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The 15 Most Useful Blog Posts of 2018

The 15 Most Useful Blog Posts of 2018

As 2018 comes to an end, we are taking time to reflect on all that has happened over the past year. Included in this reflection was an overview of the blog posts we wrote. We found quite a few good ones that some of you might have missed and decided to put together a post with links to our favori...
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The New Weaver on The Block

The New Weaver on The Block

I love hearing stories of why people began weaving. For some of us, it's in our blood. We grew up watching our mothers or father or grandparents weaving and before we knew it, we were hoarding yarn and daydreaming of studio space. For others, it was a happy accident: a picture on Instagram, a fri...
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Christmas Shipping Deadlines 2018

Christmas Shipping Deadlines 2018

Shipping deadlines 2018 if you want your loom to arrive by Christmas Day (December 25th, 2018)Within the continental United States of America:December 18th, 2018 with regular shippingDecember 20th, 2018 with expedited shipping. For expedited shipping email customerservice@mirrixlooms.com. There w...
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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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