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JANUARY/FEBRUARY

~OVEN
2009, VOLUME XXX, NUMBER

24 Weaver's Challenge Results...

and a New Challenge!
BY MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT AND JOAN SHERIDAN

34

Lusciously Ruffled Scarf

BY KRISTIN KELLEY

52

Embellish Handwoven Bags with Needlefelting

BY KATHLEEN MONAGHAN

36 A Versatile Vest for Warm Winter

Wear
BY MELISSA LUDDEN

26

Getting to Know You! Matching the Finish to the Yarn

BY LAURA FRY

56

Felting Fun with Scarves

BY RUTH BUCHMAN

40 44

Paneled Skirt
BY LIZ GIPSON AND MELISSA LUDDEN

28

Felted Hat and Purse

BY DEBORAH SHELMIDINE

60 A Lush, Brushed Blanket

BY LIZ MONCRIEF

32 Triangular Hat
BY JESSICA KNICKMAN

Lacy, Fulled Shawls in Deflected Doubleweave

BY BARBARA HERBSTER

62 A Celebration Shawl for a Bright

New Year
BY STEFANIE MEISEL

48

Log-Cabin Ruana
BY LINDA LIGON

64 THE YARN OF THE HOUR

Wool

HAT

Pages 28-31

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2 3 4 8

From the Editor Contributors Letters What's Happening

64

Yarn of the Hour Calendar Classified Ads

68
72 77

Advertisers'lndex Reader's Guide Project Directory

My Space Goods Media Picks

78

Yarns and Suppliers How to Use This Issue Corrections

Spotlight Tricks of the Trade

80

Endnotes:

Laura Fry

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26 Camp for Weavers
A SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL BY KAREN DONDE CRAFT SCHOOLS

MARCH/APRIL

2009,

VOLUME

XXX,

NUMBER

28

Make it Your Own: A Student Challenge

WORK BY STUDENTS AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

38 42

A Study in Color and a Krokbragd Rug

BY WENDY ROSS

54

New Projects from Old: from Shawl to Scarf

SCARF BY JEANETTE TREGEAGLE

30

Tired of Straight Stripes? Meet the Ondule Reed!

LINEN TOWELS BY SUZIE LILES

Add Beading to Fabrics for One-of-a-Kind Art Pieces

A COIN PURSE BY SANDRA WITH REBECCA LAURENCE STAFF-KOETTER

56

Answers to a Request: Two Luscious Silk Scarves

BY LINDA LIGON

34

Make a Loom and Weave a Hatband in Two Days

BY SHARON KERSTEN

46

Beaded Silk Scarf with Bands of Beaded Leno

BY LUCIANO ABBARNO

60 64

A Peter Collingwood Draft for Scarves

BY ROSALIE NEILSON

50 52

A Kitchen Valance in Brooks Bouquet

BY MARl ELLEN BOSS

WEAVE TO SELL Felted Lace Scarves

BY MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

Showcase Fancy Yarns

SCARVES BY ANN SQUIRE

66

THE YARN OF THE HOUR Editor's Choice

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COVER

LIN EN TOWELS woven by Suzie Liles. See pages 30-32.

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From the Editor Letters Contributors What's Happening

66 70 72

Yarn of the Hour Calendar Reader's Guide: Project Directory Yarns and Suppliers How to Use This Issue

My Space Goods Media Picks

74 79 80

Classified Advertisers' Endnotes:

Ads Index Friends of

Spotlight Tricks of the Trade

Peter Collingwood

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24 Kitchen Towels in Four
All-Natural Fibers
BY KATE LANGE-MCKIBBEN

MAY/JUNE

2009,

VOLUME

XXX,

NUMBER

40 Swatch Collection #38

Silk: the Luxury Fiber
BY SHARON ALDERMAN

60 Alpaca Scarf
BY DOROTHY SOLBRIG

28 Tow Linen and Natural Dyes

for a Runner
BY SUZIE LILES

62 WEAVE TO SELL
Huck-Lace Scarf
BY MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

44 Wool Afghan with Natural-Dye

Accent
BY SIGRID PIROCH HOT PAD

32 Weft from Your Yard

GRASS-WOVEN BY RITA BUCHANAN

64 Twill Pillows in Buffalo

and Alpaca Yarn
BY ALICE SELBY

36 Natural by Nature:
a Five-Silk Scarf
BY KAREN SELK

48 Geometry Man Tapestry

BY KAREN DONDE

52 One-Skein Scarf
BY LIZ GIPSON

66 THE YARN OF THE HOUR

Slow Yarns

ALL ABOUT SILK Pages 36-38

56 A Shawl in Spindle-Spun
Andean Alpaca Yarn
BY LINDA LIGON

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FIVE-SILK SCARF

2 3 4 8

From the Editor Contributors Letters What's Happening

66 68
72

Yarn of the Hour Calendar Reader's Guide: Project Directory Yarns and Suppliers How to Use This Issue

