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About Village Crafts
An independent reference on traditional handweaving and loom crafts, kept by makers who work at the bench rather than write from a distance.
Village Crafts began as a set of working notes — sett charts, threading drafts, and reminders about which fibres misbehave in winter air. Over time those notes were rewritten into articles meant to be useful to anyone dressing a loom for the first time, or returning to one after a long pause.
What this site covers
The writing stays close to three subjects: preparing and dressing a loom, choosing natural fibres for a given cloth, and understanding the common weave structures. These are the points where projects most often go wrong, and where clear, specific guidance saves the most time.
How the guidance is written
Each article describes practice that is widely documented in weaving literature and confirmed at the bench. Where exact figures depend on your equipment, yarn, and beat, the text says so rather than inventing a single number. Sampling is recommended throughout because cloth behaves differently on every loom.
A note on context for Canada
Humidity and heating swing sharply between a damp coastal autumn and a dry, heated prairie winter. Those shifts affect how linen and wool handle on the loom, so the fibre notes mention seasonal behaviour that Canadian weavers will recognise. For broader background reading, the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on weaving gives a solid overview of terms and history.
Contact
Corrections and topic suggestions are welcome. Write to editor@villagecrafts.pro or use the message form on the home page.