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Author Laura Fry
Article Title The Efficient Weaver
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list personal reflection, No Waste
Description The author’s experiences with weaving as a business and honing thier physical skills, refining their processes, and focusing on working efficiently.
Author Chen Chen Koh
Article Title Nothing Wasted?
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list personal reflection, No Waste
Description

What does No Waste really mean? Perhaps waste is not simply what is left behind on the loom or in a jar. Perhaps it is only waste when we lose sight of why we began making in the first place – to learn, to create, to commemorate, to gift, to express.

Author Felicia Lo
Article Title Sectional Warping vs Warping Boards: Which one saves time, energy, and resources?
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list winding a warp, sectional warping, warping board, warping, warping trapeze, No Waste
Description

Which warping tool will make the process faster, more efficient, and easier on the body? Explore which tool will help us reduce wasted physical effort and time.

Author Susannah Day
Article Title Advance Your Warp! … Or Not?
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list No Waste, Weaving – advancing the warp
Description

Is frequently advancing our warps a waste of time and effort or the secret to speedy and tidy weaving? This experiment sheds some light on how advancing a warp affects the rest of the weaving.

Author Prue Simmons
Article Title SAORI: Creativity through no-waste weaving
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list SAORI, No Waste
Description

With no charts, no complicated lift plans, and no expectations that the cloth must be perfect, SAORI weaving invites the weaver to begin, not with a pattern, but with creative curiosity

Author Benjamin Collyn Krudwig
Article Title Watershed Coat: A scrappy rag woven jacket
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list twill, point twill, stash-busting, choosing materials, repurposing, coat, No Waste
Description

A trench coat made using fabric scraps as a textured and shaggy fringe, utilizing construction and shaping techniques that aren’t wasteful and using as much of the finished textile as possible.

Author Kelly Casanova
Article Title A Guide to Purchasing Secondhand Looms
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list loom inspection, No Waste
Description

Looking for a secondhand loom can be a little overwhelming. Learn what to look for and where to find secondhand looms.

Author Rebecca Riley-Vargas
Article Title Restoring Rusty Reeds
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list reeds, cleaning, No Waste
Description

All but the most severely damaged reeds can be readily restored. This article helps you decide whether restoring a reed is a better option than purchasing a new one, and the steps to restoring a rusty reed.

Author Justin Squizzero
Article Title Fly Shuttles, the Oldest New Invention
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list historical, fly shuttle, No Waste
Description

A history of the fly shuttle and instructions on assembling your own.

Author Jette Vandermeiden
Article Title All Tied Up!
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list tying on, tie-up modifications, threading, plain weave, twill, basketweave, waffle weave, tricot, breaks and recesses, plaited twills, No Waste
Description

By learning to use the power of the tie-up, you can thread one time and weave dozens of structures by simply changing the tie-up. This study shows how you can adjust the tie-up to weave anything all on one threading.

Author Jette Vandermeiden
Article Title All Tied Up – Expanded!
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list summer & winter, rosepath, canvas weave, Ms & Os, No Waste
Description

By learning to use the power of the tie-up, you can thread one time and weave dozens of structures by simply changing the tie-up. This study expands the threading and renaming the shafts to apply it to lots of different threadings and structures.

Author Tien Chiu
Article Title No Wasted Skills
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list personal reflection, No Waste
Description

Are you multicraftual? This article tells the story of how the author used their knowledge of many crafts to to create beautiful woven pieces.

Author Tom Knisely
Article Title Sakiori and Zanshiori: Textiles born from frugality
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list historical, Sakiori, Zanshiori, No Waste
Description

A history of the Japanese crafts of Sakiori (rag weaving) and Zanshiori (leftover thread weaving).

Author Yvonne Ellsworth
Article Title Woven “Paper Towels
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list towels, plain weave, stash-busting, No Waste
Description

Paper towels can be wasteful. What if we wove them instead? A project with instruction to weave “paper” towels.

Author Tegan Frisino
Article Title Cut My Cote Khalat
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list robe, khalat, loom waste, shadow weave, ombre, No Waste
Description

A project to create a robe (khalat) that uses as little loom waste as possible.

Author Tegan Frisino
Article Title Cut My Cote
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list choosing materials, design, personal reflection, loom waste, No Waste
Description

A story of the author’s experiences and experiments with creating a robe that uses certain loom widths to create as little loom waste as possible.

Author Maryse Giroux
Article Title Weaving Software: Save time, gain confidence
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list software, record-keeping, design, No Waste
Description

The author’s experience with Fiberworks, which has become an essential part of their process. It helps to catch mistakes before they happen at the loom, saves a considerable amount of time, and gives greater confidence in weaving outcomes

Author Jessica Norris
Article Title Leftover Lullabies
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list stash-busting, blended warp, skeleton tie-up, turned Bronson lace, No Waste
Description

A project for a baby blanket that uses warp blending as a stash buster.

Author Elisabeth Hill
Article Title Rattling the Bones of Skeleton Tie-ups
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list tying on, tie-up modifications, threading, deflected doubleweave, summer & winter, direct tie-up, universal tie-up, skeleton tie-up, No Waste
Description

Using a universal or skeleton tie-up can help you avoid re-tying your loom for a border or accent, thus saving valuable time.

Author Janet Dawson
Article Title Record-Keeping on a Phone
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list software, record-keeping, No Waste
Description

Notes about how the author keeps records of their projects on their phone.

Author Rebecca Logan
Article Title Record-Keeping on Ravelry
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list software, record-keeping, No Waste
Description

Notes about how the author keeps records of their projects on Ravelry.

Author Tom Knisely
Article Title A Frugal Pair: Zanshiori towel and sakiori table runner
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list table runner, plain weave, Sakiori, Zanshiori, No Waste
Description

A project to create your own towel and table runner using the traditional Japanese crafts of Sakiori and Zanshiori.

Author Tien Chiu
Article Title Record-Keeping on Paper and Digitally
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list software, record-keeping, No Waste
Description

Notes about how the author keeps records of their projects.

Author Melissa Weaver Dunning
Article Title Sampling and Record-Keeping
Issue date Winter 2026
Issue number 7
Issue topic No Waste
Article topic list software, record-keeping, No Waste
Description

Notes about how the author keeps records of their projects.

Author Katzy Luhring
Article Title Canyons and Curves Scarf
Issue date Autumn 2026
Issue number 6
Issue topic Cotton
Article topic list cotton, project, deflected doubleweave, scarf
Description

A deflected doubleweave scarf that utilizes the aspects of mercerized and unmercerized cotton together in the design.