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 Blogs & Websites

  • All Free Crochet – A website dedicated to the best free crochet projects, tutorials, tips and articles on crocheting.
  • All Free Knitting – A website dedicated to the best free knitting patterns, tutorials, tips and articles on knitting.
  • American Tapestry Alliance -The blog provides the tools artists need to promote their work effectively.
  • Anatolia Art & Craft Studio – Contemporary use of historic lace and lace techniques
  • Artizan Made -A collective of online shops focused on eco-fashion and home decor.
  • arttextstyle – browngrotta arts textile art blog
  • Australia Rugmakers Guild – The Australian Rugmakers Guild is a national organisation of creative people who come together in friendship to share ideas; and to explore different techniques of the art of rugmaking using a variety of fibres.   The digital newsletter is open to the public with the aim of promoting the craft of rugmaking throughout Australia and the South Pacific and to document the revival of traditional rughooking in Australia.
  • AVL – Global manufacturer of technologically advanced, finely crafted weaving equipment for the novice to the expert. AVL serves customers in the crafts, education, industrial sampling and production handweaving markets.
  • Backstrap Weaving – I have meticulously documented all the techniques I have learned in South America over the years with diagrams and step-by-step photos and it is only recently that I have found a forum in which to share all this with other weavers around the world.
  • Bear Creek Felting – Felting kits, art and supplies
  • browngrotta arts – international art textiles, mixed media & dimensional art
  • Contemporary Basketry – A great blog about contemporary basketry.
  • Curious Weaver – Curiousweaver studio is woven together by Kaz (Karen) Madigan. A weaver for almost 40 years, since 2011 she has been specialising in Saori weaving and is the first registered Saori studio in Australia.
  • Etsy Beadweavers – The Esty BeadWeavers is made up of bead artists who aspire to successfully market their beadwoven creations on Etsy.com and elsewhere.
  • Explore Fiber Blog, News & More – Fiber artists, happenings and events in the news.
  • FAN Blog – Fiber Art Now blog about textiles and fibers
  • FibreShare – FiberShare is an international yarn and fiber swap open to all crafts with a focus on fostering connections beyond the screen while contributing to the growth of the Fibre-community.  They have a quarterly swap – check their website for sign up windows.
  • Focus on Fibre Arts Association – Encouraging, fostering and developing, excellence and appreciation of fibre as an art form.
  • Free Bead Patterns & Ideas – A blog about bead weaving patterns. Find new ideas to make wonderful handmade jewelry like necklaces, bracelets, christmas ornaments and more.
  • Hand & Lock – Hand & Lock has been producing the finest embroidery for the British royalty, military, and fashion houses such as Dior, Hermes, and Louis Vitton.  Now, Hand & Lock are no longer just craftsmen and women but also teachers and promoters of the fine art of embroidery. With a long heritage to protect and timeless craft to preserve the team now operate classes around the world teaching the traditional skills of embroidery and banging the drum for quality British craftsmanship.
  • Handweavers Guild of America – The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.’s (HGA) mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber art community. We provide inspiration, instruction, and networking opportunities for fiber artists of all skill levels. HGA produces a quarterly magazine for its more than 3,500 members, Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot; Convergence® a biennial international fiber arts conference; Small Expressions, an annual juried exhibition of small fiber artworks; and many more opportunities for artists including grants, scholarships, and a certification program in handweaving, handspinning, dyeing, and basket making.
  • Handweaving.net – Handweaving.net is a weaving archive containing thousands of historic and modern weaving drafts as well as digitized versions of old textiles documents produced by Ralph Griswold.
  • Interweave – Interweave is one of the nation’s foremost art and craft media companies with businesses in magazine and book publishing, interactive and social media, television and video programming, online education, live events, and online shopping.
  • Loom & Spindle -Sharing our passion for free-form weaving and fibre crafts by offering a select range of weaving and hand spinning equipment.
  • Love Across the USA – Love Across the USA is a community public art project with the goal of bringing women, men, and children together through community workshops and public art installations.  It is only as a united group that we can promote positive women’s voices and create real change.
  • Mirrix: Tapestry & Bead Looms – Mirrix Looms are bead and tapestry looms for everyone from the novice crafter to the professional artist.  These looms are wonderful tools that can help create everything from beaded bracelets to purses and woven wall-hangings.
  • mrxstitch – a fabulous site featuring Jamie Chalmers and a collective of people writing about contemporary fiber and needle arts.
  • Needle ‘n Thread – Embroidery is one of the most beautiful visual arts.  I love teaching, and Needle ‘n Thread is my opportunity to teach a wider audience something that I’m really passionate about – the art of hand embroidery.
