Madelyn van der Hoogt

Madelyn van der Hoogt


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Ask Madelyn: Running Colors

Sometimes handwovens bleed dye, especially if you used yarn dyed with red. Color bleeding can be prevented with good wet-finishing technique. Here's how!

Ask Madelyn: Block Weaves and Unit Weaves

Learn the difference between block weaves and unit weaves, and how they relate to designing with your favorite weave structures.

Ask Madelyn: Weaving in a Stick

Weaving in a stick lets you cut your work off the loom and keep weaving on the same warp. It's one of those weaving techniques you'll turn to over and over.

Rainbow Scarf

A Weaving Today member created this scarf based on another pattern, creating cute little rainbows of hearts! Create your own handwoven scarf just like it!

Warping Front to Back

Learn the art of warping a loom front to back! Front to back warping gives you some flexibility in winding your warp and doesn't require a raddle.

Ask Madelyn: Warping Method Pros and Cons

Wondering what method of warping a loom you ought to use? Madelyn lays out the factors you should consider when deciding how to warp.

Ask Madelyn: Resolving Ruffling Edges

Are there any weaving techniques I can use to keep my edges from ruffling when I do a plain weave border on my lace handwovens?

Ask Madelyn: Floating Selvedges Made Easy

Is using a floating selvedge "cheating" for a weaver? Madelyn van der Hoogt weighs in and explains how to navigate floating selvedges easily.

Ask Madelyn: More About Floating Selvedges

What do you do if your floating selvedge is getting paired with your edge warp thread in a visible way you don't like? Madelyn explains her method.

Ask Madelyn: Where to Put Floating Selvedge

If you have a choice between sleying your floating selvedge in a dent by itself or with another thread, what should you do?

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