Eugene Weavers

04/13/2026

It seems the bad guys have way too much time on their hands! Here's a scam alert we got from ANWG - I had seen it elsewhere too. Be careful out there!

Scam Alert

We wanted to alert everyone to a scam making the rounds. Someone claiming to have a loom that their late husband used is willing to give the loom away for free to someone who will use it and care for it like her husband did. They claim the loom is an 8 shaft Schacht, 52 inch wide, solid cherrywood, with 10 treadles. It’s a nice loom but it's not local and will need to be shipped.

If you’re thinking there is no such loom, you’re correct. This is a scam. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true there’s probably something wrong. In this case they wanted to use a specific shipper, but that shipper isn’t real, and neither is the loom. Details are on the Better Business Bureau website:

Browse and view scams details reported to the BBB. Examine and share scams with others to help protect you from existing schemes.

04/12/2026

What do you get when you add 7 weavers, 1 profile draft, and looms from 4-40 shafts?

Check out the Gallery show at Eugene Textile Center to find out! The show will be up through the month of April, and there will be a program and Gallery talk at the Eugene Weavers' Guild meeting on 4/25 at 11 AM - public welcome!

04/05/2026

Ready, set, dye!

It's the day after "Freebie Friday"! And it's also the day before Easter. So let's have a little something that is rather timely!

Have you ever wanted to create your own space-dyed yarn? Did you know that Easter egg dye tablets can dye wool yarn? Since Easter is in a couple of days, stores with leftover egg-dyeing kits will soon have them on sale . . . if not already.

The links below will take you instructions on how to dye wool (I repeat WOOL) yarn using Easter egg dye. In the meantime, swing by the store and pick up a couple of Easter egg dyeing kits and get ready to create some colorful yarns! Or wait until after Easter when they're on sale!

Enjoy! Easter egg dyeing kits will be on sale very soon!

https://beckarahn.com/dyeing-wool-yarn-with-easter-egg-dye-a-tutorial/

https://suzyssitcom.com/2016/03/how-to-hand-dye-yarn-with-easter-egg-dye.html

https://kathrynivy.com/patterns/extras/dyeing-yarn/

https://thecrochetarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Tutorial-and-Story-of-Dyeing-Yarn-with-Easter-Egg-Dyes.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0503i0__GfN5wJenlo65oWLTuEw0TOhPUgv8D1TuMGrRkA5ngoez11YBc

https://www.fiberartsy.com/dye-yarn-easter-egg-color/

https://blogshewrote.org/dyeing-yarn-with-easter-egg-dye/

02/20/2026

Tomorrow we have a Saturday guild meeting! We start our business meeting at 10, and the program begins at 11. If you're local/regional, and would like to check us out, please be our guest! It should be a fun program, presented by Ruth MacGregor - here's the description:
Whether functional or just pretty, narrow bands are important parts of our weaving landscape. A plain, hard-working band has its own special beauty; but if it also has color and pattern, it sings to the human soul. Stripes add color, of course, but sometimes a weaver yearns for a varied pattern that's more satisfying to the eye and more interesting to weave.
Most of us have woven something with pick-up patterning (please don't groan); but many (many!) weavers find the process unacceptably slow. So, what if there were a way to create pick-up patterns in warp-faced bands without painstakingly poking through all the warps with a little stick? Spoiler: There is.
Clever weavers through the centuries have created devices to speed the process of weaving pick-up. Some are rigid heddles, modified to make pattern weaving more efficient. Other devices are more complicated and involve setups akin to small drawlooms.
This program (starting small!) introduces two different kinds of pattern heddle, dating back to the 17th century (based on dates inscribed on original tools). We'll see how they work, how they differ, and what they can do. Come and be surprised — pick-up patterning is more satisfying than you may have suspected!
(Image - Ruth MacGregor from Complex Weavers website)

02/02/2026

The fine people at Gist yarn have developed a free name draft pattern for rigid heddle, 4 shaft and 8 shaft looms! The drafts are based on the phrase "Resistance is American". The drafts are here: https://www.gistyarn.com/products/resistance-is-american-name-draft?variant=47570939805935

If you want to read more about name drafts, here's an article from Handwoven: https://handwovenmagazine.com/hidden-messages-name-drafts/

From the Homespun movement of the Revolutionary War to the abolitionist boycotts of cotton produced by enslaved labor, American textiles have always carried a rich history of resistance. "Resistance is American" is a Name Draft available for 8-shaft (Broken Twill), 4-shaft (Lace) and Rigid Heddle (C...

01/19/2026

Look what's out! A new issue of Complex Weavers Journal! If you're a member, you can download the new issue from the website, and soon the hard copy will be in your mailbox!

The latest CW Journal is at the printer. You should see it in your mailbox in early February. The issue features David van Buskirk who received the Sandra Ogg Rude grant in 2023. You saw his work at the 2024 CW Seminar. You can apply for a grant too! 2026 Grant submission period, began Dec. 1 and ends March 28, 2026.

https://www.complex-weavers.org/member-resources/sandra-rude-memorial-fund-grant-program/

12/05/2025

Our friends at Above the Fray have opened their holiday shop full of beautiful textiles and gifts!

We spent the day prepping our shop, and are as ready as we can be to open in the morning at 1801 Willamette St. What an amazing array of handwoven textiles!

We open tomorrow morning at 11 AM, and will be open through Sunday, December 21st, here in Eugene. Come on by and say hello!

11/27/2025

Our sale starts tomorrow! - https://mailchi.mp/a75e012f10a6/our-sale-starts-tomorrow-10357926

11/24/2025

Just a quick reminder - our holiday sale is this week! - https://mailchi.mp/ac21efc57390/our-holiday-sale-is-this-week-10357824
We hope to see you Friday or Saturday at Eugene Textile Center!

11/23/2025

Happy National Fibonacci Day! Read all about it in Robyn's post below.

11/12/2025

Nice preview!