My Space Goods Media Picks

74 79 80

Classified

Ads

Spotlight Tricks of the Trade

Advertisers'lndex Endnotes: Rita Buchanan

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25 27
FiberHearts Winners! SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
2009,

VOLUME

XXX,

NUMBER

Get More Bang for Your Weaving Buck

MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

40

Twill and Tencel for a Line of Luxury Scarves

PLAITED-TWILL SCARVES BY BARBARA ELKINS

56

Ditchling Throw: Reinvent Yarn with a Spinning Wheel

TWILL THROW BY LIZ GIPSON

28 32

Stash Reduction

Placemats

TABLE MATS BY LAURA FRY

44

One Threading, Four Towels

Four Patterns,
TOWELS BY LYNN TEDDER

60

Warp Once, Weave Two Throws-or More!

SUMMER AND WINTER THROW BY JULIE MCCLURE

A Versatile Draft for Hand or Dish Towels

TOWELS BY GUNNEL ORESJO

HUCK AND WAFFLE-WEAVE

48 50

Budget Bamboo Shawl

LACE SHAWL BY MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

64

34

Serendipity Warps for Waffle-Weave Towels

TOWELS BY CONNIE WESTBROOK

Pom-Poms Add Fun to Scarves and Shawls

SCARF BY BARBARA F. MORSE

WEAVE TO SELL Twill Blocks are a Weaver's Best Friend

TWILL-BLOCK SCARVES BY PATTIE GRAVER

36

Weave Clothing on a Very Narrow Loom!

FULLED VEST BY NANCY MCRAY

66

54

A Quick-and-Easy Rug with Chenille "Worms"

TAQUETE RUG BY SU BUTLER

THE YARN OF THE HOUR Ten Yarns for Ten Bucks

MY SPACE What to do with Leftovers, page 10

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TWILL-BLOCK SCARVES woven by Pattie Graver. See pages 64-65.

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PHOTOS THE

From the Editor Contributors Letters What's Happening My Space Goods Media Picks Spotlight Tricks of the Trade
TAKEN OF AT

66 68 72

Yarn of the Hour Calendar Reader's Guide: Project Directory Yarns and Suppliers How to Use This Issue

74 79 80

Classified Ads Advertisers'lndex Endnotes: Linda Ligon

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STEVE WHITTALL AND JEFFYETTER By Design Homes

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A Studio is Where Your Loom Is!
BY LINDA LIGON

24 28

Stash-Busting Scarves
BY SYNE MITCHELL

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

2009,

VOLUME

XXX,

NUMBER

Chenille Scarves with Knitting-Ribbon Accents

BY BOBBIE IRWIN

40

Spot Bronson Takes a Turn in Striped Pillows

BY SIGRID PIROCH

56

Computer Drafting Made Easy: Using Color

RUNNER AND MUG RUGS BY JUDIE EATOUGH

30 32 36

All You Do is Spritz!

PLEATED SCARVES BY RUBY LESLIE

44

A Lacy Linen Curtain in Spot Bronson Blocks

BY TOM KNISELY

60

WEAVE TO SELL Elegant Placemats

BY SUZI E LILES

Striped Corduroy Throw Pillows

BY ROBYN SPADY

48
Based

Color Combinations on the Stars

HOROSCOPE SHAWLS

A Linen Runner to Warm a Room in Winter

BY TRACY KAESTNER

62 64 67

Holiday Towels
BY KAREN TENNEY

BY BONNIE TARSES

52

Striped Runner in Overshot and Lace

BY BARBARA WALKER

YARN OF THE HOUR Twist and Bounce Teacher Talk

BY KAREN DONDE

54

A Shimmering Scarf in Advancing Point Twill

BY VIRGINIA WEST

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COVER

PILLOWS IN TURNED SPOT BRONSON,40

OVERSHOT AND LACE RUNNER

2 3 4 8

From the Editor Contributors Letters What's Happening

64 68
72

Yarn of the Hour Calendar Reader's Guide: Project Directory Yarns and Suppliers How to Use This Issue

10 12 14 18 22
PHOTOS AT THE

Our Space Goods Media Picks

74 79 80

Classified

Ads

Spotlight Tricks of the Trade

TAKEN STUDIO OF

Advertisers'lndex Endnotes: Janet Dawson

Jan Myers and Vivian Downing