Isn't mercerized cotton as absorbent of water when using it to dry dinnerware? I'd like to make these towels using mercerized cotton if possible.
There are two factors that contribute to choosing the optimum methods of wet finishing handwoven textiles. Madelyn explains the details.
Learn how to best determine sett for your doubleweave projects
Spool and cone holders are must-have weaving supplies, but you can DIY! Madelyn shares how to make a cone and spool holder from a plastic file crate.
I am planning a project that has regularly repeating stripes in the warp. There are three colors. and their order repeats after every 7 ends. What is the most efficient way to wind this warp?
Selvedges are always a concern to weavers, even though most non-weavers would never notice what we consider to be terrible flaws.
I have an odd number of threads, so my last dent will have only one thread. Won’t this put extra stress on that thread? Should I sley floating selvedges?
My floating selvedge threads, one on each side, are getting progressively tighter. What could the cause be, and how could I avoid it?
I've gotten lots of different answers when I've asked about floating selvedges. Do you wind them on the back beam with the warp, or hang them over the back?
How do I get my floating selvedges to rise up higher? I have them weighted with S-hooks off the back of my loom, but they only rise about a half-inch.
