About Julie

Hi, my name is Julie and welcome to Wif-Man Weaving. Many, many years ago, I fell in love with weaving while taking a class at the university. After taking several classes, everything else is self taught or learned from friends. Spinning was added a few years afterwards. Weaving has always been my advocation.

Product Care

Scarves and shawls – Please use cold water. Handwashing is always best with a mild soap. On occasion, if a washing machine has a hand wash cycle, it can be used. Hang to dry and then press if necessary. Using the dryer will create havoc with fringe.

Rugs – rag rugs can be washed using cold water in a machine. All other rugs should be sent to the dryer cleaner.

History of Weaving

No one knows for certain when weaving originated since textiles are perishable. There is evidence of cloth being made as far back as 7000 to 8000 BC. There was even a model of a weaver’s workshop found in an Egyptian tomb. In Egypt’s Nile Valley, linen was the fiber of choice while wool was for the lower classes.