Madelyn van der Hoogt

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Ask Madelyn: Avoiding Draw-in: All About Weft Angle

For weft threads that interlace less often than in a balanced plain weave, the weft angle will need to be less steep. Experiment, following the steps outlined here until you find the angle that works.

Ask Madelyn: Epi and Heddles

I read the patterns for a project and one of the things that confuses me is, say you have a 12-dent reed and you are told to put two ends in a dent to make it 24 ends. Now what do you do with these when it comes to putting them through the heddles?

Ask Madelyn: Keeping Lease Sticks in the Warp

I have a question about an issue that is being discussed in my guild. Should you leave the lease sticks in the warp, behind the shafts, after you have finished threading?

Ask Madelyn: Using a Sectional Warp Beam

I am new to this grand weaving adventure! However, I can not find any videos or good instructions about warping my sectional beam. Help!

Ask Madelyn: Substituting 8/2 Tencel for 10/2

I am planning a project from Handwoven's Design Collection 19. Instead of the 10/2 Tencel specified, I ordered 8/2 Tencel. Can I use this in place of the 10/2 and should I change the sett from 2 per dent in 12- dent reed to another reed or sleying order?

Ask Madelyn: Different Types of Warping

Generally, there are three basic methods of warping: from the front, from the back, and sectional. The labels "from the front" and "from the back" are determined by the threading direction.

Ask Madelyn: Troubleshooting Weaving Density Issues

I can see where I have advanced my warp because the weaving density of the cloth is different after I’ve advanced. Is this a warp tension issue?

Ask Madelyn: Uneven Warp Ends

I warp from front to back. I have found that no matter what I do, my warp ends are at different lengths once they are threaded through the heddles. If I have a fairly wide warp, I usually wind more than one chain. 

Ask Madelyn: Changing Color in the Weft

What is the proper way to deal with changing weft color? Does one break and restart or carry the yarn up the edges?

Ask Madelyn: De-Mystifying Mystery Yarn

I’m looking at some wool yarn on eBay. They give the weight of the mystery yarn as 12 wraps per inch. I’ve asked the owner if they know how many yards per pound it is, but they don’t know. Can you point me in the right direction?

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