Spinning and Weaving Resources

Here are links to spinning and weaving resource pages on the web!  Enjoy and come back often, I will update the list monthly!

Spinning Resources

Looking for a spinning guild near you? Find out who could be spinning not too far from you!

Kromski North America's Facebook page "Kromski Fun" or follow the Kromski North America Blog for fun ideas and tutotials on spinning and weaving.

Blacksheepgathering is the official site for an annual fiber festival held in Albany, Oregon. A newsletter for sheep breeders, sheep lovers and spinners is also available.

The Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival also held in Albany, Oregon, is a great fall gathering for fiber enthusiasts, weavers and felters.

 

Weaving Resources

Get a free weaving pattern every second month or download past patterns at Leclerc Looms website. You can also find loom manuals on the site of this loom manufacturer.

If you live in the Portland, Oregon, area you may like this link to the Portland Handweavers Guild.

Or check out the Salem Fiberarts Guild The Salem Fiberarts Guild has been around since the 1940s. This very active guild meets and weaves at the Textile Learning Center (4th Floor) in the Mill Building at Willamette Heritage Center.

If you live in Central Oregon you might also take a look at the Central Oregon Spinners & Weavers Guild with members in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties. You can also look them up on facebook.

Search the Handweavers Guild of America for resources, programs and a shedule of fiber arts events, conferences and more!

The Latimer Quilt and Textile Center is in Tillamook Oregon and makes a great stop if you are visiting the coast. Check out the weaving looms and projects.

Find thousands of historic and hard to find weaving drafts at Handweaving.net A treasure trove for any hand weaver looking for new pattern drafts and ideas.

Check out Weavolution to connect with fellow weavers and for lots of weaving tips, weaving forums and expert advice.

cnch.org for information about the Conference of Northern California Hand Weavers and their annual gathering and more.

Louet Support Center for questions about Louet spinning wheels and weaving looms and to watch videos and open a support ticket.

 

History of Weaving

Find a short descriptive article about the history of weaving on this site from the BBC science editor.

An interesting description of a weaving factory in Victorian era in the Cotswolds in England.