Counterbalance · The Prologue

Maja Lampa Weaving is now Counterbalance. Here’s why.

Jan 11 • Maja Lampa

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October 2025

Confession: my scarf smells like fish 🐟

Sericin strikes again.

Oct 30, 2025 • Maja Lampa

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September 2025

Super married. Super joyful. Super need a nap.

Balance didn’t mean holding back. It meant living fully.

Sep 25, 2025 • Maja Lampa

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June 2025

I used to get paid $1 to pick weeds.

And somehow, that memory turned into this pattern.

Jun 25, 2025 • Maja Lampa

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March 2025

The Moths and Dry Rot Will Still Come.

A free weaving pattern—and why the things we cherish most should be used, not hidden away

Mar 27, 2025 • Maja Lampa

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February 2025

How to Knit Like a Dane from 200 Years Ago.

Drafting a traditional Danish night sweater for my future baby.

Feb 21, 2025 • Maja Lampa

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December 2024

Holiday Gift Guide for Weavers

A bonus December newsletter, for you or the maker in your life.

Dec 8, 2024 • Maja Lampa

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November 2024

Do, do, do. Don't Feed the Nothing.

Confronting my addiction and sharing something vulnerable.

Nov 28, 2024 • Maja Lampa

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(Almost) Back at the Loom

How I am picking up the momentum again after over a month away from my craft.

Nov 1, 2024 • Maja Lampa

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August 2024

Why You Can Say “Sleazy” in Front of Your Grandma (but still probably shouldn't)

A Brief History of the Word and My Most Recent Project

Aug 16, 2024 • Maja Lampa

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July 2024

Seasonality, sometimes.

Stinging nettle in the summer. Wooly wool all year.

Jul 23, 2024 • Maja Lampa

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June 2024

Welcome to the Maja Lampa Weaving newsletter.

Monthly musings on traditional craft, natural fibres, and living locally from my weaving studio in Vancouver, BC.

Jun 28, 2024 • Maja Lampa

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