Weaving Links

Below is a list of links to helpful publications, archives and free resources related to handweaving. If you have an interesting resource to share that you think your fellow members would benefit from please share by contacting our webmaster.

Magazines & Publications

 

Handwoven Magazine, USA. Published in English.
www.handwovenmagazine.com

The Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, UK. Published in English.
www.journalwsd.org.uk

Little Looms, USA. Published in English.
www.littlelooms.com

Selvedge Magazine, UK. Published in English.
www.selvedge.org

Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, USA. Published in English.
www.weavespindye.org/ssd

VÄV / Scandinavian Weaving Magazine, Sweden. Published in Swedish, English, or German.
vavmagasinet.se

WeaveZine Archive, USA. Published in English.
www.weavezine.com

 

Online Learning & Education

 

Fern’s School of Craft, Edmonton, AB.
Fun and creative workshops on weaving and other textile crafts.
www.fernsschoolofcraft.com

Gather Textiles, Edmonton, AB.
Comprehensive online and in-person workshops.
www.gathertextiles.com/collections/online-learning

Gist Yarn, Massachusetts, USA.
Retailer of USA-made weaving yarns with many free and paid weaving patterns, as well as a resource page.
www.gistyarn.com

Jane Stafford’s School of Weaving, Salt Spring Island, BC.
Impressive online catalogue of six seasons of in-depth weaving study. Study at your own pace or join in with the current season.
www.janestaffordtextiles.com

School of Sweet Georgia, Vancouver, BC.
Online learning in weaving, knitting, spinning, and dyeing.
www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com

Complex Weavers, USA.
Offers study groups, lectures, and more.
www.complex-weavers.org

 

Canadian Fibresheds

Support local farmers and fibre producers!

 

From Field to Skin. Information on regional textile makers across the country.
www.fromfieldtoskin.com

Pembina Fibreshed, Manitoba.
www.pembinafibreshed.com

Prairie Fibreshed
www.prairiefibreshed.ca

Sunshine Coast Fibreshed, BC.
www.fibershed.org/affiliate/sunshine-coast-fibreshed

Quebec Fibershed, QC.
www.fibershed.uqam.ca

Upper Canada Fibreshed, central Ontario.
www.uppercanadafibreshed.ca

Vancouver Island Fibreshed, Vancouver Island.
www.vancouverislandfibreshed.ca