  • Pink Maharani – pink maharani was started with the values that we create something where we place people, animals and the planet always first. We do this by not compromising on neither quality nor aesthetics. We strive to make the finest handwoven cashmere, which is both beautiful and impactful.
  • Plain Weave and Beyond – Elisabeth Hill – I have been weaving since 1995, and I have received my Master Weaver certification from Hill Institute in Florence, MA. I am a technical editor for and frequent contributor to Handwoven Magazine.
  • Schact Spindle Company Blog – Schact builds their looms in a 35,000 square foot factory with 50 employees, and are one of the world’s leading makers of handweaving looms and spinning wheels.  We have been designing handweaving and handspinning equipment since 1969.
  • Society for Embroidered Work – The aim of S.E.W is to promote and support artists who have an element of stitching in their artworks, hand or machine and traditional or contemporary forms of embroidery.
  • Stitch by Stitch – Stitch by Stitch creates contemporary handmade soft furnishings, cushions, quilts, blankets, and rugs working with artisan weavers, embroiderers and quilt makers in Kutch, Gujarat, India and Nepal. We are especially interested in hand woven, hand spun, natural fibres, traditional textile techniques, natural dyes and reinterpreting age-old textile skills to create modern textiles.
  • Surface Design Association Newsblog – SDA NewsBlog features stories of interest to our international community of makers, innovators, educators, writers, curators, collectors…and anyone engaged in creative exploration of the textile arts.
  • Susan’s Fibers – From 1979, Susan’s Fibers supplies tools, materials, and has classes and retreats.
  • Textile Artist – We aim to become the number one online resource and community for artists working with textile techniques as well as textile art enthusiasts. TextileArtist.org is a place to be inspired, learn from the best, promote your work and reach other creatively-minded people.
  • Textile Arts Los Angeles – Textile Arts | Los Angeles cultivates and promotes textile art and design. As a professional membership organization, we encourage dialogue, share resources, and build community in order to elevate the practice of the textile arts, create opportunity for our members, and advocate for this vibrant and enduring artform.
  • Textile Curator – Textile Curator aims to showcase the outstanding quality, variety and talent of international contemporary textile artists.
  • Textile Forum Blog –  Beatrijs Sterk reports on themes of textile creation, education and textile cultural heritage via this blog, addressing all those interested in textile culture. There is space for guest editors, preferably those writing on the recent history of textile art in their country.
  • The Loom Room – Stacey Harvey-Brown has been teaching weaving since 2005, firstly at The Loom Room in the UK and now, from her new studio near Nérac, in the heart of Gascony, SW France.
  • The Textile and Fiber Art List -A professional membership organization with over 600 members from 40 countries.
  • The Textile Blog – John Hopper is writer, facilitator, and flag waver for the creative arts as being central to the human experience.
  • The Textile Cuisine and textile_Cuisine – is a Polish, independent textile artist translating kitchen landscapes and everyday beauty to art.  Be sure to check out both sites – one is a blog and the other a Pinterest type board that aggregates lots of fiber photos & links.
  • The Weave Shed: A Professional Weavers Website – The Weave Shed is a website for weave designers with a portfolio practice, payee, mills, independent, designer makers, tapestry, artists, educators and students.
  • The Weaving Loom:  The Modern Lap Loom Weaver’s Resource – My goal for this website is to have a point of access for beginner weavers and also those looking to expand on what they already know, by trying something new.
  • The Weaving Works – Founded in 1974, owner and professional weaver, Marcy Johnson, opened the store in a small corner shop in Seattle’s University District to supply her students and local weavers with affordable quality materials. Over the years, The Weaving Works has grown into a store and school supporting all aspects of the textile arts.
  • Top 100 Weaving Blogs & Websites for Weavers & Weaving Enthusiasts – (Note – we have folded this list into our Resource pages.  To see the list in full, go here.)  The Best Weaving blogs from thousands of top Weaving blogs in our index using search and social metrics. Data will be refreshed once a week.  These blogs are ranked based on following criteria:
    • Google reputation and Google search ranking
    • Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter and other social media sites
    • Quality and consistency of posts.Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review
  • Unravelling – Meg Nakagawa’s blog – a handweaver in Nelson, New Zealand.
  • Vritti Designs – We enormously endorse the Indian craft and craftsman hence all our products showcase the rustic tradition, skill, and culture of India. We adhere to use only natural, organic & ecofriendly raw material which makes ‘Vritti’ the environment friendly organization.
  • Weave a Real Peace – To foster a global network of enthusiasts who value the importance of textiles to grassroots economies.
