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.
Learn the art of warping a loom back to front with two crosses! Warping with two crosses is ideal for very fine, sticky, or highly-twisted warps.
A reader wants to know what resources Madelyn recommends for building a weaving library.
Is tabby always plain weave, and is it the same as weaving “every other pick” as in rep? Madelyn has the answer!
