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Zanshi Khadi

Zanshi Khadi

Feb 23rd 2016

Zanshi is the Japanese concept of using up leftover yarns to weave fabric. Generally the yarns are tied together and used as weft.Khadi is the Hindi word for handspun, handwoven cloth. Wiki tells me t … read more
My first handspun handwoven singles

My first handspun handwoven singles

Posted by Eileen Hallman on Sep 16th 2015

My first project using singles for weft was a “single shuttle plaid”; I wove using a damask shuttle I got at a weaver’s estate sale; the shuttle did not have the usual rod that holds a bobbin, and … read more
Introduction

Introduction

Posted by Eileen Hallman on Feb 15th 2014

Cotton! I spin it, weave it, dye it with natural dyes, and teach all of the above internationally.I spin on an Indian book charkha. For me, this activity is meditative, and serves to center me, an … read more