Christina Garton, Little Looms

About this episode

Christina Garton discusses her journey in weaving and editing for Little Looms, exploring various types of looms and the art of weaving.

Christina Garton didn’t get to be the editor of Little Looms by taking weaving too seriously. First introduced to weaving in a class post-college, she joined Handwoven as assistant editor in 2011. She developed her passions for editing and weaving while working on both multishaft and rigid-heddle looms. Although she still loves working on her four- and eight-shaft looms, she was surprised to discover that she loves the hands-on, up-close nature of hand-manipulated weaving. With the launch of Little Looms in 2016, Christina began exploring the horizons of pin looms, rigid-heddle looms, and inkle looms. She’s found that you can make amazingly clever, versatile, and beautiful cloth on even the simplest loom. Listen in to find out who Christina defines as a real weaver, learn how to see your work in the magazine’s pages, and hear a preview of a new project coming from Little Looms this fall. Links Little Looms magazine Zoo Crew by Deborah Bagley Articles by Christina Garton on LittleLooms.com and HandwovenMagazine.com This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk…

People in this episode

Guest: Christina Garton

Topics covered

• weaving
• crafts
• editing
• magazines
• hand-manipulated weaving

Keywords

• weaving
• Little Looms
• Christina Garton
• hand-manipulated weaving
• crafts

Sponsors

Treenway Silks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Little Looms, Handwoven

Books & works: Zoo Crew, Articles by Christina Garton on LittleLooms.com and HandwovenMagazine.com

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