    • Exchange information
    • Raise awareness of the importance of textile traditions to grassroots economies
    • Mobilize textile enthusiasts
    • Create conversations that result in action
  • Weaverly – I’m Alice Schlein, a weaver and book maker in South Carolina. Occasionally I write about Photoshop, Network Drafting, bread baking, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
  • Weavolution – Is an online international weaving community in which you can connect with people who share the passion of weaving.
  • Weft Blown – Weft Blown is run by Ange Sewell, the Weaver of Scottish Weather. Weft Blown specialises in creating handwoven textile accessories to wear and for the home. We also supply weaving, spinning and carding equipment to fellow yarn and fibre enthusiasts.
  • Wonder Woven – Wonder Woven LLC is a weaving studio in Santa Monica, CA focused on crafting beautiful and comfortable wraps for wearing your baby or toddler. It is the creative endeavor of Tracy Desrosiers Bromwich, a liscensed architect and mother of 3.

Artist Websites & Blogs

  • 14 Mile Farm – Handweaving and homesteading in Alaska.
  • A Fiber Artisan’s Weaving Path – Deanna Jill Deeds is a Weaver, dyer, spinner, worker of sprang and other fiber techniques!
  • A Spinner Weaver – Annie MacHale’s blog – For over 35 years I have been weaving on an inkle loom. This type of loom makes narrow pieces, no more than 6” in width. Within this narrow constraint, there are endless possibilities for combining colors into patterns.
  • Argoknot – A journal of my weaving, spinning and knitting life.
  • Banner Mountain Textiles – Handweaving blog by Beryl Moody.
  • Cally Booker Handweaver – Cally Booker’s blog – handweaver, textile designer, writer and teacher.
  • Cariboo Handweaving – Living in the Cariboo region of central British Columbia, I weave luxurious wool blankets, soft cotton blankets of all sizes, hand and bath towels, and classy scarves.
  • Cassie Stephens – Elementary art teacher extraordinaire, Cassie Stephens has tons of fiber lessons on her blog for her elementary art students.  Plus, she creates so many art theme fashion ensembles, you won’t want to miss this blog!
  • Christine K Miller – This is the personal website of Christine Miller, the creator and publisher of the Explore Fiber website.
  • Contemporary Tapestry Weaving – Fine art tapestries designed and handwoven by tapestry artist Ulrika Leander for public and corporate buildings and private homes.
  • Crazy as a Loom – I am an ‘older’ woman, who refuses to get old. I think I am really twelve, and my family will often agree. I have found my passion in weaving, and have left one career to begin another.
  • Daisy Hill Weaving Studio – A blog about weaving.
  • Dani Ortman – Handwoven Scarves
  • Daryl’s Blog – Between the sewing machine and the loom, my journey in the fiber arts has taken over 45 years.
  • Deanna’s Weaving – I am a weaver. This blog will chronicle my experiences in weaving and other fiber crafts I enjoy.
  • Denise Kovnat – Random Acts of Color Blog – I live in Rochester, NY, where there’s lots of water — Lake Ontario, the Genesee River, and the wonderful Finger Lakes — and lots of winter! Weaving and the fiber arts sustain me through all the seasons.
  • Diane’s Loom Talk: My Adventures in Hand Weaving – Dianne is passionate about fibre and weaving. She weaves exquisite fine wraps, scarves and fabric and scrumptious mohair blankets from natural fibres.
  • Dimensional Weavings – I am a fiber artist. I create 3 dimensional weavings using reclaimed and recycled materials.
  • Durham Weaver: A Weaver’s Journal – I am a designer weaver and love to use natural yarns in my work, such as linen, silk, alpaca, cashmere and merino wool. I am fascinated by the long history of weaving and research ancient textiles and the techniques used to produce them.
  • Dust Bunnies Under my Loom – Lynnette’s weaving blog.
  • Elizabeth Buckley Tapestry Artist – Elizabeth is a second-generation tapestry artist of over forty-five years.
  • Eweniquely Ewe – A weaving blog by Cindie. In this blog you will find ideas and new inspiration for weaving.
  • Feather & Hay – Country inspired handweaving.
  • Gangewifre Weaving – A weaving blog of the what, why and how of the work I have been doing. Here you will find articles about weaving and weaving equipment.
  • Helena Loermans Handwoven Textiles – My weaving studio is in the historic town of Odemira in Portugal. I am a passionate hand weaver.
  • House Weaving – Part architectural designer, part fiber artist living in Portland, Oregon.
