Weaving is one of the oldest crafts in the world, and was also among the first to be automated: the Industrial Revolution was in large part driven by developments in loom technology. [Roger de ...

The seemingly humble flying-shuttle loom, originally built to make the weaving of wide cloth faster and easier, stood at the threshold between the largely handcrafted world of the past and the ...

She will teach “Åkle Weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom” from July 19-23 ... We can’t wait to welcome beginner and experienced metalworkers and share these historic handcrafts.” ...

The warp-weighted loom uses a system of holding the warp threads parallel under tension by tying them in small bunches to weights made of stone, pottery or metal. From the beginning of Western history ...

Exciting new classes are coming to the loom loft next month. Join Roscoe Village for a blue jean rug class or a handwoven ...