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Hands weaving yarn through the warp of a small wooden frame loom

WEAVING as a contemporary practice

Weaving is often admired from a distance. It need not be. Modern looms and methods make it far more accessible than it appears.

At Shuttles & Needles

We enable contemporary handweaving from first steps to professional practice.

Three handwoven wall hangings in red, beige and brown above a wooden side table

WEAVING, RE-IMAGINED

Weaving is often imagined as complicated and hard to access. In reality, with modern looms, the right materials and supportive learning, it can be easy to begin.

For us, weaving is more than a craft of skill. It’s a way of thinking creatively through material and structure.

THINKING THROUGH MAKING

Our understanding of weaving comes from working hands-on at the loom. Our work grows through continuous experimentation and documentation. Making and thinking become inseparable.

Each idea is tested. Some attempts hold. Others fail. Over time, this builds a body of knowledge that cannot be gained through observation alone. The loom is not a place where ideas are executed. It is where they are examined and refined.

What we share through writing, publications and teaching emerges from this process. It is a record of practice, not just observation.

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WEAVING IN SCHOOLS

Weaving can be used to explore ideas of pattern and structure within the classroom environment. In one of our school programs, students engage hands-on with concepts that connect across mathematics, science and the arts through weaving.

Read how Weaving Works in Education
A student holds a cone of magenta yarn beside a rigid heddle loom
A wooden boat shuttle resting on the cloth of a table loom

TOOLS THAT GUIDE THE HAND

We work with modern loom systems and yarns that support sustained practice. They make it easier to begin and more rewarding to continue. These looms and yarns are used within our programs and are also available to individuals, schools and organisations who wish to build their own weaving practice.

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Close-up of a boat shuttle on a table loom with orange and yellow warp threads

SAORI

A Different Way Of Weaving

SAORI approaches weaving as a process of exploration. There are no fixed patterns or expected outcomes. The loom becomes a space to experiment and discover.

For those who want to experience weaving without rules.

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A weaver passes a shuttle through the warp of a SAORI loom

PROGRAMS OFFERED

For designers and practitioners looking to learn more about weaving, we offer hands-on courses focused on pattern, structure and making. Participants explore, experiment and create their own woven work with guidance.

A weaver working at a floor loom with a green and gold warp

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