  • Jean Williams Handweaver – My journey into weaving began by watching one grandmother crochet, another quilt, seeing the rag rugs woven by my parents on the old loom in the basement. Weaving satisfies a curiosity for me.
  • K Spoering: My Life is but a Tapestry – K Spoering is a Contemporary tapestry designer and weaver, oil painter.
  • Kay Faulkner – In May 2009, I had started this blog to record my adventures while completing an artist residency at Sturt, Mittagong, on the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia.
  • Kerstin’s Extras – I am a professional weaver from the south of Sweden.
  • Kindred Threads – Fine Handwovens and Fiber Arts Studio.
  • Kristie Foss Creations – Learn the art and creativity of bead weaving. Also find various tips and ideas to create unique handmade jewelry.
  • Leisa Rich – Visual Artist and Art Educator
  • Lori Zimmerman – is a fiber artist whose work incorporates painting, photography, hand embroidery and collage.  She works on both paper and fabric, and often uses non-traditional materials.  Lori’s work is inspired by nature, the beauty of aging and the universal desire to mend or heal one’s self and one’s world.
  • Matt Tommey – Basketry artist blog, woven sculpture from nature.
  • Molly Elkind: Talking Textiles –
  • My Gentle Threads – Welcome to my sacred space! I am entering my fifth year with my blog and it has been an incredible journey for me.
  • Nigel’s Weaving Blog – Nigel’s blog about weaving.
  • Not 2 Square Weavers – A blog about handweaving group in Nevada County, CA.
  • Peggy Osterkamp’s Weaving Blog – Peggy Osterkamp’s special skill is making the richness of her training and experience accessible to students.
  • Rebecca Mezof – Today I am a contemporary tapestry weaver with a studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. My work is drawn from the colors, open skies, and symbols of the southwestern United States.
  • Rhiannon Griego – I am a Saori weaver, fine artist and jewelry designer based out of Ojai, California.
  • Sandra’s Loom Blog – I am a professional weaver, specializing in complex weaves using fine threads.
  • Shafiqul Kabir’s Fiberarts – Shafiqul Kabir is a fiber artist living and working in Milan, Italy.
  • Sosumi – Handwoven textile design – we design and hand weave fashion items for the person and the home.
  • Susan V. Polansky – Susan is an artist working in the realm of stitched fabric collage. Most of her work is very detailed and realistic. Her work has appeared in national publications and exhibits (such as Quilt National).
  • Suzanne Morgan – Fiber Artist
  • Tapestry 13: Works in Progress – I am an artist who observes and responds to my surroundings for inspiration. My primary artistic medium is handwoven tapestry, an ancient method of working with fibers to create images.
  • The Weaving Song – A Weaving Blog by Michiele.
  • Things I’ve Learned Lately – a blog by fiber artist Suzanne Morgan
  • Threadbare Designs – I’m a lifelong knitter who came to weaving later in life.
  • Tien Chiu – Weaver, writer and teacher
  • Thrums – A journal about my weaving ‘meanderings’. I have been weaving now for twenty years.
  • Tottie Talks Crafts –  I am an artist, designer, author (my latest book is ‘The Woven Bag: 30+ projects from small looms’ .   I am passionate about the fiber arts: I love love love small loom weaving, crochet, knitting, spool knitting,  tatting, doll making, spinning, and woodworking that relates to the fiber arts.
  • Warped for Good – Karen Isenhower’s handweaving blog.
  • Warped Minds – I am a handweaver and teacher of traditional textiles crafts, such as weaving, spinning, felt making and crochet.
  • Weavewright – An ongoing discussion of one weaver’s life…..
  • Weaving a Gem of a Life – Margaret (Peg) Cherre’s blog, the artist behind Second Wind Weaving.
  • Weaving a Life – Laura Fry’s blog about weaving.
  • Weaving in and Out – Jennifer Weaver’s blog about weaving.
  • Weaving in the Foothills – I enjoy almost all aspects of the art and craft of weaving yarn into cloth, looking at both color and structure as they influence the final product.
  • Weaving Tales – Designs by Leah Prestamo.
  • Wefty – Dedicated to teaching weaving techniques and providing quality weaving tools.
  • Woven Thoughts – Also spinning, dyeing.  In fact, anything fiber.

Facebook Pages

  • Austin Fiber Artists – Our goal is to promote fiber art and artists in the Austin, TX area. Our members explore all facets of fiber arts.
  • Australian Rugmakers Guild – The Australian Rugmakers Guild invites you to their Facebook page and website to learn more about the revival of traditional rugcrafting in Australia and meet the growing community of innovative contemporary fibre artists in Australia / New Zealand who are quietly moving this traditional craft into a number of exciting directions.
