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Anni Albers at The Tate Modern

Anni Albers at The Tate Modern

Anni Albers, for those of you unfamiliar, was a weaver who was introduced to her medium at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany. In 1933 she moved to the United States with her husband after the Bauhaus closed due to the rise of Nazism. In the States, she established a weaving workshop at Black Mountai...
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Warp Tension on a Mirrix

Warp Tension on a Mirrix

The other day I came across a question from someone with a basic frame loom. As she wove, her warp tension was getting looser and she was having trouble weaving because of that. Warp tension, as you learn quickly when you start weaving, is very important. Not only do you want even tension, you wa...
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Holiday Hints Are Back!

Holiday Hints Are Back!

There's that one person you know who always gets you the perfect gift no matter what. For everyone else, we have our holiday hints program. Fill out the form below with what Mirrix product or products you're dreaming of this holiday season and, on Monday, December 3rd, we’ll email the person you ...
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The Ins and Outs of C-Lon Beading Thread and Cord

The Ins and Outs of C-Lon Beading Thread and Cord

Quite a few years ago, Barry Kahan of Caravan Beads came up with this idea to produce dedicated beading thread in a wide variety of colors and sizes in the United States. No such thread had ever been produced here. Beaders borrowed their threads from the sewing industry and even the fishing indus...
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Guest Blog Post by Deb Bednarek: Silk Neckpiece

Guest Blog Post by Deb Bednarek: Silk Neckpiece

I am one of those people who have numerous projects going at once and Claudia’s silk ribbons keep calling me back. Just weaving basic strips with them is a pleasure, so let’s see how adding her hand dyed threads and a metal component can change things up. I also work with metal and wire and had a...
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