Archaeologists sifted through the soil of an abandoned ancient village and unearthed a glimpse into everyday life.

Weaving has been around as a skill for centuries. While our ancestors used the technique of weaving to make everything from baskets and clothing to even walls and fences, it's now become more of a ...

This hands-on session guides you through the basics of weaving on a 10x15” frame lap loom. Learn essential skills such as warping, weaving stitches like plain weave, soumak, and rya knots ...

Weaving is one of the oldest crafts in the world, and was also among the first to be automated: the Industrial Revolution was in large part driven by developments in loom technology. [Roger de ...

Learn the fundamentals of weaving on a four-shaft loom. This foundation class focuses on loom set up, understanding basic weave patterns (plain weave and twill variations), double weave construction ...

The warp-weighted loom uses a system of holding the warp threads parallel under tension by tying them in small bunches to weights made of stone, pottery or metal. From the beginning of Western history ...

The seemingly humble flying-shuttle loom, originally built to make the weaving of wide cloth faster and easier, stood at the threshold between the largely handcrafted world of the past and the ...