  • browngrotta arts – browngrotta arts has promoted international art textiles and fiber sculpture through exhibits and publications for 25+ years.
  • Complex Weavers – Complex Weavers is an international organization for weavers who want to delve deeper than plain weave, who are always curious to know more, and who love to share their interests with other weavers through our Journal, study groups, and conferences
  • Explore Fiber – Yes – it’s our own Facebook page!
  • Felted Art to Wear – Artist
  • Fiber Artists of Oklahoma – We celebrate all things fiber art at home and beyond.  We are @fiberartistsofok on Instagram
  • FibreShare – FibreShare is an international yarn and fiber swap open to all crafts with a focus on fostering connections beyond the screen while contributing to the growth of the Fiber-community.
  • Focus on Fibre Arts Association – Encouraging, fostering and developing, excellence and appreciation of fibre as an art form.
  • HGA Basket Makers Group – HGA invites Basket Makers to join our Basket Makers Group with the purpose of fostering community and discussion about basket making. We hope you will use this group to share your projects, seek advice from your peers, and to find inspiration.
  • HGA Dyers Group – HGA invites Dyers to join our Dyers Group with the purpose of fostering community and discussion about dyeing. We hope you will use this group to share your projects, seek advice from your peers, and to find inspiration.
  • HGA Weavers Group – HGA invites Handweavers to join our Weavers Group with the purpose of fostering community and discussion about handweaving. We hope you will use this group to share your projects, seek advice from your peers, and to find inspiration.
  • Love Across the USA – Love Across the USA is a community public art project started by Olek with the goal of celebrating positive women’s voices throughout U.S. history.
  • Mad Hatters Workshops – Exciting workshops in a beautiful location and fascinating studio in England.
  • Michelle Mischkulnig (Chelle Textiles) – Artist
  • mrxstitch – Mr X Stitch is the number one contemporary embroidery and needlecraft blog on the planet! Each week we bring you posts about people who are pushing boundaries of the threadiverse; people who make amazing art using the power of stitch.
  • Needle Felting – This is a supportive group for all Needle Felters from beginning to advanced. A place to share your work, tips and techniques, ask questions, comment and encourage each other!
  • Paper Threads, Yarns and Textiles – This group is for sharing and enjoying information about paper threads, paper yarns and paper textiles. The goal is to mutually inspire, inform, share ideas and resources.
  • Queensland Spinners Weavers and Fibre Artists – QSWFA is a group in Brisbane, Australia for fibrecrafters and fibre artists of all varieties.
  • Surface Design Association – Members only group – Are you a member of Surface Design Association? If you’re interested in the creative exploration of fiber, fabric, textile arts and new materials, we invite you to join our international community of makers.
  • Textile Arts – Our mission: To elevate textile fine art beyond the craft arena into the realm of conventional galleries. View the latest works from both well known and emerging artists.
  • Textile Forum Magazine – The Textile Forum publishers (1982-2013) are now publishing the Textile-Forum-Blog.org
  • The Thread Studio – Arts and Crafts Supply Store
  • The Textile Study Group of San Diego – The Textile Study Guild of San Diego (TSGSD) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to learning, sharing and promoting the knowledge and practice of Textile and Fiber Art techniques. The primary mission of the guild is to educate the general public in the various arts of textile and fiber.
  • UNT Fibers – University of North Texas Fibers public group
  • Wearable Art – Wearable Art here includes all forms of wearable items from garments to hats, shoes jewelry, eyeglasses, hair jewelry, etc. If you have a technique to share, please do. List your favorite resources for fabrics, notions, paints. Post what you like about your work, or maybe someone else’s work that inspires you. Link to pinterest or your own blogs or websites.
  • Weaving – Group to discuss anything pertaining to handweaving. Questions welcome, project sharing encouraged, and general weaving joys and disappointments.
  • Weaveolution – Weavolution is the online, international handweaving community where you can connect with others who share your passion for the craft.is to become a centralized, accessible source for information about hand weaving.
  • Welcome to Weaving – WELCOME TO WEAVING is a group for modern weavers to share techniques, ask for feedback and give encouragement. Whether you are a beginner or professional, everyone is welcome!
  • Wet Felt Makers – This is a group for people who like to make wet felt or are interested in learning about making wet felt. If you use wet felting in another craft you can share that too.
  • World of Thread Festival – The biennial World of Threads Festival is a showcase of local, national and international contemporary fibre and textile art. The festival is based in Oakville, Ontario where it began in 1994.

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