I have always followed a certain rule for using the tabby weft in supplementary-weft structures such as overshot and summer and winter: Throw the tabby pick before the pattern pick. Please tell me the reason for this.
Expert Madelyn van der Hoogt discusses how to determine scarf length when weaving a project for another person as well as the types of fabric you should use based on the scarf's intent
Madelyn provides two methods for handling warp threads that aren't being caught when weaving with two shuttles.
When you rethread your heddles for a new weave structure, what should you do about the sett in the reed?
Thanks to Marion Powell we now think of shadow weave as a block weave that can be designed using profile drafts. Madelyn explains.
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Download this pdf that walks you through the structures and projects found in Handwoven November/December 2021 and explains the cause of their threads' deflection.
Is there a best yarn or structure for a handwoven towel? Madelyn gives her opinion.
Is there an easy way to double threads on a pirn or bobbin without them separating or tangling? Madelyn has the answer!
Madelyn explains how to take an 8-shaft draft and reduce it to 4 shafts.
How do you read a threading draft? Does it matter whether you’re warping front-to-back or back-to-front? Madelyn has the answers.
