Inspiration

If you’ve been weaving for a while, chances are you’ve amassed a collection of handwoven scraps. These bits and pieces, often the result of sampling or projects that didn’t quite hit the mark, might seem like mere leftovers. But in reality, they’re hidden treasures brimming with potential! In this post, we’ll dive into three imaginative ways to breathe new life into your handwoven scraps.

As weavers, it is a joy to give our handwoven fiber creations to those we love. But while we may wish for unlimited hours at the loom, we have to be realistic with our plans when it comes to making gifts. With so many beautiful weaving patterns in the Gist library, we know it can be hard to decide what to weave. Here are five of our favorite weaving patterns that are sure to impress any recipient this holiday season. 

Today we're introducing our Director of Content and Customer Experience, Christine Jablonski. Christine has worn many hats throughout her time at Gist. You've probably woven a pattern she designed or produced, or chatted with her via phone or email—with or without knowing it! Read on to learn a bit more about Christine. 

We're so proud of our team of seven fiber enthusiasts, and felt it was only right for you to get to know everyone a little bit better. Today we're starting with Gist founder, Sarah Resnick. 

Rya, a Swedish hand-knotted pile-technique with a long "shag" and fewer knots per inch, is an exciting technique with room for ample exploration. In this blog post, Miriam Parker provides suggestions for color-blending when weaving Rya using Gist's Array and Mallo yarns. 

You might know Jennifer Mao as a Gist pattern designer and former Weave Quarterly artist, but she’s also known for her weekly pay-what-you-wish weaving series, which she shares on Instagram. In this interview, she shares more about that practice. Enjoy!

In the West, weaving is a largely solitary endeavor. We may take a class or belong to a guild where we are weaving with others, but we wind our warps solo and we sit alone at our looms. In Morocco, I spent two days with the women of the Anzal Weaving Association and the experience could not have been more different.

Every now and then a customer project comes along that simply blows us away. Today we’re sharing one of those projects, a doubleweave wall hanging based on a pattern by Jennifer Moore.

WEAVE the artist residency is a 12-week long remote residency that aims to support weavers and fiber enthusiasts who engage in community-based fiber practices. Each participant will receive a $1,500.00 cash stipend to use with no restrictions, and a $1,500.00 materials budget to shop for materials on the Gist Yarn website.

We are pleased to announce the artist's selected for our WEAVE Artist Residency cycle in 2022. Melvenea Hodges, Kesiena Onosigho, Sobia Ahmad, and adé Oh. 

As part of our ongoing series of blog posts by tapestry weavers, we asked artist Miriam Vergara to walk us through their process of creating an autobiographical tapestry weaving with our Array wool.