Braiding with Backbone; Kumihimo with Wire Braiding with Backbone; Kumihimo with Wire
1 hour 13 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. What a twist! Kumihimo is an ancient Japanese braiding technique, normally used with silk strands. But in this class, we use the wooden...
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Card Trick: The Magic of Tablet Weaving Card Trick: The Magic of Tablet Weaving
65 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Weave with nothing but a deck of cards? Can it be true? Yes! Card Weaving (aka Tablet Weaving) is a very old technique, first...
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Dragon Boat Decorations: Magic with Ribbon Dragon Boat Decorations: Magic with Ribbon
50 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. These geometric gems are hand-crafted in China, filled with insect-repelling herbs, and hung up during the Dragonboat Festival in the hot 5th month of the...
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European Paper Stars (Papiersterne) European Paper Stars (Papiersterne)
47 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. Delightfully easy and deceptively complex, these stars are popular in Europe, especially at Christmas time to hang in windows with light coming through them. They...
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Inkle Loom Weaving – an Introduction Inkle Loom Weaving – an Introduction
2 hour 16 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. Woven cloth is ubiquitous in today’s world. We often take it for granted, unfortunately. Like learning the basics of playing the piano –...
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Introduction to Temari: Japanese Thread Balls Introduction to Temari: Japanese Thread Balls
1 hour 5 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. Temari balls are exquisitely wound and embroidered gems that are given in Japan as a very special gift to a loved one on...
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Pine Needle Basketry; an Introduction Pine Needle Basketry; an Introduction
56 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. Nothing feels better –– than making something out of nothing! Join us for a lesson in doing just that; from pine needles to useful, hand-crafted...
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The Handicrafts of Gujarat The Handicrafts of Gujarat
59 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Travel to India in this multi-media presentation. We weavers delight in items crafted by the human hand, and the traditional crafts found in the...
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The Textiles of Guatemala: A Weaver’s View The Textiles of Guatemala: A Weaver’s View
54 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Enter the land of the wonders that come off the back-strap loom. Guatemala is a country long recognized by the weaving world as one...
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THREADS THREADS
32 minutes. A visionary leader in Bangladesh frees herself and hundreds of other women and families from poverty and social hardships by creating timeless works of art. Winner of three film festival...
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Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth
49 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Experience the exotic in your own home town; travel to Central Asia in this multi-media presentation. We have all seen Uzbek Ikat on the...
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