WEFT The Magazine for Handweavers
Issue 4 Spring 2026

Drape

This issue of WEFT focuses on drape, and it’s an issue no weaver should miss. So many factors impact the drape of our hand-woven cloth, and this thick, gorgeous issue covers many of them.

We take a close look at fiber choice, sett, structure, and finishing and how each can increase or decrease your drape. There’s a deep dive into what bundling threads actually does to the quality of your cloth. We explore which satin weave drapes best (and is the most stable). We delve into which fibers drape the most and the least and which structures naturally lend themselves to a drapey cloth.

We have projects that undulate and flow and even one project that sways the other direction – a no-puddle cowl. Every article and project in this issue is worth your time, and like every issue of WEFT we hope you’ll find yourself coming back to it again and again.