stocks spinning and weaving supplies, located in Frankfort KY.

The Yarn Barn in Lawrence, Kansas offers a complete line of weaving & spinning supplies and equipment.

Reference Materials

Handweaving.net  is a digital weaving archive with drafts, historic documents & more.

Heddlecraft e-magazine focuses in depth on a different weave structure each issue. Includes .wif  for each of the samples.

Taproot Video has DVD classes on weaving and many other folk arts.

Fun Stuff from the Archives

Rosepath Bouquet is a sampler piece of studies of textures in a rosepath threading. Treadling variations in twills, overshot and three shafts. Would be a great study piece.

Marilyn’s Sugar Plums were a great hit at the Roc Day meeting. A wonderful holiday treat.

Weaver’s No 19 1992 has a wonderful article about Friendship Coverlets, Youngstown being one of the featured Guilds.