Before making any decisions about heddles, it is important to figure out how many you will use on each shaft (by checking the draft).
I am new to eight shafts and am wondering how to do tabby (plain weave) on an 8-shaft loom?
Recently, as I have been working with finer threads, I am finding my weft gets distorted, becoming like waves as I advance the warp and the fabric rolls over the breast beam. What can I do to prevent this?
I’d love to make more baby blankets with fringe if there is a “fix” for the problem.
I have recently watched your Weaving Well DVD and picked up many ideas that will be helpful in my weaving. I have now begun to use S-hooks to weight my floating selvedges.
Madelyn explains how to telescope weaving drafts so you can turn 8-shaft (or more) into drafts for a 4-shaft loom.
Scottish weavers have a pattern they call barleycorn? What is it, and is it the same as American barley corn?
I am thinking this is the very project that the person was weaving who asked about “smiles" in a previous "Ask Madelyn" post.
What size cottons work best for overshot? Can you use a 3/2 cotton pattern pick with a 10/2 cotton base? Madelyn has all the answers!
