Step into a world of colour, pattern, and shimmering effects inspired by the tiny creatures all around us. The ten projects in the Handwoven Spring 2026 magazine issue celebrate the details that make insects so captivating.
Articles
- Notes from the Fell – A Tale of Moths and Mice. Tom Knisely shares how to keep bugs and other tiny creatures out of your stash.
- Two Insects and Their Brilliant Reds, by Sara Temme
- A Bounty of Ways to Weave Shimmer, by Bobbie Irwin
- Media Picks: Profile Drafting for Handweavers, by Deb Essen; reviewed by Lynn Rognsvoog
- Yarn Lab: A Pair of New Tencels for Effortless Weaving, by Samantha Haring
- Endnotes: Weaving with Aloha, by Rebecca Fox
Projects
Projects exploring a range of structures—including plain weave, boundweave, shadow weave, summer and winter, and lots of twills—using cotton, cottolin, bamboo, silk, Tencel, and wool.
- Hawk Moth Dish Towels, by Tina Glassenbury (8-shaft) (cover image)
- Flight of Dragonflies Scarf, by Shelby Moravec (8-shaft)
- Lucky Ladybug Towels, by Sue Anne Sullivan (7-shaft)
- Woolly Cocoon Bags, by Emily Barth (4-shaft)
- Flights of Fancy, by Malynda Allen (4-shaft)
- Blue Morpho Runner, by Sydney Sogol (8-shaft)
- Shimmering Wings Scarf, by Linda Riley (8-shaft)
- Shimmering Water Scarf, by Annette Swan Schipf (4-shaft)
- Jewelled Beetle Runner, by Rahul Kiran (5-shaft)
- Elusive Butterfly Pillows, by Penny Hajdu (4-shaft)
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