Yarn
Guides
These yarn guides will help you learn all about the different types of yarns that you can use in your weaving studio! What makes a good weaving yarn? What are your options and what do they mean? How do you store and organize them?
Weaving With Hemp Yarn – Material Spotlight
Hemp is not a bad word - despite its unwarranted bad reputation. In fact, hemp can be a fantastic yarn and fabric! With sustainability on more and more weaver's minds and the legalization of cannabis in many parts of the United States- hemp is making a comeback! Due...
A Weaver’s Guide To Choosing Sustainable Yarn
Are you using sustainable yarn? There are a lot of different yarns that you can choose from that may meet your sustainability needs. But what is sustainable yarn? Also, if there is a such thing as sustainable yarn - what counts as unsustainable yarn...? For the...
Weaving With Linen – Material Spotlight
I may be a bit biased when it comes to linen because much like my love for cotton, linen is a staple in my own studio. That being said, it has a permanent home in my own weaving studio for a reason. Aesthetically, linen’s natural colors and natural shine work...
Material Spotlight: Weaving With Cotton
Cotton: the fabric of our lives... That's their motto right? Either way, it is an extremely common but amazingly versatile material used in everything from clothing to currency. When it comes to weaving, it’s actually one of my favorite materials that I use all the...
Let Your Yarn Determine Your Weaving Project
Yarn First - Project Second It happens to the best of us. Weaver sees yarn. Weaver buys yarn. Weaver has no idea what to do with yarn. We've all been there. In fact, if you're like me you have quite a stash of yarn that is sitting and waiting to be used! Skeins and...
Hi! I'm Nicole!
I am so happy to have you here on Warped Fibers! I am a weaver and fiber artist that found a love for sharing these passions with anyone willing to listen. So I started this weaving blog so you can learn to weave! Check out the ABOUT page for more information about who I am and the CLASSES page to see what I can teach you! You can also check out my ARTWORK to see what I make in my studio.