Our spring-time vintage towel class has turned into an ongoing Weaving Study Group. The first project was to create something based on one of the vintage towels in my collection. None are exact reproductions — the new towels each show the personality of its weaver. Here are the towels, with the vintage version on the left and...

I have spent a fair amount of time in the last 6 months trying to understand card weaving (aka tablet weaving). This took a while. Several years ago I followed the directions for a card woven band written for Weavezine by Pam Howard. But, I followed the pattern. I didn’t get the underlying principles (not...

I have worked with fiber as long as I can remember. Remember sewing cards? I loved them – kept me quiet for hours. Potholder looms were pretty cool, too. Still are actually. Clara (who works in the shop on Fridays) made the potholder below recently on her Harrisville Potholder Loom – who says they are just...

It has begun. The summer TNNA tradeshow opens tomorrow. This show is the largest US event for buying yarn, needlepoint supplies and related “stuff.” For the first time, I’ve taken products developed at Heritage to the show. We’ve got a booth and are selling our Knitting Boot Camp curriculum, My Little Knitting Book, and more...

This is the fifth year for Heritage spinners to spin yarn that is then woven into a two shawls. One becomes the grand prize in our fall Fiber Art Show that is a fundraiser for U-M Comprehensive Cancer center (we’ve donated over $5000 so far) and the second this year will be auctioned at Knit...